Human Rights Protection: A Constitutional Option?

HRAAC Chair, Susan Ryan, wrote to Fr Frank Brennan asking for clarification of an apparent last-minute broadening of his committees terms of reference, to consider also the option of a constitutional bill of rights for Australia.

Fr Brennan replied by confirming that the committee’s terms of reference make it clear that the Australian Government won’t be considering a constitutional option and that his committee will not consider proposing  one.

Nevertheless, he went on to state that this doesn’t mean that any submisissions to the committee shouldn’t discuss this option, nor that the committee wouldn’t refer to such an opinion in it’s final report. Read the full exchange: