Submissions to the Review of Queensland’s Human Rights Act 2019 are now open, and will close on Friday 21 June 2024.
The Review team will, within the time-frame available, reach out to as many stakeholders as possible and canvas a diverse range of views as possible.
Professor Harris Rimmer and the Review team are committed to listening to and prioritising the voices of Queensland citizens that may be most affected by a lack of human rights protections.
Everyone is invited to take part and we want to hear from as many people as possible.
If you want to make a submission in your own language, or if none of these options meet your needs, contact us at admin@humanrightsreview.qld.gov.au to discuss your options.
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We want to hear about:
your personal experiences of the Act;
how well you think the Act is meeting its objectives:
to protect and promote human rights;
to help build a culture in the Queensland public sector that respects and promotes human rights; and
to help promote a dialogue about the nature, meaning and scope of human rights.
any additional human rights you think should be included as human rights under the Act;
whether additional or different remedies should be made available under the Act; and
whether the amendments made by the Act to the Corrective Services Act 2006 and the Youth Justice Act 1992 are operating effectively; and
whether victim’s rights in the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009 should be included in the Act.
The online submission form includes guided questions about your experiences.
You might like to think about these before you fill out the form. You don’t have to answer all of the questions.
There is also space to provide your contact details and some demographic information if you choose.
Your submission will be used by the Review team to understand how the Human Rights Act can be improved and to prepare a public report on the Review of the Act.
Your submission may be provided to people outside the Review team for the purpose of conducting the Review. Your submission may be drawn upon, quoted or referred to in the public report and other resources produced by the Review team in connection with the Review.
Yes – you can make an anonymous submission. It is optional for you to provide your name and contact details. If you provide your name and contact details and permission to be contacted, we may contact you for more information about your submission.
As part of the submission process, you will be asked whether or not you consent for us to quote your submission in the public report. Unless you give us permission, your submission will not be quoted in the report and not will be attributed to you.
You can find more information about how we treat your personal information in our privacy statement at www.humanrightsreview.qld.gov.au. The Review Team is committed to protecting your privacy and keeping your Personal Information safe. Our Privacy Statement details what kinds of Personal Information we collect when you interact and transact with us, either in person, via telephone, email, on our social media channels, or on our websites. You can get a copy of our privacy statement at admin@humanrightsreview.qld.gov.au
Yes. Your organisation can make a submission responding to the questions in this discussion paper. Organisations and other entities can make more than one submission.
No. The Review team will not publish individual submissions. However, summaries of consultations and submissions received will be published with all information de-identified.
You are free to publicly share your own submission.
As well as the submission process, we will be holding public consultations.
More information about these consultations will be made available soon.