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Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights

Owning Institution:
Report

Inquiry into antisemitism at Australian universities


This report addresses the prevalence, nature, and experiences of antisemitism at universities, finding current frameworks for prevention and response leave students and staff unsafe. The report recommends urgent regulatory change to better address and prevent antisemitism on campuses, while noting the need to balance protection with academic freedom and freedom of speech.
Report

Inquiry into compulsory income management


This review considered whether the compulsory income management scheme is compatible with human rights and what its impact had been on communities where it was imposed. The report finds that the compulsory scheme limits human rights and as a result recommends its abolition in favour of a wholly voluntary scheme.
Report

Inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework


Human rights – the basic rights and freedoms applying to all people, regardless of their background or beliefs, is based on principles of dignity, equality and mutual respect. The key recommendation from this inquiry is for the federal government to introduce legislation to establish a Human Rights Act for Australia.
Report

Human rights scrutiny report


Some human rights obligations are absolute under international law. However, in relation to most human rights, prescribed limitations on the enjoyment of a right may be justified under international law if certain requirements are met. Accordingly, a focus of the committee's reports is to determine whether any limitation of a human right identified in proposed...
Report

Human rights scrutiny report


Some human rights obligations are absolute under international law. However, in relation to most human rights, prescribed limitations on the enjoyment of a right may be justified under international law if certain requirements are met. Accordingly, a focus of the committee's reports is to determine whether any limitation of a human right identified in proposed...

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