Citipointe Christian College's enrolment contract demanding families denounce homosexuality and subscribe to traditional gender roles is condemned by the Queensland Education Minister and questioned by an LGBT advocate and lawyer.
Ms Alexander said the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against people based on their sexuality and gender identity, among other characteristics like race and religious belief.
"These laws are above contracts … they provide students and young people with an assurance that when they access an education in Queensland — and regardless of whether that's from a public or a private school, a religious or independent school — that education will be provided in a way that is not discriminatory."Ms Alexander said in this case a person could choose to pursue a discrimination complaint at the federal or state level.
"We would not make a decision about their enrolment in the college simply on that basis," he said, adding the college wanted to give parents and students the right to make an "informed choice" on the school's approach to Christian education.Mr Mulheran said the school had sought legal advice in drafting the contract, and argued it had "certain freedoms under international law and under Commonwealth and state legislation" which allowed it to include the clauses.
Independent Education Union Queensland branch secretary Terry Burke said it called on the Citipointe Christian College to "not use contracts to avoid their responsibilities under anti-discrimination law".
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