CLA welcomes the Rudd Government’s human rights consultation
process, due to report by 31 July 2009. We are focusing on achieving
an outcome from the consultation and/or from a parliamentary inquiry
to follow it: a decisive statement of what Australia’s civil liberties
are or should be
Further details are:
Media release:
- http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/www/ministers/robertmc.nsf/Page/MediaReleases_2008_FourthQuarter_10December2008-RuddGovernmentAnnouncesNationalHumanRightsConsultation
Website:
- http://www.humanrightsconsultation.gov.au/
Terms of Reference:
- http://www.humanrightsconsultation.gov.au/www/nhrcc/nhrcc.nsf/Page/TermsofReference_TermsofReference
Where to address submissions:
- http://www.humanrightsconsultation.gov.au/www/nhrcc/nhrcc.nsf/Page/Share_Your_Views
(Deadline for submissions is not stated, but is likely to be end-February)
Frequently-Asked Questions:
- http://www.humanrightsconsultation.gov.au/www/nhrcc/nhrcc.nsf/Page/Frequently_Asked_Questions
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Australian Law Reform Commission Reports on human rights matters:
http://www.alrc.gov.au/inquiries/subject/human.htm