“I will be taking action to ensure amendments are introduced as soon as practicable to make it clear that no student of a non-state school should be expelled on the basis of their sexuality,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
But the ACJS said in a letter signed by Co-Chair Stephen Rothman that, as far as Jewish schools were concerned, new laws were unnecessary: “None of our schools discriminates against staff employed or to be employed on the basis of their sexuality, gender or sexual preferences.
“However, they do need to have the capacity to insist on a public lifestyle that is consistent with the ethos of the school.”
It added: “Some of our schools conduct single-sex schools or campuses, which is necessary in their view of Jewish law. Generally, they treat a person as he or she presents, without investigation.”
Mr Morrison’s remarks triggered a nationwide debate on the issue ahead of a crucial by-election on Saturday.
