Bill
Human Rights Bill 2026
before parliament, as at 2026-05-25.
- Sponsor
- Andrew Wilkie
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2026-05-25
- second reading — 2026-05-25
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 2026-05-25.
The bill would create a national Human Rights Act to protect human rights.
Laws made by any Australian government would be invalid if they conflict with this Act, and courts would interpret other laws to match it.
The Australian Human Rights Commission could investigate actions that may breach the Act and handle complaints about such breaches.
- Makes inconsistent Commonwealth, State and Territory laws invalid.
- Requires all Commonwealth, State and Territory laws to be interpreted consistently with the Act.
- Lets the Australian Human Rights Commission investigate and receive complaints about rights infringements.
Commonwealth, State and Territory governments, the Australian Human Rights Commission, and people whose rights may be affected by government acts or practices.
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