Human rights act
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Independent Review of Queensland’s Human Rights Act 2019
21st Jun 2024 -
Government urged to implement recommendations of human rights inquiry
30th May 2024The federal parliamentary inquiry’s recommendation that Australia should adopt its first ever federal Human Rights Act is welcomed by the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Inquiry into the potential for a Human Rights Act for South Australia
20th Feb 2024 -
Toothless tiger: Human rights committee sits helplessly on the sidelines
31st Aug 2023In place of the highly recommended federal human rights act, Australia has a parliamentary committee without any real power, says Greg Barns SC. Since its formation in 2011, ‘there have been numerous examples of legislation and executive government policies which, if there were a human rights law in place, would have been subject to court challenge.’
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