Options paper for a Charter of Human Rights for NSW
The Bar Association supports community consultation regarding a charter of human rights. It asked its Human Rights Committee to draft an options paper >>
Submissions and papers
The question of enacting a Bill of Rights for Australia can not be brushed aside as unworthy of serious debate.
the Hon Michael McHugh AC QC
The question of enacting a Bill of Rights for Australia can not be brushed aside as unworthy of serious debate.
the Hon Michael McHugh AC QC
Committee members
Our aims
John Griffiths SC (Chair)
Melissa Perry QC
Nicholas Cowdery QC
Mark Ierace SC
Richard Lancaster SC
Jonathan Kay Hoyle
Simeon Beckett
Kate Eastman
Sarah Pritchard
Craig Lenehan
Reg Graycar
Miranda Nagy
Genevieve Wilkinson
Nicholas Broadbent
Prof. Andrew Byrnes
Bar Association Staff Member
Cindy Penrose
Melissa Perry QC
Nicholas Cowdery QC
Mark Ierace SC
Richard Lancaster SC
Jonathan Kay Hoyle
Simeon Beckett
Kate Eastman
Sarah Pritchard
Craig Lenehan
Reg Graycar
Miranda Nagy
Genevieve Wilkinson
Nicholas Broadbent
Prof. Andrew Byrnes
Bar Association Staff Member
Cindy Penrose
Our aims
- Monitoring legislation and prospective legislation for its impact on human rights.
- Providing opinion to the Council, the Criminal Law Committee and the President on human rights issues.
- Deal with such other matters as are referred to it by the Bar Council or the Executive for consideration and report.
