Publications

The Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Freedom of Religion) Bill 2019 amends the Age Discrimination Act 2004, Charities Act 2013, Disability Discrimination Act 1992, Marriage Act 1961, Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in order to better protect the right to freedom of religion within existing Commonwealth legislation.

A Bill for an Act to amend laws relating to human rights, and for related purposes.

A national statement of principles relating to people who are unfit to plead or are not guilty by reason of cognitive or mental health impairment.

The purpose of this brief is to provide the Attorney General with a compendium of useful information about their department and portfolio to assist them in their duties.

A national statement of principles relating to people who are unfit to plead or are not guilty by reason of cognitive or mental health impairment.

In 2018, the Australian Government presented Australia’s sixth periodic report to the United Nations Committee against Torture on the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

An outline of the range of work already underway across Australia as of March 2019 to prevent, intervene, respond to and mitigate abuse of older people.

The Committee on the Rights of the Child issued Australia with a List of Issues in relation to the combined fifth and sixth reports of Australia on 15 February 2019.

Information on Australia's position on 290 recommendations Australia received.

Australia's mid-term report was delivered in 2018 and consists of an update to Australia's UPR monitoring webpage, and oral and written statements presented to the Human Rights Council on 21 September 2018.

In 2018, the draft report for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (combined second and third periodic report) was published for comment.

How might we create a simpler and more coherent framework for managing and accessing government information that better reflects the digital era?

On 24 June 2014, the Senate referred the Medical Services (Dying with Dignity) Exposure Draft Bill 2014 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry. The Committee was asked to conduct their inquiry having regard to the rights of terminally ill people to seek assistance with ending their lives, and an appropriate framework and safeguards with which to do so.

Australia made a statement to the UN Human Rights Council at the adoption of the Report of the UPR Working Group on 17 March 2016.

The report was formally adopted at the 31st session of the UN Human Rights Council on 17 March 2016.

Australia appeared in Geneva for an interactive dialogue on 9 November 2015. During the session, 104 Member States delivered statements and made recommendations regarding Australia's human rights record. Australia received 290 recommendations.