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This document was prepared by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights and printed by the Senate Printing Unit, Department of the Senate, Parliament House, Canberra.
Membership of the committee
| Members |
|
| Senator Dean Smith, Chair |
Western Australia, LP |
| Mr Laurie Ferguson MP, Deputy Chair |
Werriwa, New South Wales, ALP |
| Senator Carol Brown |
Tasmania, ALP |
| Senator Matthew Canavan |
Queensland, NAT |
| Dr David Gillespie MP |
Lyne, New South Wales, NAT |
| Mr Andrew Laming MP |
Bowman, Queensland, LP |
| Senator Claire Moore |
Queensland, ALP |
| Ms Michelle Rowland MP |
Greenway, New South Wales, ALP |
| Senator Penny Wright |
South Australia, AG |
| Mr Ken Wyatt AM MP |
Hasluck, Western Australia, LP |
Functions of the committee
The Committee has the following functions:
- to examine Bills for Acts, and legislative instruments, that come before either House of the Parliament for compatibility with human rights, and to report to both Houses of the Parliament on that issue;
- to examine Acts for compatibility with human rights, and to report to both Houses of the Parliament on that issue;
- to inquire into any matter relating to human rights which is referred to it by the Attorney-General, and to report to both Houses of the Parliament on that matter.
Secretariat
Mr Ivan Powell, Acting Committee Secretary
Mr Matthew Corrigan, Principal Research Officer
Ms Zoe Hutchinson, Principal Research Officer
Dr Patrick Hodder, Senior Research Officer
Ms Alice Petrie, Legislative Research Officer
External Legal Adviser
Professor Andrew Byrnes