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Have your say on a Human Rights Act for Australia
Have your say on a Human Rights Act for Australia
On December 10 2008, the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Federal Government announced the establishment of a National Human Rights Consultation.
Australia is the only Western democracy that does not have a law enshrining the protection of human rights.
As the citizens of the only State to have a Charter of Human Rights, Victorians can offer a unique perspective on the importance of protecting human rights through a national Act.
The National Human Rights Consultation is your opportunity to have you say about whether there should be such a law.
The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission supports the introduction of a national Human Rights Charter and is actively involved in the consultation process. To keep up to date with our activities please subscribe to our e-updates service.
For more information about the Consultation process and opportunities to attend consultation meetings in Victoria, visit the National Human Rights Consultation website, www.humanrightsconsultation.gov.au
The following organisations have useful resources to help you make a submission to the Consultation:
- www.humanrightsconsultation.gov.au
- Human Rights Act TV
- Australian Human Rights Commission
- Amnesty International
- GetUp!
- Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law
- Human Rights Law Resource Centre
- Submission by the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to the National Human Rights Consultation
- Read some stories about how the Victorian Charter has made adifference for everyday Victorians
- Download the Commission's 'Have your say on a Human Rights Act for Australia' Factsheet
