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Committee Secretary Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Phone: +61 2 6277 3515 Fax: +61 2 6277 5829 community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au 10/10/2015 Dear Sir/ Madam, Re: Social Services Legislation Amendment (No Jab/ No Pay) 2015 I would like to formally put forward my opposition to the No/ Jab/ No Pay legislation currently before federal parliament and the No Jab/ No Pay/ No Play bill proposed for Victoria.
I believe from a moral, ethical and legal standpoint these legislations are flawed and should not proceed.

I base my opinion on the following: Informed Consent: Informed consent is a key concept in the provision of health care which has ethical, legal and practical dimensions.

From an ethical perspective, informed consent forms an essential component of the moral right of individuals to autonomy over their own bodies and is based on the principle of free agency.
From a legal perspective, informed consent is defined in terms of an agreement or process by which the rights of individuals to agree or to refuse treatment are upheld.

In practical terms, informed consent refers to the process by which a health care provider informs a consumer of their treatment options, and associated risks and benefits, and supports them to make a decision about their care.
Informed consent is written into the Governments Vaccine Handbook stating "For consent to be legally valid, the following elements must be present: It must be given voluntarily in the absence of undue pressure, coercion or manipulation."

I have a nursing degree, have done my own research and feel that the risks Social Services Legislation Amendment (No Jab, No Pay) Bill 2015Submission 141 are too great when it comes to vaccination for my children.
This bill is manipulative, coercive and flawed in its attempt to increase vaccination rates.

Right to refuse medical treatment/ proceedures: Every family has the right to choose the medical care that best fits with the health philosophy of their family.

For our family we choose to care for our health by eating organic unprocessed food, consult our Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and use Osteopathy and Homeopathy in the prevention and treatment of illness and disease.
We consult with our Doctor of Western medicine when there is something needed in his area of expertise.

Hal Willaby and Julie Leask from the University of Sydney argue that removing the chance for conscientious objectors to discuss their position with a health professional (which is required in order for a parent to register their objection) forgoes an opportunity to engage with these parents and address their concerns.
Right to privacy: If the No Play bill were passed in Victoria our sheer absence from Kinder would alert the kinder community to our non-vaccination status.

This is private family health information.

Discrimination: This legislation is discriminatory toward low income families such as myself by excluding Family Tax benefit A and childcare subsidies from families whose children have not been vaccinated.
The kinder fees for 2016 will be $500 per term and with the government subsidy granted would have made them much more affordable at $250 per term.

This bill would have them stay at $500 per term or $2000 per year instead of $1000/year which will bring unjustifiable hardship for our family.

With the No Play bill proposed for Victoria my child would be discriminated against being unable to attend the kinder she has attended for the last 8 months.
This is devastating news for us as she has formed solid friendships, loves her kinder teachers and will eventually go to the same Primary School as 90% of these children.

Her forced exclusion from 4 year old kinder due to this legislation disadvantages and discriminates against her from an education stance as she will not receive the pre-school education the rest of the children in Victoria have access to.
The first National Partnership Agreement on Early Childhood Education was signed by the Council of Australian Governments Social Services Legislation Amendment (No Jab, No Pay) Bill 2015Submission 141 on 29 November 2008.
Under this agreement, all governments committed to work together to ensure that “all children have access to a quality early childhood education programme, delivered by a qualified early childhood teacher for 600 hours of preschool education in the year before they attend full-time school.” Nuremberg code: The basic text of modern medical and research ethics was introduced in August 1947 after the Nuremberg trials.
The first principle states that the voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential.
This means that the person involved should have legal capacity to give consent; should be so situated as to be able to exercise free power of choice, without the intervention of any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, over-reaching, or other ulterior form of constraint or coercion; and should have sufficient knowledge and comprehension of the elements of the subject matter involved, as to enable him to make an understanding and enlightened decision.

Dr. Jane Orient M.D.


says mandatory vaccine programs are “A violation of the Nuremberg Code in that they force individuals to have medical treatment against their will, or to participate in the functional equivalent of a vast experiment without fully informed consent."

Where there is risk there must be choice: I have 2 personal experiences with vaccine injury.
When my neice was 3 years old and had her scheduled vaccinations, in the days following she had febrile convulsions requiring hospitalization for 7 days.

The second incident was experienced by my best friends 2 month old baby having his first scheduled vaccination.

During the night following the vaccination he became very pale, non responsive and stopped breathing requiring hospitalization overnight and follow up peadiatrician visits.
US Department of Health and Human Services state that the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) allows individuals to file a claim for financial compensation.

“Total compensation paid over the life of the program is approximately $3.2 billion”.

We don’t have a vaccine Injury Compensation Program in Australia which I think is extremely problematic if a government plans to introduce mandatory vaccinations.
Social Services Legislation Amendment (No Jab, No Pay) Bill 2015Submission 141 It will not work: None of the parents I have spoken to who consciensciously object to vaccines for their children are now considering vaccination based on this threat from the Government.

These are educated people who will not put financial incentive above the health of their children.

They will find ways to run community Kinders that are inclusive of ALL children.
This government intention will take money in one hand and give money with the other.

Many families will be more reliant on government income rather than be able to return to work whilst their children are in care.

Inability to return to work: I had plans to return to work next year as my daughters kinder hours would increase in the 4 year old group.

This leaves my family disadvantaged and increases my dependence on Government assistance.
Along with the discriminatory and unlawful nature of this legislation I am heartbroken that my daughter will not be welcome at the kinder she has attended for the last 8 months and have no idea how I will break this information to her.

Thank you for reading my submission and I welcome being able to contribute to the debate on this very serious issue.

Mother of 2 beautiful healthy children Registered Nurse Social Services Legislation Amendment (No Jab, No Pay) Bill 2015Submission 141