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Membership of the committee
Members |
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Mr Harry Jenkins MP, Chair |
Scullin, Victoria, ALP |
Mr Ken Wyatt AM MP, Deputy Chair |
Hasluck, Western Australia, LP |
Mr Graham Perrett MP |
Moreton, Queensland, 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 |
Senator Penny Wright |
South Australia, AG |
Mr Tony Zappia MP |
Makin, South Australia, ALP |
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 |
Ms Anita Coles, Principal Research Officer |
Ph: 02 6277 3823 |
Mr Glenn Ryall, Senior Research Officer |
Fax: 02 6277 5767 |
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External Legal Adviser |
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Professor Andrew Byrnes |
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E-mail: human.rights@aph.gov.au
Internet: http://www.aph.gov.au/joint_humanrights/
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