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© Commonwealth of
Australia 2014
ISBN 978-1-76010-032-2
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: 02 6277 3823
Fax: 02 6277 5767
E-mail: human.rights@aph.gov.au
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 Sue Boyce |
Queensland, LP |
| Dr David Gillespie MP |
Lyne, New South Wales, NAT |
| Mr Andrew Laming MP |
Bowman, Queensland, LP |
| Senator the Hon Kate Lundy |
Australia Capital Territory, ALP |
| Ms Michelle Rowland MP |
Greenway, New South Wales, ALP |
| Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens |
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
Dr Patrick Hodder, Senior Research Officer
Ms Hannah Dibley, Legislative Research Officer
External Legal Adviser
Professor Andrew Byrnes
Abbreviations
|
Abbreviation
|
Definition
|
|
CAT
|
Convention
against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
|
|
CEDAW
|
Convention
on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
|
|
CRC
|
Convention
on the Rights of the Child
|
|
CRPD
|
Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
|
|
EM
|
Explanatory
Memorandum
|
|
FRLI
|
Federal
Register of Legislative Instruments
|
|
ICCPR
|
International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
|
|
ICESCR
|
International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
|
|
ICERD
|
International Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
|
|
PJCHR
|
Parliamentary Joint Committee on
Human Rights
|
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