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Human Rights Committee


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

    Committee members



Sarah Pritchard SC (Chair)   
Nicholas Cowdery QC  
Melissa Perry QC   
Richard Lancaster SC   
Kate Eastman SC
Anne Healey   
Simeon Beckett   
Tony McAvoy  
Andrew Naylor   
Sean Docker   
Reg Graycar 
Jonathan Kay Hoyle  
Trent Glover   
Laura Thomas   
Prof Andrew Byrnes   
Sheryn Omeri  

Bar Association Staff Member
Roshana Wikramanayake



    Our aims



  1. Monitoring legislation and prospective legislation for its impact on human rights.

  2. Providing opinion to the Council, the Criminal Law Committee and the President on human rights issues.

  3. Deal with such other matters as are referred to it by the Bar Council or the Executive for consideration and report.