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Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006.

Pays/Territoire
Australie
Sous-division territoriale
Victoria
Type du document
Législation
Date
2006 (2022)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Terre et sols, Général
Mot clé
Législation de base Droits de l'homme Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Mise en application Infractions/sanctions Patrimoine culturel Genre Éducation Protection sociale Accès-à-la-justice Gouvernance Institution Règlement des différends Propriété
Aire géographique
Asie et Pacifique, Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande, Océan Indien, Océanie, Pacifique Sud
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
content.legislation.vic.gov.au