Submissions
The Commission makes submissions to parliamentary inquiries, government departments and law reform bodies on matters affecting human rights.
2024 |2023 | 2022 | 2021 |2020 |2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009
2024
Date | Submission | Made to |
8 March 2024 | Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (MS Word Document, 107.3 KB) | Housing, Big Bild and Manufacturing Committee |
4 March 2024 | Inquiry into the provision and regulation of supported accommodation in Queensland (MS Word Document, 102.8 KB) | Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee |
29 February 2024 | Corrective Services (Promoting Safety) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (MS Word Document, 89.7 KB) | Community Safety and Legal Affairs Committee |
21 February 2024 | Putting Queensland Kids First: Consultation Draft (MS Word Document, 153.1 KB) | Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet |
2023
2022
2021
Date | Submission | Made to |
30 November 2021 | Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021 (MS Word Document, 104.7 KB) | Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee |
30 November 2021 | Public Trustee (Advisory and Monitoring Board) Amendment Bill 2021 (MS Word Document, 108.4 KB) | Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee |
22 November 2021 | Working with Children (Indigenous Communities) Amendment Bill 2021 (MS Word Document, 98.3 KB) | Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee |
19 November 2021 | Inspector of Detention Services Bill 2021 (MS Word Document, 103.6 KB) | Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee |
11 November 2021 | Inquiry into serious vilification and hate crimes: supplementary submission (MS Word Document, 102.7 KB) | Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee |
8 October 2021 | Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 (MS Word Document, 164.8 KB) | Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee |
1 October 2021 | Child Protection Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 (MS Word Document, 112.8 KB) | Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee |
6 August 2021 | 2021 Independent Review of Banking Code of Practice (MS Word Document, 103.3 KB) | The Banking Code Review |
13 July 2021 | Housing Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 (MS Word Document, 121.3 KB) | Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee |
12 July 2021 | Inquiry into serious vilification and hate crimes (MS Word Document, 179.0 KB) Please note: Graphic examples were fully or partially redacted by the Committee before publication on the parliamentary website. These redactions are marked in this document with [redacted]. | Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee |
9 July 2021 | Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021 (MS Word Document, 90.6 KB) | Australian Parliament, Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee |
7 July 2021 | Public Health and Other Legislation (Further Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Bill 2021 (MS Word Document, 189.8 KB) | Queensland Parliament Economics and Governance Committee |
2 July 2021 | Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 (MS Word Document, 154.5 KB) | Queensland Parliament Health and Environment Committee |
12 March 2021 |
Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 This submission is available on the Queensland Parliament website. | Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee |
1 March 2021 | The rights of the Indigenous child under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (MS Word Document, 225.3 KB) | Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Study (UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights) |
6 January 2021 |
Child Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 This was a joint submission made with the Queensland Family and Child Commission, the Australian Human Rights Commission, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak, SNAICC, PeakCare Queensland, Queensland Council of Social Services, and the Office of the Public Guardian. It is available on the Queensland Parliament website. |
Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee |
2020
2019
Date | Submission | Made to |
24 December 2019 | Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (MS Word Document, 104.5 KB) (health equity for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people) | Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee |
19 December 2019 | Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (MS Word Document, 104.2 KB) (amendments to the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 ) | Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee |
12 December 2019 | Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2019, (MS Word Document, 111.0 KB) (conversion therapy) | Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee |
3 December 2019 | Operation Impala: an examination of the improper access and dissemination of confidential information by public sector agencies (MS Word Document, 112.4 KB) | Crime and Corruption Commission |
2 December 2019 | Path to Treaty (MS Word Document, 102.2 KB) | Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships |
9 October 2019 | Summary Offences Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (MS Word Document, 110.2 KB) | Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee |
3 October 2019 | Religious Discrimination Bill - Exposure Draft (MS Word Document, 115.3 KB) | Australian Government, Department of Attorney-General |
5 September 2019 | Agriculture and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (MS Word Document, 107.5 KB) | State Development, Natural Resources and Agricultural Industry Development Committee |
10 July 2019 | Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (MS Word Document, 188.1 KB) | Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee |
15 April 2019 | Inquiry into aged care, end-of-life and palliative care, and voluntary assisted dying(MS Word Document, 176.8 KB) | Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Committee |
04 April 2019 | Inquiry into imprisonment and recidivism(MS Word Document, 235.5 KB) | Queensland Productivity Commission |
2018
Date | Submission | Made to |
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26 November 2018 | Human Rights Bill 2018 (MS Word Document, 92.2 KB) | Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee |
19 November 2018 | Anti-Discrimination (Right to Use Gender-Specific Language) Amendment Bill 2018 (MS Word Document, 84.9 KB) | Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee |
16 March 2018 | Inquiry into the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill 2018 (MS Word Document, 172.2 KB) | Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee |
2 February 2018 | Religious Freedom Review (MS Word Document, 172.6 KB) | Expert Panel on Religious Freedom |
12 January 2018 | State of Queensland and Queensland Rail - NGR Trains (MS Word Document, 155.9 KB) | Australian Human Rights Commission |
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
Date | Submission | Made to |
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17 December 2013 | Review of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003 (PDF File, 422.0 KB) | Department of Justice and Attorney-General (Qld) |
25 September 2013 | Inquiry into the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 (MS Word Document, 573.1 KB) | Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee (Qld) |
June 2013 | Review of the Youth Justice Act 1992 (MS Word Document, 76.6 KB) | Department of Justice and Attorney-General(Qld) |
26 April 2013 | Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Intersex Status) Bill 2013 (PDF File, 2.3 MB) | The Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs |
15 March 2013 | Justice Reinvestment (MS Word Document, 190.4 KB) | The Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs |
February 2013 | Review of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 (MS Word Document, 90.3 KB) | Department of Justice and Attorney-General (Qld) |
2012
Date | Submission | Made to |
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21 December 2012 | Exposure Draft - Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2013 (MS Word Document, 74.0 KB) | Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Cth) |
21 December 2012 | ACHRA (Australian Council of Human Rights Agencies) Exposure Draft - Human Rights And Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 (PDF File, 4.3 MB) | Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Cth) |
8 November 2012 | Inquiry into the Youth Justice (Boot Camp Orders) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 (MS Word Document, 122.1 KB) | Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (Qld) |
27 February 2012 | Review of the Meaning of "Fundamental Legislative Principals" - additional submission (MS Word Document, 215.7 KB) | Finance and Administration Committee |
2011
Date | Submission | Made to |
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4 November 2011 | Civil Partnerships Bill (PDF File, 1.3 MB) | Legal Affairs, Police, Corrective Services and Emergency Services Committee |
April 2011 | Review of the Meaning of "Fundamental Legislative Principals" (MS Word Document, 96.3 KB) | Scrutiny of Legislation Committee |
2010
Date | Submission | Made to |
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October 2010 | Forensic Disability Bill 2010 - Information Paper (MS Word Document, 110.2 KB) | Department of Communities(Qld) |
October 2010 | Australian Human Rights Commission |
2009
Date | Submission | Made to |
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15 June 2009 | Charter of Rights submission (PDF File, 256.9 KB) | National Human Rights Consultation Secretariat |