Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights' functions are to examine bills, Acts and legislative instruments for compatibility with human rights, and report to both Houses of the Parliament. The committee may also inquire into and report on any human rights matters referred to it by the Attorney-General.
The committee is due to next meet on Wednesday 26 November 2025.
The committee’s assessments of all bills introduced into the Parliament
Legislative instruments on which the committee has commented
Reports on bills and instruments examined by the committee
A summary of committee comments from the latest scrutiny report
A list of responses not yet received, or responses received but not yet reported on
Inquiries undertaken by the committee
Annual reports, speeches, COVID-19 legislative scrutiny and other work
Mailing list
To receive a short update directly to your email each time the committee has tabled a new scrutiny report (approximately 12 times per year), and to be alerted of matters related to inquiries the committee is undertaking, subscribe to the committee’s mailing list.
To subscribe to the committee's mailing list, please send an email to human.rights@aph.gov.au with 'Subscribe PJCHR Mailing List' as the subject line.