Bill
Australian Bill of Rights Bill 2017
lapsed, as at 2018-02-27. (s) WILKIE, Andrew, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Andrew Wilkie
- Portfolio
- (s) WILKIE, Andrew, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2017-08-14
- second reading — 2017-08-14
- other — 2018-02-27
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2017-08-14.
This bill would create a Bill of Rights in Australian law.
It would invalidate any Commonwealth, state or territory law that conflicts with the Bill of Rights and require those laws to be interpreted consistently with it.
The Australian Human Rights Commission could investigate acts or practices that may breach a right or freedom in the Bill of Rights and handle complaints about such breaches.
- Invalidate inconsistent Commonwealth, state and territory laws.
- Require Commonwealth, state and territory laws to be interpreted consistently with the Bill of Rights.
- Allow the Australian Human Rights Commission to investigate acts or practices that may infringe a right or freedom.
- Allow complaints to be made to the Commission alleging an infringement of a right or freedom.
Commonwealth, state and territory governments and the Australian Human Rights Commission.
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