Submissions
Inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework
12th Jul 2023
NATIONAL
The ALA has made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights’ inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework.
As a long-time proponent of a federal Human Rights Act (HRA), the ALA focuses on the following in our submission:
- the need to enact a federal HRA;
- the essential elements of a federal HRA, including the rights to be protected therein especially for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, whistleblowers, and children in criminal processes;
- an assessment of existing mechanisms to protect human rights in the federal context; and
- analysis on the effectiveness of existing human rights Acts/Charters in state and territory jurisdictions – namely, those in the ACT, Victoria and Queensland.
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights is expected to complete its inquiry and hand down a final report by 31 March 2024.
Read the ALA's submission here.
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