Petition request
That the House of Representatives urge Sport New Zealand to extend the consultation on the Draft Guiding Principles for the Participation of Transgender Players in Sport (April 2021) to all sporting associations, clubs and their stakeholders around New Zealand before the guidelines are finalised.
Petition reason
Sport NZ has focused on the inclusion of transgender individuals and the ability for them to be able to participate in the category of their choice, while failing, we believe, to consider all available scientific and peer reviewed evidence, and the ramifications on sporting organisations and female athletes, who have a right to fair and safe competition, and safe spaces away from male bodies. The Guiding Principles for such an important document deserve wider distribution and consultation.
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Petition progress
- Open for signatures
- Closed for signatures
- Select Committee
- Reported
- Referred to Minister
| Number of signatures: | 5311 |
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| Date presented: | 22 Nov 2021 |
| Considered by: | Petitions |
| SC Report(s): | 25 Nov 2022 (Final) |
| Presenting member: | Hon Mark Mitchell |
| Closing date: | 09 Jun 2021 |