Federal Human Rights Act could help prevent policy failures like robodebt, parliamentary inquiry says
Proposed act would mean rights must be considered when making laws but opposition rejects ‘excessive restrictions’ it could impose
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A parliamentary inquiry has called for Australia to adopt its first ever federal Human Rights Act, with MPs arguing it could provide safeguards against public policy disasters like the robodebt scheme.
On Thursday the chair of the human rights committee, the Labor MP Josh Burns, tabled a report calling for new laws, including making it “unlawful” for a public authority to ignore human rights.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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