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Designed to assist Commonwealth public sector officers to undertake an initial assessment of the human rights compatibility of a proposed Bill or legislative instrument.
Australia submitted its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) national report to the United Nations in August 2015, to review Australia’s progress in protecting and promoting human rights.
1968/2010 concerning sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of release.
2053/2011 concerning removal to Senegal. The author alleged that Australia would violate articles 6, 7 and 18 of the ICCPR if the author was returned to Senegal. The author's application for a protection visa had been refused. The Committee found that Australia would not be in violation if the author was returned.
2094/2011 and 2136/2012 concerning asylum seekers with adverse security assessments
511/2012 concerning the author’s attempts to seek civil remedies in Australian Courts
The author alleged that Australia had violated article 14 of the CAT by preventing the author from bringing a claim in Australian courts based on foreign state immunities. The Committee found the matter inadmissible.
2015/2010 concerning a series of legal proceedings involving the author in the Australian courts.
1937/2010 concerning the refusal by the Australian Government to issue one of the authors with a permanent visa.
1968/2010 concerning sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of release.
1973/2010 concerning the extradition of the author from Australia to the United States.
1995/2010 concerning the death of the author's son who was killed in a bicycle accident.
1885/2009 concerning injuries sustained following a police raid
1885/2009 concerning injuries sustained following a police raid.
Australia has submitted its National Report to the United Nations as part of the 2015 Universal Periodic Review of Australia’s human rights record.
12/2013 concerning refusal to accommodate the author's disability to perform jury duty
The treaty will allow exceptions to copyright law to enable organisations to produce and distribute books and other materials in formats that are accessible to people with visual impairment.