Submissions
to the Commonwealth Parliament
Subject Index
See also Submissions
On the instructions of the Commission, another function of the Legal Section is to prepare submissions to the Commonwealth Parliament. See below for some of the submissions prepared by the Legal Section and other units in the commission:
AGE DISCRIMINATION
- Older people and the law inquiry - 15 Dec 2006
- Age Discrimination Bill 2003 - 3 Sept 2003
CHARTER OF RIGHTS
- Tasmanian Law Reform Institute’s Issues Paper: A Charter of Rights for Tasmania? - 15 Dec 2006
- Human Rights Consultation Committee, Victoria on a proposed Charter of Rights - 16 Sept 2005
CITIZENSHIP
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing Bill) 2007 - 6 July 2007
- Australian Citizenship Bill 2005 - 20 Jan 2006
ELECTORAL REFORM
FAMILY LAW
HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION
- Australian
Human Rights Commission Legislation Bill 2003
- Summary of HREOC's Submission on the Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Bill 2003
- Questions on
Notice arising from evidence given to the Senate Legal and Constitutional
Legislation Committee's Reference on the Australian Human Rights
Commission Legislation Bill 2003
- HREOC's response - dated 8 May 2003
- HREOC's response - dated 13 May 2003
- Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill (No.2) 1998
HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES
- Australia’s compliance with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (April 2008)
- Inquiry
into the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and
- Inquiry into the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on involvement of children in armed conflict
- Inquiry into the Law and Justice Amendment Bill 2005
INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS
- Northern Territory National Emergency Response Legislation - 10 August 2007
- Human Services (Enhanced Service Delivery) Bill 2007 - 1 March 2007
- Crimes Amendment (Bail and Sentencing) Bill 2006 - 29 September 2006
- Stolen Wages Inquiry - 1 August 2006
MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS
- Mutual Assistance Review - October 2006
NATIONAL SECURITY
- Review of the power to proscribe terrorist organisations - February 2007
- Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006 - 20 November 2006
- Extradition Review submission - April 2006
- Comments on the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Bill 2006 and draft consolidated AML/TF Rules - August 2006
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Bill 2005 - January 2006
- Anti-Terrorism Bill (No.2) 2005 - - 11 November 2005
- Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Video Evidence and Other Measures) Bill 2005 - 17 October 2005
- National Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 - 6 April 2005
- HREOC response to questions on notice arising from the National Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2005
- Protecting Classified and Security Sensitive Information – Background
Paper 8
- HREOC’s Submission of March 2004
- HREOC’s Submission of September
2003
- The ALRC Discussion Paper is available at: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/alrc/publications/dp/67/
- The ALRC Background Paper is available at http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/alrc/publications/bp/8/bp8.htm
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002 - 23 May 2002
- Review of Division 3 Part III of the ASIO Act 1979 (Cth) - 4 April 2005
- Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002 (Cth) and Criminal Code Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2003 (Cth) - January 2006
- NSW Attorney-General's review of Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 NSW - 11 February 2005
NATIVE TITLE
- Attorney-General's Department's Second Discussion paper on technical amendments to the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) 22 December 2006
- Inquiry into the Native Title [Amendment] Bill 2006 - 25 January 2007
PAID MATERNITY LEAVE
- Productivity Commission Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave. 2 June 2008
- Productivity Commission Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave. Oral submission by Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick - 20 May 2008
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
- Inquiry into Civics and electoral education - 2 June 2006
REFUGEES AND MIGRATION
- Inquiry into eligibility requirements and monitoring, enforcement and reporting arrangements for Temporary Business Visas - January 2007
- Migration Amendment (Review Provisions) Bill 2006 - 19 January 2007
- Opening Statement to Submission by HREOC - 31 January 2007
- Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 - 22 May 2006
- Opening Statement to Submission by HREOC - 26 May 2006
- Supplementary Submission by HREOC - 1 June 2006
- Report of Senate Inquiry into this Bill - 13 June 2006
- Villawood Immigration detention centre redevelopment, Sydney - March 2006
- Migration Act 1958, administration and operation - 8 August 2005
- Migration Ligitation Reform Bill 2005 - 6 April 2005
- The Migration Amendment (Judicial Review) Bill 2004 -
- The Migration Litigation Review
SAME-SEX COUPLES
- Provisions of the Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 - 30 July 2004
SEX DISCRIMINATION
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
- Inquiry into the future impact of serious and organised crime on Australian Society - 27 Feb 2007
- Inquiry into the Criminal Code Amendment (Trafficking in Persons) Bill 2004 - 18 Feb 2005
WORKPLACE RELATIONS
- Submission for consideration in determining the first national wage decision - July 2006 (PDF 399 kb)
- Workplace Relations Amendment (WorkChoices) Bill 2005 - 10 November 2005






