07. Inquiry into Petition 32-21 (No Rights Without Remedy)

Justice and Community Safety Committee is inquiring into Petition 32-21, which was tabled in the Assembly on 23 November 2021 with 518 signatories.

The petition calls on the Assembly to amend the Human Rights Act 2004 to:

• ‘enable a complaint about any breach of the Human Rights Act to be made to the Human Rights Commission for confidential conciliation, and
• if conciliation is unsuccessful, enable a complaint about a breach of the Human Rights Act to be made to the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal for resolution.’

Such a proposal would supplement the Human Rights Commission’s existing complaints powers.

Click here to read the inquiry's terms of reference.

This inquiry is now complete.

The Committee’s report was released on 23 June 2022 and is available under the “Reports” tab above.

The Government Response to the report is due on 23 October 2022 and, when published, will be available under the “Government Responses” tab above.

The Committee thanks all those who contributed to the inquiry by making a submission or participating in hearings.

For further information, please contact the Secretariat:

• By email (preferred): LACommitteeJCS@parliament.act.gov.au
• By post: Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601

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Public hearings

28 April 2022, 11:00am - 5:00pm

View current Public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.