Footnotes

CHAPTER 1 - Introduction

[1] The Hon Nicola Roxon MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 May 2012, p. 1.

[2] The Hon Nicola Roxon MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 May 2012, p. 1.

[3] The Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children's Commissioner) Bill 2012, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3.

[4] The Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children's Commissioner) Bill 2012, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[5] The Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children's Commissioner) Bill 2012, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

CHAPTER 2 - Issues

[1] See for example the Humanist Society of Victoria, Submission 9; Children with Disability, Submission 11; Australian Council of TESOL Associations, Submission 13; Novita Children's Services, Submission 30; The Royal College of Physicians, Submission 31; Non-Government Organisations Consortium, Submission 45; Australian Association of Social Workers, Submission 43; Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Submission 21; Australian Association of Maternal, Child and Family Health Nurses, Submission 22; National Council of Single Mothers and Their Children, Submission 25.

[2] The Law Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 3.

[3] NGO Consortium, Submission 45, p. 1.

[4] United Nations, Committee on the Rights of the Child Concluding Observations: Australia (20 October 2005): http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,CRC,,AUS,,45377eac0,0.html (accessed 12 June 2012).

[5] Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 36, p. 5.

[6] AHRC, Submission 36, p. 4.

[7] AHRC, An Australian Children's Commissioner, Discussion paper, October 2010, available at: http://www.hreoc.gov.au/human_rights/children/2010_commissioner_children.pdf (accessed 13 June 2012).

[8] AHRC, Submission 36, p. 5.

[9] AHRC, Submission 36, p. 5.

[10] Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children's Commissioner) Bill 2012, proposed subsection 46MB(1).

[11] NGO Consortium, Submission 45, p. 1.

[12] Child Abuse Prevention Australia, Submission 12, p. 3.

[13] Australian Children's Commissioners and Guardians, Submission 37, p. 1.

[14] The Hon Catherine Branson QC, President, Australian Human Rights Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 June 2012, p. 20.

[15] AHRC, Submission 36, p. 7.

[16] Mr Matt Hall, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights Policy Branch, Attorney-General's Department, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 June 2012, p. 23.

[17] Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children's Commissioner) Bill 2012, proposed subsection 46MB(6).

[18] See for example Uniting Justice, Submission 29; AHRC, Submission 36; St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission 33.

[19] AHRC, Submission 36, p. 8. See also Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service, Submission 19, p. 3; Uniting Justice, Submission 29, p. 5.

[20] Uniting Justice, Submission 29, p. 5.

[21] Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care, Submission 20; Women's Legal Services NSW, Submission 47.

[22] AHRC, Submission 36, p. 7.

[23] Mr Matt Hall, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights Policy Branch, Attorney-General's Department, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 June 2012, p. 24.

[24] Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children's Commissioner) Bill 2012, proposed subsection 46MB(4).

[25] The Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children's Commissioner) Bill 2012, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 8.

[26] King & Wood Mallesons Human Rights Law Group, Submission 46; National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service, Submission 19; Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care, Submission 20. See also Uniting Justice, Submission 29; NGO Consortium, Submission 45.

[27] Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care, Supplementary submission, pp 1–4.

[28] Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care, Supplementary submission, pp 1–4.

[29] Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care, Supplementary submission, p. 4.

[30] NATSILS, Submission 19, pp 2–3.

[31] NGO Consortium, Submission 45, p. 2.

[32] See for example Hotham Mission Asylum Project, Submission 40; Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Submission 42; MacKillop Family Services, Submission 8; Law Council of Australia, Submission 17.

[33] Law Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 5.

[34] Law Council of Australia, Submission 17, p. 5.

[35] NGO Consortium, Submission 45, p. 2.

[36] Ms Kimberlea Cooper, Caseworker, Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 June 2012, p. 8.

[37] Ms Jana Favero, Community Engagement Team Leader, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 June 2012, p. 8.

[38] Mr Matt Hall, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights Policy Branch, Attorney-General's Department, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 June 2012, p. 24.

[39] Mr Matt Hall, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights Policy Branch, Attorney-General's Department, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 June 2012, p. 24.

[40] The Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children's Commissioner) Bill 2012, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 7.

[41] The Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children's Commissioner) Bill 2012, proposed subsection 46MB(5).

[42] AHRC, Submission 36, p. 7.

[43] See FamilyVoice Australia, Submission 1, p. 1.

[44] Child Abuse Prevention Research Australia, Submission 12, p. 5.

[45] Budget measures: budget paper no.2: 2012-13, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2012, pp 86–87.

[46] See for example the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, Submission 16, p. 3; St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission 33, p. 6; the International Commission of Jurists, Submission 34, p. 3; the Australian Women Against Violence Alliance, Submission 35, p. 2.

[47] CREATE Foundation, Submission 10, p. 2.

[48] Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Submission 24, p. 2.

[49] Defence for Children International (Australia), Submission 3, p. 2.

[50] AHRC, Submission 36, p. 6.

[51] AHRC, Submission 36, p. 6.

[52] AHRC, Submission 36, p. 6.