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Non-Therapeutic Male Circumcision T A S M A N I A LAW REFORM I N S T I T U T E Non-Therapeutic Male Circumcision FINAL REPORT NO 17 AUGUST 2012 ! ! CONTENTS #$%&'()*"&$!&$!*+,!-).()$")!/)0!1,%&'(!#$.*"*2*,!33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333!"4! 567$&08,9:(,$*.!333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333!"4! ;2(()'<!&%!',6&((,$9)*"&$.!3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333!4"! !"#$%&'%()$#*+,-$.*)%////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////%&% =3=! >)67:'&2$9!*&!*+".!',?&'*!3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333!=! =3@! 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The Institute undertakes law reform work and research on topics proposed by the Government, the community, the University and the Institute itself. The Institute’s Director is Professor Kate Warner of the University of Tasmania. The members of the Board of the Institute are Professor Kate Warner (Chair), Professor Margaret Otlowski (Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Tasmania), The Honourable Justice AM Blow OAM (appointed by the Honourable Chief Justice of Tasmania), Ms Lisa Hutton (appointed by the Attorney-General), Mr Philip Jackson (appointed by the Law Society), Ms Terese Henning (appointed by the Council of the University), Mr Craig Mackie (nominated by the Tasmanian Bar Association) and Ms Ann Hughes (community representative). Contact information: Tasmania Law Reform Institute Private Bag 89, Hobart, TAS Australia, 7001 Email: [email protected] Telephone: (03) 62262069 Fax: (03) 62267623 This report is available on the Institute’s webpage at: www.law.utas.edu.au/reform Acknowledgments This report was prepared for the Board by Warwick Marshall. Professor Kate Warner and George Zdenkowski provided invaluable support in the preparation of this report. The report benefited greatly from their experience and expertise. The author could not be more grateful for their assistance. The Institute would like to thank Daniel Albert (President of the Hobart Hebrew Congregation), Rabbi John Levi, David Clarke and George Goldsteen for liaising with the Institute and providing information on the practice of circumcision in Tasmania’s Jewish community. The Institute has also benefited from exchanges with Imam Sabri Samson and Murshid Ali ElSenossi (the Almiraj Sufi & Islamic Study Centre). They each provided the author with information on the practice of circumcision in Tasmania’s Muslim community. The Institute is grateful for the assistance of Dr Gerard Gill (Northern Suburbs Medical Service), Dr Rob Jensen (urological surgeon), Dr Steve Sonneveld (obstetrician), Grant Musgrave (Director of Operations – Launceston, Calvary Health Care) and Tracy Malloy (Health Information Manager – Hobart, Calvary Health Care) for the provision of information about the practice of circumcision in Tasmania’s medical community. The Institute is also appreciative of Elise Anderson (Librarian, Government Offices Library), Claes Tollin (Unit for Legal Affairs, The National Board of Health and Welfare), Ann Clements (Senior "4! Registry Officer, The National Board of Health and Welfare) and Heléne Lundgren (Lagrummet.se) for the provision of information on the regulation of circumcision in Sweden. The Institute would like to thank Bruce Newey for editing and formatting this report. It would also like to thank Professor Margaret Otlowski for her assistance in the preparation of the early drafts of this report. Finally, the Institute would like to thank each individual who took the time to prepare a response to the Institute’s Non-Therapeutic Male Circumcision Issues Paper. ! 4! Summary of recommendations Recommendation 1 The Institute supports the enactment of legislation to reform the law governing circumcision. Recommendation 2 The Institute recommends reform to provide a clear legislative basis for the legality of circumcision performed at the request of an adult or capable minor. Recommendation 3 The Institute
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