ALHR

ALHR has made a submission on the draft Modern Slavery Regulation 2019 (NSW) (Draft Regulation) and the supply chain reporting requirements in the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) (Act). In our submission we make the following recommendations: Recommendations ALHR recommends that the Draft Regulation contains a clause which provides for a public repository which includes … Read More >>

ALHR has lodged a submission in relation to the Modern Slavery Act 2018 Draft Guidance for Reporting Entities (Draft Guidance). ALHR welcomes the Draft Guidance as an essential document in supporting reporting entities to comply with the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act), and as a means to ensuring the overall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 >>

In a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs inquiry into Centrelink’s compliance program Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has called for urgent reform, noting the system violates international law and is manifestly unjust. ALHR President Kerry Weste said, “The automated system, ‘Robodebt’, remains deeply problematic and raises significant human rights concerns, … Read More >>