Membership of the committee

Members

Mr Harry Jenkins MP, Chair	Scullin, Victoria, ALP
Mr Ken Wyatt AM MP, Deputy Chair	Hasluck, Western Australia, LP
Ms Melissa Parke MP	Fremantle, Western Australia, ALP
Senator Anne Ruston	South Australia, LP
Senator Dean Smith	Western Australia, LP
Senator the Hon. Ursula Stephens	New South Wales, ALP
Mr Dan Tehan MP	Wannon, Victoria, LP
Senator Matt Thistlethwaite	New South Wales, ALP
Mr Kelvin Thomson MP	Wills, Victoria, ALP
Senator Penny Wright	South Australia, AG

Functions of the committee

The Committee has the following functions:

a) to examine Bills for Acts, and legislative instruments, that come before either House of the Parliament for compatibility with human rights, and to report to both Houses of the Parliament on that issue;

b) to examine Acts for compatibility with human rights, and to report to both Houses of the Parliament on that issue;

c) to inquire into any matter relating to human rights which is referred to it by the Attorney-General, and to report to both Houses of the Parliament on that matter.

Committee secretariat	PO Box 6100
Ms Jeanette Radcliffe, Secretary	Parliament House
Ms Renuka Thilagaratnam, Principal Research Officer	Canberra ACT 2600
Mr Glenn Ryall, Senior Research Officer	Ph:02 6277 3823 Fax:02 6277 5767

External Legal Adviser

Professor Andrew Byrnes

E-mail: human.rights@aph.gov.au
Internet: http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=humanrights_ctte/index.htm

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