Each of the ACT, Victoria and Queensland governments commissioned and acted on reports into a human rights law.

Governments nationally and in Tasmania and WA commissioned reports, but did not implement recommendations to enact a human rights law. In NSW, a report recommended against enacting a human rights law.

None of the national, NSW, Tasmanian and WA governments makes those reports available, or even refer to them online, which is why I make them available here.

Australian inquiries into enacting a human rights law

Australia: National Human Rights Consultation, Report, September 2009 [pdf]

Australian Capital Territory: ACT Bill of Rights Consultative Committee, Towards an ACT Human Rights Act, May 2003 [pdf]

New South Wales: Standing Committee on Law and Justice, A NSW Bill of Rights, October 2001 [pdf]

Queensland: Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee, Inquiry into a possible Human Rights Act for Queensland, June 2016 [pdf]

Tasmania: Tasmanian Law Reform Institute, A Charter of Rights for Tasmania, October 2007 [pdf]

Victoria: Human Rights Consultation Committee, Rights, Responsibilities and Respect, November 2005 [pdf]

Western Australia:

    • Western Australian Government, A WA Human Rights Act, Statement of Intent , May 2007 [pdf]
    • Western Australian Government, draft Human Rights Bill 2007 [pdf]