Posts in Submissions
Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs regarding the Aged Care Bill 2024 and whistleblower protections

In a submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs, the Human Rights Law Centre has called on the Albanese Government to strengthen whistleblower protections in the aged care sector and pursue a consistent, harmonised approach to federal whistleblower laws, including a single Whistleblower Protection Act.

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Joint submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Peaceful Assembly on stigmatising narratives and the impact on rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association

The Human Rights Law Centre and the Australian Democracy Network’s submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Peaceful Assembly and Association calls for repealing harsh anti-protest laws, combating stigmatising narratives, and strengthening protections for protesters. These measures aim to safeguard the right to peaceful protest and ensure compliance with international human rights standards.

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Submission to NDIS Act Reform

On 27 March 2024, The Australian Government introduced changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, through the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No.1) Bill 2024. The Bill seeks to respond to concerns related to quality and safeguards, fraud and financial sustainability issues within the scheme. 

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Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations & Financial Services Inquiry into Ethics and Professional Accountability in the Consultancy Industry

Joint evidence to the inquiry from Transparency International Australia, Griffith University’s Centre for Governance and Public Policy and the Human Rights Law Centre calls for a single Act to protect whistleblowers across all types of private sector entities – revealing that partnerships like the major accounting firms are not adequately covered by any existing laws, for the public or private sectors.

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Submission on the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023

In a submission to the Federal government Department, the Human Rights Law Centre recommended that in place of the proposal for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to be a “backstop” option for regulation, ACMA should instead be given sufficient powers to regulate social media platforms effective immediately.

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Charter campaign submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework

In a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework, the campaign, made up of over 90 organisations provided evidence that a Charter will benefit the whole community by preventing human rights violations, providing a powerful tool to challenge injustice, and fostering understanding and respect for human rights.

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Joint submission by Children and Young people with Disability Australia, the Human Rights Law Centre and People With Disability Australia

A joint submission by Children and Young people with Disability Australia, the Human Rights Law Centre and People With Disability Australia (PWDA) has outlined the importance of an Australian Charter of Human Rights for people with a disability and the need for human rights to be at the heart of government laws, policies and services. 

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Andrews government can end the mass-imprisonment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: Yoorrook hearings

The Human Rights Law Centre calls on the Andrews government to fast track critical reforms that would immediately reduce the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing injustice at the hands of the criminal legal system, in evidence to be heard by the Yoorrook Justice Commission. 

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Submission to Review of Australia's Modern Slavery Act 2018

In our submission to the statutory review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth), Human Rights Law Centre proposes reforms to hold companies accountable for preventing modern slavery in their operations and supply chains and require them to undertake due diligence to identify and address modern slavery risks.

The Human Rights Law Centre is calling on the Australian Government urgently act to strengthen the legislation.

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