National Human Rights Consultation Report
On 30 September 2009 the National Human Rights Committee reported on its nationwide consultation to the Attorney-General, the Hon Robert McClelland MP. The National Human Rights Consultation Committee, Father Frank Brennan SJ AO (Chair), Ms Mary Kostakidis, Mr Mick Palmer and Ms Tammy Williams, has conducted an extensive consultation into human rights protections in Australia holding 66 community roundtables in 52 locations across Australia. The Committee also received in excess of 35,000 submissions and conducted three days of public hearings in Canberra which were attended by many hundreds of people.
The Australian Government is currently considering the report and will respond in coming months.
The report is available:
- National Human Rights Consultation Report - Contents (HTML version)
- National Human Rights Consultation Report - Downloads (PDF and DOC versions)
Further information about the consultation is available from the National Human Rights Consultation website.
In response to the National Human Rights Consultation Report, the Attorney-General has issued the following statement:
- The Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in Australia [DOC 33KB]
- The Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in Australia [PDF 75KB]
