Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission - protection from discrimination on basis of sexual orientation, sex, and gender identity
Published: 7 December 2010
The Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) thanks the Australian Human Rights Commission for providing this opportunity to comment on federal protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and sex and/or gender identity.
The QNU - the union for nurses and midwives - is the principal health union in Queensland. The QNU covers all categories of workers that make up the nursing and midwifery workforce in Queensland including registered nurses, registered midwives, enrolled nurses and assistants in nursing who are employed in the public, private and not-for-profit health sectors including private hospitals and aged care facilities.
Our more than 43,000 members work across a variety of settings from single person operations to large health and non-health institutions, and in a full range of classifications from entry level trainees to senior management. The vast majority of nurses and midwives in Queensland are members of the QNU.
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