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Victoria
Charter
of Human Rights and Responsibilities
The Victorian Charter came into effect on 1 January 2007.
Provisions relating to the Courts, and duties on public officials came into force on 1 January 2008.
Documents
Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic)
Amendments to the Bill passed in lower house 15 June 2006
Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Bill introduced on 2 May 2006
Report of the Human Rights Consultative Committee
Media
2009
- Human rights? Sorry, we'd rather strip-search children [pdf], The Sunday Age, 13 December 2009 [word]
- Police to have power to strip-search at random [pdf], Sunday Age, 29 November 2009 [word]
- Taxi fear 'reasonable' Passengers vulnerable, says SC opposing killer's licence [pdf], Herald Sun, 20 November 2009 [word]
- Poor downtrodden blokes need a holiday with the girls [pdf], The Age, 19 November 2009 [word]
- Women-only trips breach male rights [pdf], Herald Sun, 18 November 2009 [word]
- Mentally ill are badly handled, report finds [pdf], The Age, 12 November 2009 [word]
- Charter of rights will rule [pdf], The Australian, 30 October 2009 [word]
- Lawyers seek a leash on state watchdog [pdf], Sunday Age, 18 October 2009 [word]
- Letters to the editor - rights charter unnecessary [pdf], Herald Sun, 5 October 2009 [word]
- Council law costs state $165,000 [pdf], The Age, 5 October 2009 [word]
- Balancing religion and rights [pdf], Sunday Age, 4 October 2009 [word]
- A betrayal of the faith [pdf], Herald Sun, 29 September 2009 [word]
- Prisoners rights abused: Ombudsman [pdf], Sunday Age, 27 September 2009 [word]
- Gang-buster laws too sweeping [pdf], The Advertiser, 26 September 2009 [word]
- We must tackle discrimination in all its forms [pdf], Sunday Age, 26 July 2009 [word]
- Churches in clash with state [pdf], The Sunday Age, 19 July 2009 [word]
- Is the freedom to discriminate a human right? [pdf], The Sunday Age, 19 July 2009 [word]
- Arsonist worked for fire authority, Manager fails to disclose past, quits [pdf], Herald-Sun, 20 June 2009 [word]
- Bar claims Hulls being stingy with funds for a rights watchdog [pdf], The Australian, 12 June 2009 [word]
- Suleyman claims harsh treatment over Brimbank [pdf], The Age, 6 June 2009 [word]
- Mentally ill man's rights breached: tribunal [pdf], The Age, 24 April 2009 [word]
2008
- Victoria's charter: is it right for the nation? [pdf], The West Australian, 15 December 2008 [word]
- Rights appeal by sex fiends [pdf], Herald Sun, 12 November 2008 [word]
- Claims of human rights violation [pdf], The Age, 31 October 2008 [word]
- More prisoners on parole [pdf], Herald Sun, 31 October 2008 [word]
- Justice delayed (letter to the editor) [pdf], Herald Sun, 31 October 2008 [word]
- A fertility law for all families [pdf], Helen Szoke, Herald Sun, 28 October 2008 [word]
- Baillieu takes aim at police spying [pdf], The Age, 17 October 2008 [word]
- Victoria's charter a blow to democracy [pdf], Janet Albrechtsen, The Australian (online), 10 October 2008
- Church head in abortion debate [pdf], The Australian, 10 October 2008 [word]
- My body, my right [pdf], Herald Sun, 9 October 2008 [word]
- Moves in upper house fail to derail debate on abortion bill [pdf], The Age, 8 October 2008 [word]
- Doctors ask PM to act on abortion [pdf], The Australian, 8 October 2008 [word]
- Church shoots itself in the foot (letter to the editor) [pdf], Herald Sun, 7 October 2008 [word]
- Bid to wind back abortion reform [pdf], The Australian, 7 October 2008 [word]
- Rape after-care denied, MP alleges [pdf], The Age, 7 October 2008 [word]
- Abortion bill's rights 'breach' [pdf], The Age, 6 October 2008 [word]
- A bad conscience [pdf], Herald Sun, 6 October 2008 [word]
- Nurses' quit threat [pdf], Herald Sun, 6 October 2008 [word]
- Letter to the editor [pdf], Helen Szoke, The Australian, 1 October 2008 [word]
- Anger over abortion Bill - hospitals, doctors take stand against new laws [pdf], The Australian, 29 September 2008 [word]
- Some call them hostile, hopeless and a scourge on the legal system. Others say they are brilliant but misguided. All agree they go too far. Meet the vexatious litigants [pdf], Sunday Age, 28 September 2008 [word]
- Playing politics with lives [pdf], The Age, 24 September 2008 [word]
- Conscience is law [pdf], Herald Sun, 24 September 2008 [word]
- Abortion law defiance [pdf], The Age, 24 September 2008 [word]
- Catholic hospitals may close wards if law passed [pdf], The Age, 23 September 2008 [word]
- Accused rapist GP loses bid to resume work [pdf], Herald Sun, 13 September 2008 [word]
- Private prisons complaints soar [pdf], The Age, 11 September 2008 [word]
- Law 'opens way to abortion rush' [pdf], The Australian, 10 September 2008 [word]
- A mockery of human rights [pdf], Herald Sun, 9 September 2008 [word]
- Gay support group gets straight 'no' from Brethren [pdf], Sunday Age, 7 September 2008 [word]
- Rights charter to affect planning [pdf], The Age, 6 September 2008 [word]
- Revenue's up, so office expands [pdf], The Australian, 22 August 2008 [word]
- Public roles, private lives [pdf], the Age, 4 August 2008 [word].
