Bill
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017
passed, as at 2017-04-12. Attorney-General portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Attorney-General
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2017-03-22
- second reading — 2017-03-22
- second reading — 2017-03-28
- second reading — 2017-03-29
- second reading — 2017-03-30
- second reading — 2017-03-30
- committee — 2017-03-30
- committee — 2017-03-31
- third reading — 2017-03-31
- introduced — 2017-03-31
- second reading — 2017-03-31
- second reading — 2017-03-31
- second reading — 2017-03-31
- third reading — 2017-03-31
- passed — 2017-03-31
- royal assent — 2017-04-12
Divisions
- Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea — 2017-03-30, Senate: affirmative, ayes 32, noes 29
- Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Change 18C wording — 2017-03-30, Senate: negative, ayes 22, noes 35
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2017-03-22.
This bill would overhaul how the Australian Human Rights Commission handles discrimination complaints.
It would require the commission to treat both sides fairly and to throw out weak complaints early.
The changes implement most of a parliamentary committee's recommendations from a February 2017 report on free speech.
- The bill would set new rules for lodging, investigating and referring discrimination complaints to court.
- It would make the commission notify people accused of discrimination when a complaint is lodged.
- It would remove unmeritorious claims at the outset and speed up the process.
- The bill would also cut red tape for the commission by easing reporting duties and clarifying its mediation procedures.
Anyone who makes or faces a complaint of unlawful discrimination, as well as the Australian Human Rights Commission itself.
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