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Christian Schools Australia’s Director of Public Policy Mark Spencer says the Australian Law Reform Commission’s consultation completely ignores a key element in allowing faith-based schools to continue to be a “community of faith”.

Mr Spencer’s remarks follow Anthony Albanese's request for the Australian Law Reform Commission to develop an idea to encourage religious schools not to hire schoolteachers based on religious beliefs.

“A community of faith as a religious educational institution by being able to preference staff who share our beliefs,” Mr Spencer told Sky News host Andrew Bolt.

“A really simple proposition, we think but one that the current proposals in the law reform commission consultation paper would fundamentally strip away.”