- GP tests Charter [pdf] Herald Sun, 26 June 2008 [word]
- Vic Police Chief attacks new SA bikie laws [pdf] Advertiser, 26 June 2008 [word]
- Evelyn shrugs tackle from junior league [pdf] the Herald Sun 19 June 2008 [word]
- Justice for all, bar none,[pdf] Ben Schokman, the Age, 11 June 2008 [word]
- Double Jeopardy (letter) [pdf] Jeremy Gans, Sunday Age, 8 June 2008 [word].
- Parole row is looming on charter [pdf], Herald Sun, 5 June 2008 [word]
- New sex offender laws run counter to rights charter [pdf] Sunday Age, 1 June 2008 [word]
- Justice will prevail [pdf], Julian Burnside, Sunday Age, 18 May 2008 [word]
- Letters to the editor [pdf], Sunday Age, 18 May 2008 [word]
- Human rights or a get out of jail free card? [pdf], Sunday Age, 11 May 2008 [word]
- Kooris' court a waste of money [pdf], The Australian, 9 May 2008 [word]
- Court delays 'destroy rights' [pdf], The Age, 7 May 2008 [word]
- Plan for separate court for Aborigines 'smells of Apartheid' [pdf], The Australian, 6 May 2008 [word]
- Trial wait frees drug accused [pdf], The Herald Sun, 24 April 2008 [word]
- Victoria turns spotlight on human rights[pdf], The Australian, 18 April 2008 [word]
- New power to monitor sex offenders [pdf], the Age, 16 April 2008 [word]
- Charter lifts human rights arguments [pdf], The Australian, 11 April 2008 [word]
- Tibet's off city agenda [pdf], Herald Sun, 26 March 2008 [word]
- 'Dodgy mates' policy in gun [pdf], Herald Sun, 14 March 2008 [word]
- Nine vows not to air belly during trial [pdf], the Australian, 4 March 2008 [word]
- Battle over police corruption [pdf], the Age, 27 February 2008 [word].
- Jail discount plan takes right turn[pdf], Herald Sun, 27 February 2008 [word]
- Nine wins right to speed appeal on Underbelly[pdf], the Australian, 16 February 2008 [word].
- TV Ban toughened[pdf], Herald Sun, 16 February 2008 [word].
- Charters of Human Rights are profoundly democratic[pdf], Philip Lynch, the Age, 22 January 2008 [word]
- Rights charter aids bail claim [pdf], the Age, 17 January 2008 [word]
- A social order Australia does not need [pdf], the Age, 16 January 2008 [word]
- Urban scrawl: shades of grey [pdf] the Age, 12 January 2008 [word]
- Rights are all right [pdf], the Herald Sun, 11 January 2008 [word]
- Charter cost may soar, Police back human rights move but warn of danger [pdf], the Herald Sun, 11 January 2008 [word].
- Mokbel to use rights bill to claim trial 'unfair' [pdf] the Australian, 10 January 2008 [word]
- Mokbel's new bid to escape [pdf] the Advertiser, 10 January 2008 [word]
- Charter may help Mokbel beat local justice [pdf], Herald Sun, 10 January 2008 [word]
- Lawyers eye off Charter breaches [pdf], Rick Wallace, the Australian, 9 January 2008 [word]
- Exerting a moral force[pdf], Karen Kissane, the Age, 8 January 2008 [word]
- Rights 'wronged by laws'[pdf], the Australian, 8 January 2008 [word]
- Citizens have a right to know all the facts [pdf], Darren Lewin-Hill, the Age, 8 January 2008 [word]
- A Charter we can celebrate [pdf], Hugh de Kretser, the Herald Sun, 7 January 2008 [word]
- Bill of rights on the cards, says Hulls [pdf], the Australian, 5 January 2008 [word]
- Hulls breaking the curse [pdf] the Australian, 5 January 2008 [word]
- Lawyers picnic for your rights [pdf] Peter Faris, Herald Sun, 1 January 2008 [word]
- Rights fight 'to clog courts' [pdf] Herald Sun, 1 January 2008[word]
2007
- Vic to act on human rights, Charter based on ACT law [pdf], Canberra Times, 29 December 2007 [word]
- Cracker of a time for Reforms [pdf], the Australian, 29 December 2007 [word]
- Charter protects rights, Victoria leads way[pdf], Herald Sun, 29 December 2007 [word]
- Safeguarding the rights of all Victorians [pdf], Diane Sisely, the Age, 28 December 2007 [word]
- A new advocate for rights [pdf], Andra Jackson, the Age, 15 December 2007 [word]
- Hulls glosses over the inconvenient truths [pdf] James Allan, the Australian, 14 December 2007[word]
- Right to a fair go enshrined in law[pdf], Rob Hulls, the Australian, 10 December 2007 [word].
