Parliamentary joint committee on human rights inquiry

On 15 March 2023 Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KCMP asked the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (PJCHR) to hold an inquiry into Australia’s human rights framework, and if it should include a legislated Human Rights Act or similar.

After receiving 338 submissions and holding 6 public hearings, the inquiry reported on 30 May 2024. Its most important recommendations were for legislating an Australian Human Rights Act.

Read the final PJCHR report here.

Read the Human Rights Law Centre’s explainer of the final report here.