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Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Victoria
Document type
Legislation
Date
2006 (2022)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil, General
Keyword
Basic legislation Human rights Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Cultural heritage Gender Education Social protection Access-to-justice Governance Institution Dispute settlement Ownership
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The main purpose of this Charter is to protect and promote human rights by (a) setting out the human rights that Parliament specifically seeks to protect and promote; and (b) ensuring that all statutory provisions, whenever enacted, are interpreted so far as is possible in a way that is compatible with human rights; and (c) imposing an obligation on all public authorities to act in a way that is compatible with human rights; and (d) requiring statements of compatibility with human rights to be prepared in respect of all Bills introduced into Parliament and enabling the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee to report on such compatibility; and (e) conferring jurisdiction on the Supreme Court to declare that a statutory provision cannot be interpreted consistently with a human right and requiring the relevant Minister to respond to that declaration. In addition, this Charter (a) enables Parliament, in exceptional circumstances, to override the application of the Charter to a statutory provision; and (b) renames the Equal Opportunity Commission as the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission and confers additional functions on it; and (c) makes consequential amendments to certain Acts.

Full text
English
Website
content.legislation.vic.gov.au