- Victoria to be first state to adopt human rights charter[pdf] the Age, 8 December 2007[word].
- The Victorian Bar closes its eyes to reality and opts for censorship, The Australian, 2 November 2007
- Drug buster in Bar brawl, The Australian, 30 October 2007
- Blazer trail, Herald Sun, 9 October 2007
- Indigenous rights need to be included in Victorian Charter, The Age, 26 September 2007
- The cost-neutral view on rights (letter to the editor), The Age, 25 September 2007
- Graffiti vandals face fines of up to $26,000, Herald Sun, 21 September 2007
- Tort reforms face test under Charter, Financial Review, 17 August 2007
- Hulls in clash on charter of rights, The Australian, 6 July 2007
- Locked away: sex monsters will stay in jail, Herald Sun, 2 July 2007
- Hammer killer needs mental care, says judge, The Australian, 12 May 2007
- Charters of rights do not threaten freedom, they guarantee it, The Age, 23 March 2007 (text not available online)
- Notebook - compatible with the Human Rights Charter [abstract only] [pdf], Financial Review, 7 March 2007[word]
- A lens on rights, Herald Sun, 6 February 2007
- Your right to rights, The Age, 3 February 2007 (text not available online)
- The right priority, Herald Sun, 30 January 2007
- Jail term stretch: sex fiends to stay after sentence runs out, Herald Sun, 29 January 2007
- Empowerment or the right to power, The Age, 18 January 2007
2006
- Rights Charter set to make an impact, Matthew Drummond, Financial Review, 28 July 2006 (not available online)
- Independent Charter, Kenneth Nguyen, The Age, 28 July 2006 (not available online)
- Charter Changes, Herald Sun 27 July 2006
- The Charter you wanted, George Williams, Herald Sun, 26 July 2006
- Victorian Bill of Rights faces Referendum Call , ABC 22 July 2006
- Victoria: Rights Missed, Herald Sun 19 July 2006
- MP's gear up for Rights Fight, Herald Sun, 20 June 2006
- Lib Duo Abstain -Herald Sun, 15 June 2006
- Judicial Puppeteer - Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun, 14 June 2006
- Priority Essential to Guard Rights -James McConvill, Geelong Advertiser, 9 June 2006
- Right Fight - Mirko Bagaric, Geelong Advertiser, 6 June 2006
- Removing the Rights Blindfold, Simon French, Geelong Advertiser, 6 June 2006
- Charter of Rights Bill enters Parliament - Law Institute Journal 1 June 2006
- 2006/07 Victorian Budget statement
- Rob Hulls Media Release 2 May 2006- Victoria on Track for Human Rights Protection
- Victoria to adopt human rights charter, AAP 2 May 2006
2005
Other Publications
Carli, Carlo, 'The Victorian Charter of Rights and Responsibilities and Scrutiny in Victoria' (Speech presented at Australia New Zealand Scrutiny of Parliament Conference, August 2007)
Davies, Ben, 'Who Gets the Bill? The Lawyers' Bill of Rights in Victoria' (Proceedings of the 18th Conference of the Samuel Griffith Society, Canberra, 26-28 May 2006)
Evans, Simon and Carolyn Evans, 'Legal Redress Under the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilties' (2006) 17 Public Law Review 264 (text not available online)
Gans, J ‘Evidence under Victoria’s Charter of Human Rights’, University of Melbourne Legal Studies Research Paper 260, presented at the Evidence Law, Criminal Justice and Adjudication Colloquium, Conference of the Faculty of Law, UNSW, Sydney, 2007.
Hartigan, Chris, Rose Bryant-Smith and Afrooz Kaviani Johnson, 'Human Rights at Work: the Impact of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities on the Victorian Public Sector' (2007) 12 Employment Law Bulletin 93 (text not available online)
Mosby, Tom and Udara Jayasinghe, 'A Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilties: Applications and Implications for Victoria' (2006) 50 AIAL Forum 23 (text not available online)
Tate, Pamela, 'Some Reflections on Victoria's Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities' (2007) 52 AIAL Forum 18 (text not available online)
Williams, George, 'Lessons from Victoria's Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities' (2007) 45 Law Society Journal 68 (text not available online)
Williams, George, 'The Victorian Charter of Rights and Responsibilities: Origins and Scope' (2007) 26 Melbourne Law Review 880 (forthcoming)
Links
Department of Justice: www.justice.vic.gov.au
Victorian Government Solicitor's Office: www.vgso.vic.gov.au
Victorian Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission: www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au
Human Rights Law Resource Centre: www.hrlrc.org.au
Charterblog: http://charterblog.wordpress.com/
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