Submissions received by the Committee

Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010 [Provisions] and Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2010 [Provisions]

Submissions received by the Committee

Sub No.

1Human Rights Law Resource Centre  (PDF 114KB) 
2Western Australia Government (PDF 164KB) 
3Victorian Council of Social Service (PDF 55KB) 
4FamilyVoice Australia (PDF 89KB) 
5Ms Marilyn Shepherd (PDF 23KB) 
6Amnesty International Australia (PDF 63KB) Attachment 1(PDF 217KB) 
7Rev Prof Michael Tate AO (PDF 66KB) 
8Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH) (PDF 146KB) 
9ACT Council of Social Service  (PDF 57KB) 
10Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (PDF 253KB) 
11NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre (PDF 48KB) 
12Liberty Victoria (PDF 239KB) 
13Mr Barney Cooney (PDF 33KB) 
14Mr Bob Wright (PDF 19KB) 
15National Children's and Youth Law Centre (PDF 78KB) 
16Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (ALSWA) (PDF 439KB) 
17Australian Privacy Foundation (PDF 78KB) 
18The Association of Children's Welfare Agencies (ACWA) (PDF 756KB) 
19UnitingJustice Australia (PDF 121KB) 
20Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law. (PDF 49KB) 
21Urban Taskforce Australia (PDF 118KB) 
22National Tertiary Education Union (PDF 46KB) 
23Federation of Community Legal Centres (VIC) (PDF 204KB) 
24Arts Law Centre of Australia (PDF 171KB) 
25Dr Julie Debeljak (PDF 150KB) 
26Dr Fergal Davis (PDF 485KB) 
27ACTU (PDF 119KB) 
28National Association of Community Legal Centres (PDF 197KB) 
29Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (PDF 59KB) 
30Women's Legal Services NSW (PDF 259KB) 
31Law Council of Australia  (PDF 244KB) 
32Victoria Legal Aid (PDF 30KB) 
33Civil Liberties Australia  (PDF 191KB) 
34People with Disability Australia (PDF 49KB) 
35Castan Centre for Human Rights Law (PDF 425KB) 
36Office of the Victorian Privacy Commissioner (PDF 476KB) 
37Ms Rita M. Joseph  (PDF 98KB) 
38ACT Human Rights Commission (PDF 609KB) Attachment 1(PDF 623KB) 
39Dr Michael Head (PDF 18KB) 
40Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PDF 265KB) Attachment 1(PDF 712KB) 
41Professor Bryan Horrigan  (PDF 116KB) 
42Australian Christian Lobby (PDF 1605KB) 
43NSW Young Lawyers Human Rights Committee  (PDF 56KB) 
44Professor David Kinley and Ms Christine Ernst, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney (PDF 152KB) 
45Queensland Council for Civil Liberties  (PDF 174KB) 
46Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies, University of Melbourne (PDF 144KB) 
47Australian Human Rights Commission (PDF 183KB) 
48Human Rights Council of Australia (PDF 5754KB) 
49International Commission of Jurists Victoria (PDF 256KB) 
50Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PDF 217KB) 
51Mr Donald K Anton, Adjunct Professor Peter Bailey, Mr Kevin Boreham, Ms Marianne van Galen Dickie, Dr Penelope Mathew, Mr Wayne Morgan, Associate Professor Simon Rice OAM, Professor Kim Rubenstein, Ms Ruth Townsend and Mr Matthew Zagor (PDF 102KB) 
52Tasmanian Government (PDF 566KB) 
53Sydney Centre for International Law  (PDF 34KB) 
54Victorian Government (PDF 3388KB) 
55The New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties (CCL) (PDF 44KB) 
56The Law Society of South Australia (PDF 1335KB) 
57Queensland Government (PDF 348KB) 
58Mr Andrew Oliver (PDF 16KB) 
59PILCH Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic (PDF 152KB) 
60Mornington Peninsula Human Rights Group (PDF 11KB) 
61Benjamin Lee and Chris Sidoti  (PDF 80KB) 
62Council of Social Service of NSW (NCOSS) (PDF 90KB) 
63International Commission of Jurists (Australia)  (PDF 393KB) 
64Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (PDF 83KB) 
65National Children's and Youth Law Centre (PDF 68KB) 
66Law Institute of Victoria (PDF 173KB) 
67Kingsford Legal Centre  (PDF 94KB) 
68Mr Pat Coleman  (PDF 34KB) 
69Australian Law Reform Commission (PDF 170KB) 
70{also} Foundation (PDF 779KB) 
71Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills  (PDF 1231KB) 
72Refugee Council of Australia  (PDF 158KB) 
73Matrix Guild (VIC) and Coalition of Activist Lesbians Australia (COAL)  (PDF 93KB) 
74Office of the Privacy Commissioner (PDF 575KB) 
75Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (PDF 64KB) 
76Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman (PDF 342KB) 
77Mallesons Stephen Jaques Human Rights Law Group (PDF 993KB) 
78Professor James Allan (PDF 36KB) Attachment 1(PDF 4KB) Attachment 2(PDF 2378KB) 
79Mr Andrew Murray  (PDF 52KB) Attachment 1(PDF 99KB) 


Additional Information Received

1Document tabled by Mr Barney Cooney at a public hearing on Thursday 4 November 2010(PDF 1315KB) 
2Document tabled by Reverend Professor the Hon Michael Tate AO at a public hearing on Thursday 4 November 2010(PDF 9426KB) 
3Document tabled by the Human Rights Law Resource Centre at a public hearing on Thursday 25 November 2010(PDF 70KB) 

Answers to Questions on Notice

1Answer to Question on Notice provided by Dr Julie Debeljak and Mr Adam McBeth on 11 November 2010(PDF 58KB) 
2Answers to Questions on Notice provided by the Law Council of Australia on 11 November 2010(PDF 92KB) 
3Answer to Question on Notice provided by Professor James Allan on 29 November 2010(PDF 58KB) 
4Answer to Question on Notice provided by Ms Rita Joseph on 29 November 2010(PDF 129KB) 
5Answer to Question on Notice provided by Australian Human Right Commission on 1 December 2010(PDF 14KB) 
6Answer to Question on Notice provided by Attorney-General's Department on 3 December 2010(PDF 87KB) 

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Committees
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:+61 2 6277 3560
Fax:+61 2 6277 5794
Email:legcon.sen@aph.gov.au