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Standing Committee on Petitions

Petitions on issues in the Attorney-General policy area

Topics: Human Rights | Legal system | Marriage and Family law | Other | Return to petitions presented page

Subject Presentation details*
No. of signatures
Further action
Human Rights (see also Foreign Affairs and Trade petitions)

Charter of rights (PDF 82KB)

Mr Randall, 7 September 2009

642

Response from Attorney-General, dated 13 November 2009
(PDF 152KB)

Human Rights Act (PDF 30KB)

24 May 2010

117

Response from Attorney-General, dated 22 June 2010
(PDF 109KB)
presented in the House 22 November 2010

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Legal System

Personal grievance (PDF 64KB)

16 June 2008

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 17 February 2009
(PDF 101KB)

Indigenous deaths in custody
(PDF 99KB)

16 November 2009

3,280

Response from Attorney-General, dated 23 April 2010
(PDF 234KB)

Request to create a judicial committee of inquiry (PDF 62KB)

23 November 2009

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 7 January 2010
(PDF 186KB)

A section 72 (ii) process under the Constitution (PDF 45KB)

15 March 2010

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 5 May 2010
(PDF 55KB)

Response from Attorney-General, dated 10 December 2010 presented in the House 21 February 2011

The creation of a 'Judicial Sub-Committee of Inquiry' (PDF 77KB)

15 March 2010

1

 

Limitations faced by self represented litigants (PDF 78KB)

15 March 2010

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 5 May 2010
(PDF 100KB)

High Court Judges and s.72 of the Constitution (PDF 82KB)

24 May 2010

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 22 June 2010
(PDF 100KB)
presented in the House 22 November 2010

A process under s.75 of the Constitution (PDF 69KB)

24 May 2010

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 9 July 2010
(PDF 78KB)
presented in the House 22 November 2010

A process under s.75(v) of the Constitution (PDF 109KB)

15 November 2010

1

 

Parliamentary (Judicial Misbehaviour or Incapacity) Commission Bill 2010 (PDF 97KB

15 November 2010
22 November 2010

1
6

Response from Attorney-General, dated 21 December 2010 presented in the House 21 February 2011

Parliamentary (Judicial Misbehavior or Incapacity) Commission Bill 2010, section 18 (PDF 98KB)

15 November 2010
22 November 2010

1
6

Response from Attorney-General, dated 21 December 2010 presented in the House 21 February 2011

Parliamentary (Judicial Misbehavior or Incapacity) Commission Bill 2010, section 17 (PDF 98KB)

15 November 2010
22 November 2010

1
6

Response from Attorney-General, dated 21 December 2010 presented in the House 21 February 2011

Royal Commission into judicial accountability 21 February 2011 1  
Royal Commission into 'Proven Misbehaviour' 21 February 2011 1  
Establishment of a Judicial Misbehaviour Committee 21 February 2011 1  
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Marriage and Family Law

Marriage legislation (PDF 52KB)

23 June 2008
1 September 2008
13 October 2008

96
34
34

Response from Attorney-General, dated 1 September 2008
(PDF 146KB)

National Marriage Day (PDF 38KB)

Mr Morrison,16 September 2009
19 October 2009
16 November 2009
Mr Morrison, 23 November 2009
23 November 2009
8 February 2010
24 May 2010

7,071
2,521
825
512
525
123
6

Response from Attorney-General, dated 27 November 2009
(PDF 103KB)

Public hearing program, 7 April 2010 (PDF 37KB)

Public hearing transcript, 7 April 2010 (PDF 441KB)

Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009 (PDF 69KB)

16 November 2009
23 November 2009
Mr Schultz, 26 November 2009
8 February 2010
Mr Ciobo, 10 February 2010
22 February 2010
Mr Randall, 22 February 2010
15 March 2010
24 May 2010
Mr Scott, 3 June 2010
21 June 2010
15 November 2010
21 February 2011

104
3,904
265
9,003
120
978
277
357
979
270
177
534
71

Response from Attorney-General, dated 17 December 2009
(PDF 120KB)

Public hearing program, 7 April 2010 (PDF 37KB)

Public hearing transcript, 7 April 2010 (PDF 441KB)

Personal grievance with Family Court (PDF 63KB)

23 November 2009

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 7 January 2010
(PDF 186KB)

Family law matter (PDF 62KB)

23 November 2009

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 7 January 2010
(PDF 186KB)

Retaining the definition of marriage under current related legislation 21 February 2011 240  
Retaining the definition of marriage under current legislation 21 February 2011 160  
Retaining the definition of marriage under current legislation 21 February 2011 103  
Introduction of registration and certification of marriages for same sex couples 21 February 2011 2  
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Other

Display of flag and artifacts of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (PDF 179KB)

25 May 2009

569

Response from Attorney-General, dated 20 August 2009
(PDF 172KB)

Parallel import restrictions on books (PDF 60KB)

Mr Gibbons, 14 September 2009

3,885

Response from Attorney-General, dated 13 November 2009
(PDF 81KB)

Parallel import restrictions on books (PDF 46KB)

Mr Bevis, 19 October 2009

2,097

Response from Attorney-General, dated 23 December 2009
(PDF 95KB)

Crown pardon for Messrs Morant, Handcock and Witton (PDF 93KB)

26 October 2009

58

Response from Attorney-General, dated 8 February 2010
(PDF 97KB)

Public Hearing Program, 15 March 2010 (PDF 38KB)

Public Hearing Transcript, 15 March 2010 (PDF 246KB)

Exclusion of computation and information processing activities from patentable subject matter 21 February 2011 708  
Certificates of non-impediment for certain same sex partnerships 21 February 2011 2  
Action on matters concerning Mr Julian Assange 21 February 2011 1  
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*Presented in the House of Representatives by the Speaker or the Chair of the Petitions Committee, unless otherwise indicated

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