The UK Human Rights Act as a ‘parliamentary model’ of rights protection: lessons for Australia

Murray Hunt spoke on February 17 at a seminar sponsored by the Australian Human Rights Commission. He is currently Legal Advisor to the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights and was a key founding member of Matrix Chambers, London and has specialised in human rights law and public law.

This seminar covered:

• the operation of the UK Human Rights Act 10 years after its enactment; and
• the impact of the UK Human Rights Act on the UK Parliament.

His presentation provides a timely reality check the actual impact of human rights legilsation and puts into perspective often misleading claims being made by Australian opponents of human rights legislation.

Full details are available on the Australian Human Rights Commission website.