ALHR has lodged a submission in relation to the Modern Slavery Act 2018 Draft Guidance for Reporting Entities (Draft Guidance). ALHR welcomes the Draft Guidance as an essential document in supporting reporting entities to comply with the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act), and as a means to ensuring the overall effectiveness of the Act. … Read More >>
ALHR has provided a submission in relation to the Exposure Drafts of the Religious Discrimination Bill 2019 (RDB), Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019 (RDCAB) and the Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Freedom of Religion) Bill 2019 (HRLAB). ALHR supports a Religious Discrimination Act which provides protections against religious discrimination in areas of public life including … Read More >>
Together with 33 member organisations ALHR has endorsed the Human Rights for NSW Alliance’s submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s national conversation on human rights in Australia – Free and Equal. The purpose of the National Conversation is to: Promote awareness of the importance of human rights to 21st century Australia Identify current limitations and … Read More >>
Today, during National Children’s Week, SNAICC – National Voice for our Children and the Family Matters campaign are launching a joint position paper on the establishment of a national commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people. The position paper has been endorsed by over 80 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and … Read More >>
ALHR made a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019 reiterating the concerns we raised in our submission to Committee’s 2018 inquiry in relation to the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2018. The effect of the Bill is to further expand the powers of … Read More >>
ALHR made a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding concerns with the provisions of the Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2019. Our submission reiterates the concerns raised in ALHR’s 2016 submission to the Committee’s inquiry in relation to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2016. ALHR strongly opposes the fresh attempt … Read More >>
In a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding the Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019 (August 2019), ALHR again expressed its strong opposition to any measures to either repeal or reduce the scope of the Medevac legislation, including via the Bill. The Medevac legislation seeks to ensure that people who are currently … Read More >>
In July 2019 ALHR made a submission to the QLD Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee in relation to the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (the Bill), which proposes to amend the Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld), the Bail Act 1980 (Qld), and the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld). The Bill was … Read More >>
ALHR President Kerry Weste has written an Op-ed for Lawyers Weekly, examining how the unprecedented federal police raids on our media and the Morrison government’s current focus on religious freedoms highlight Australia’s urgent need for a federal charter of rights. Australia is the only Western liberal democracy without one. Read the Op-ed here
South Australia Australia’s leading association of human rights lawyers has welcomed a current South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI) review of laws relating to the termination of pregnancy. Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) President Kerry Weste says, “New South Wales and South Australia are the only remaining states where women face the prospect of … Read More >>
ALHR’s Business and Human Rights Subcommittee Co-Chairs, Lauren Zanetti and Madeleine Bridgette attended the 7th Annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva from 26 to 28 November 2018. The 2018 Forum, titled Business respect for human rights building on what works, involved around 2,500 participants from business, civil society, government, affected communities, … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) is seeking expressions of interest from experienced lawyers to Co-Chair our National Business and Human Rights Subcommittee (BHR Subcommittee). Together with the existing Chair, the new Co-Chair will be responsible for leading ALHR’s work in the business and human rights space at a national and international level. The successful … Read More >>
