Australia's human rights scrutiny regime : democratic masterstroke or mere window dressing? / Adam Fletcher
- Bib ID:
- 7794459
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Fletcher, Adam, author
- Description:
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- Carlton, VIC : Melbourne University Press, 2018
- ©2018
- ix, 427 pages ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9780522874112 (paperback)
- 9780522874105 (hardback)
- Invalid ISBN:
- 9780522874129 (epub)
- Series:
- MUP academic monograph series.
- Summary:
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In 2010 the Australian Government decided that it would not propose a Human Rights Act, despite the relevant recommendation of the 2008-09 National Human Rights Consultation. Instead, it introduced a Human Rights Framework comprising several measures to enhance human rights protection, including theHuman Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011. The scrutiny regime under that Act was designed to ensure rights would be given due consideration before Commonwealth legislation was passed. The Act created a unique 'bipartite dialogue' system, involving a formal interchange on rights compatibility between the executive and Parliament, while excluding the courts. This set the Commonwealth apart from jurisdictions such as the ACT, Victoria, New Zealand and the UK, which have statutory rights instruments administered by their courts. The book presents a detailed study of all aspects of the scrutiny regime, and compares the regime with its closest counterparts overseas. In assessing the regime's impact, it argues that a system in which the executive and Parliament are responsible both for protecting rights and for remedying rights breaches is neither more legitimate nor more effective than one involving all three branches of government. Accordingly, it calls for strengthening reforms.
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- NLApp78578
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