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Academic articles, speeches and conference papers
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Charter materials


ACT

Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT)

Database of ACT Human Rights Act Case Database, ACTHRA.

The ACT Human Rights Act 2004 – The First Year
The ACT Human Rights Act 2004 - The Second Year


Victoria

Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities 2006
Database of Victorian Caselaw on the Charter, Human Rights Law Resource Centre.
Register of Compatibility Statement 2007, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.
Register of Compatibility Statement 2008, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.
Database of Select International and Comparative Case Law Relevant to the Charter, Human Rights Law Resource Centre.

Blogs and other new media

Blogs

Charterblog


Videos

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, animated, posted 13 October 2008.
Human Rights Films, People’s Charter Group Queensland, posted 2007.

Academic articles, speeches and conference papers

Adjournment Speech on a National Charter of Human Rights, Speech in the House of Representatives, Canberra, The Hon. Mark Dreyfus QC, 3 September 2008.
The National Debate About a Charter of Rights & Responsibilities: Answering Some of the Critics, Justice Michael Kirby, 21 August 2008.
The Constitution, Good Government and Human Rights, Sir Gerard Brennan, Paper delivered at Human Rights Law Resource Centre Seminar, Melbourne, 12 March 2008
Cross party briefing on a proposed Human Rights Act: Creating a culture of human rights compliance, John von Doussa QC, speech delivered at Parliament House, Canberra, 28 February 2007.
Some Things Borrowed, Some Things New: An Overview of Judicial Review of Legislation under the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities, Priyanga Hettiarachi, (2007) 7(1) Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal 61.
The Victorian Charter of Rights and Responsibilities and the ACT Human Rights Act: Four Key Differences and their Implications for Victoria, Simon Evans, Paper presented to The Australian Bills of Rights: The ACT and Beyond Conference, Canberra, 21 June 2006.
Administrative Law and Australian Bills of Rights, Carolyn Evans, Paper presented to The Australian Institute of Administrative Law Annual Forum, 14 June 2006.
What Difference will the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities make to the Victorian Public Service?, Simon Evans, Paper presented to Clayton Utz, Melbourne, 13 June 2006.
The Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities: Origin and Scope, George Williams, Melbourne University Law Review, Vol 30, 2006, 880-905.
The United Kingdom Experience, Francesca Klug, Comparative Perspectives on Bills of Rights, 2004.
The South African Bill of Rights: Lessons for Australia, Penelope Andrews, Comparative Perspectives on Bills of Rights, 2004.
A Bill of Rights: The New Zealand Experience, EW Thomas, Comparative Perspectives on Bills of Rights, 2004.
Hong Kong's Bill of Rights Experience and its (Ir)Relevance to the ACT Debate over a Bill of Rights, Andrew Byrnes, Comparative Perspectives on Bills of Rights, 2004.



Other resources

Australia’s First Bill of Rights: Assessing the Impact of the ACT Human Rights Act 2004
Australian Human Rights Centre
Australian Human Rights Commission
Castan Centre for Human Rights Law
Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies, University of Melbourne: Papers from the "Legislatures and the Protection of Human Rights" Conference
Charles Darwin University Symposium: Statehood and a Bill of Rights?, Thursday 10 May 2007.
Human Rights Act for Australia Campaign
Human Rights Law Resource Centre
Interights (international human rights)
Jumbunna, UTS: Indigenous peoples and an Australian Bill of Rights
Parliament of Australia, Parliamentary Library: Bill of Rights
Victorian Department of Justice
Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission



 

 









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