Western Australia

The Consultative Committee has now released its report recommending a Human Rights Act for Western Australia.

However, the response of the government has so far been cautious, suggesting that a WA Human Rights Act may be put on hold pending the proposed consultations about a federal charter of rights. See Attorney-General Jim McGinty's media release [pdf] and the media reports below.

The website for the Consultative Committee is www.humanrights.wa.gov.au

Inquiry documents

Report of the Consultative Committee

Discussion Paper

Draft Bill of Rights

Our submission to the inquiry

Media

Rights Act not best for unborn: lawyer [pdf] the West Australian, 23 July 2008 [word].

Concern at human rights charter [pdf], The West Australian, 22 April 2008 [word]

McGinty urged to push Charter [pdf] [word] The West Australian, 27 December 2007

States rights bill falls to Federal Bill [pdf] [word] The West Australian, 21 December 2007

McGinty shelves Human Rights Bill [pdf] [word] The West Australian, 21 December 2007

# We note that our project has twice submitted an opinion piece to the West Australian, in an attempt to present another side to the debate on a Human Rights Act, but so far, the West has chosen not to publish this piece.

Lift veil on secret Human Rights Act [pdf] [word] The West Australian, 27 November 2007

Archer to decide on Rights Act [pdf], [word] The West Australian, 21 November 2007

Police attack human rights plan, The West Australian, 15 November 2007

Rights Bill could hit CCC powers, The West Australian, 12 November 2007

Rights group baulks at people's vote on charter, The West Australian, 5 November 2007

Human rights Act "hands judges power", The West Australian, 2 November 2007

Law Society no-show hits input into planned human rights Act, The West Australian, 31 October 2007

Lawyers charged with apathy as meeting folds, The West Australian, 31 October 2007

Residents may go to UN over state land grab, The West Australian, 17 October 2007

Rights Act fails Aboriginals, The West Australian, 4 October 2007

Censorship on human rights a contradiction (editorial), The West Australian, 14 September 2007

Public's view on rights kept secret, The West Australian, 14 September 2007

Human rights act will cost millions just to train public servants, The West Australian, 12 September 2007

Lawyers to debate human rights act, The West Australian, 11 September 2007

Abortion fears over rights Bill, The West Australian, 5 September 2007

Watchdog call to clarify prison rights, The West Australian, 4 September 2007

Hefty bill to pay when wrongs become rights, The West Australian, 28 August 2007

Rights bill cover 'easy options', The West Australian, 27 August 2007

New rights charter 'may help criminals', The West Australian, 25 August 2007

Basic services part of human rights, says Chaney, The West Australian, 4 August 2007

Walsham trio's lawyer puts juries in the dock, The West Australian, 24 July 2007

Rights charter could help criminals: police, The West Australian, 1 June 2007

Conflict over aims of human rights legislation, The West Australian, 4 May 2007

The onus is on McGinty to show need for rights law, The West Australian, 4 May 2007

WA to look at charter of rights (abstract), The Financial Review, 4 May 2007

Human rights charter could hinder child protection program: professor, The West Australian, 3 May 2007

Human rights on the agenda for WA (media release), 3 May 2007

Whistleblower's lawyer backs rights charter, The West Australian, 1 May 2007

Other Publications

Human Rights Committee of the Law Society of Western Australia, 'The Human Rights Bill: is a Human Rights Act a Good Idea for WA?' (2006) 33(11) Brief 5 (text not available online)