Bill
Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill 2024
lapsed, as at 2024-11-26.
- Sponsor
- Julian Leeser
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2024-06-03
- second reading — 2024-06-03
- other — 2024-11-26
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 2024-06-03.
The bill would create a federal inquiry into anti-Jewish hatred on Australian university campuses.
The inquiry would have the same legal powers as a Royal Commission, including the ability to grant protections and hear evidence confidentially.
The inquiry would be led by an independent senior judge and would not examine other parts of Australian society unless they relate to campus antisemitism.
- Establishes a commission of inquiry with Royal Commission powers.
- Limits the inquiry's scope to antisemitism at Australian universities only.
- Requires the inquiry to be led by an independent jurist.
Australian universities, their Jewish students and staff, and university authorities.
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