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THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS TO THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATION COMMITTEE IS JUNE 15, 2009

On 10 December 2008 the attorney-general, Robert McClelland launched the National Human Rights Consultation, to seek the views of the Australian community on how human rights and responsibilities should be protected in the future.

The committee’s task it is to consult broadly with the community, including those who live in rural and regional areas, about the protection and promotion of human rights. Key questions to be addressed are:

  • Which human rights (including corresponding responsibilities) should be protected and promoted?
  • Are these human rights currently sufficiently protected and promoted?
  • How could Australia better protect and promote human rights?

The Committee expects to report to the Australian Government by early August 2009 on the issues raised and the options identified for the Government to consider to enhance the protection and promotion of human rights.

MAKING YOUR SUBMISSION

We urge you make your own submission to the committee, to take full advantage of this historic opportunity to improving the protection of human rights in Australia.

You can make your submission directly on the Consultation web-site or send a written submission to the National Human Rights Consultation Secretariat.

You can now also participate via a newly set-up on-line forum

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

In preparing your submission there is a lot of useful background information on this web-site (refer Why a Human rights Act? and Links) and excellent material is also available via the following sites (you can also make a submission via some of these):

A SELECTION OF SUBMISSIONS FOR REFERENCE 

You can also look up the Human Rights Act for Australia campaign (HRAAC)submission, as well a a number of other recent submissions by members of the AHRG via the following links:

International submissons:

VOLUNTEER

The campaign is totally run by volunteers. You can make a contribution towards protecting the human rights of all Australians by assisting us with our campaign.

At present we are particularly looking for help with maintaining this web-site and for help with our ongoing communications campaign. If you can make it into or office in Clarence St (Sydney) or have access to a phone and the internet then please send us an email to campaign@humanrightsact.com.au.

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