Report No. 26, 56th Parliament - Human Rights Bill 2018

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On 31 October 2018, the Hon. Yvette D’Ath MP, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, introduced the Human Rights Bill 2018.

The objectives of the Bill are to:establish and consolidate statutory protections for certain human rights;

ensure that public functions are exercised in a way that is compatible with human rights;
promote a dialogue about the nature, meaning and scope of human rights; and
rename and empower the Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland as the Queensland Human Rights Commission to:
- provide a dispute resolution process for dealing with human rights complaints; and
- promote an understanding, acceptance and public discussion of human rights.

The committee tabled its report on 4 February 2019.

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View	Debate of the Bill in Parliament 26 February 2019 – transcript (page 353 & pages 376-391) Debate of the Bill in Parliament 27 February 2019 – transcript (pages 439-477) The debate can be viewed by clicking on the movie icon within the transcript

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Submissions:	26 November 2018 - refer to "View Submissions" tab above.
Public briefing:	Monday, 12 November 2018 at 9:30am - transcript
Public hearing:	Tuesday, 4 December 2018 at 10:00am - transcript
Report due date:	Monday, 4 February 2019 - report

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