Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 2004 - SECT 41

    (1)     The commission has the following functions:

        (a)     review the effect of territory laws, including the common law, on human rights;

        (b)     report in writing to the Attorney-General on the results of the review.

    (2)     The Attorney-General must present a copy of a report mentioned in subsection (1) to the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days after the day the Attorney-General receives the report.

    (3)     However, the Attorney-General may amend the report (including by omitting part of the report) before presenting it to the Legislative Assembly to prevent the report—

        (a)     disclosing the identity of—

              (i)     a person whose human rights have, or may have been, contravened; or

              (ii)     someone who may have contravened someone else's rights; or

        (b)     allowing the identity of someone mentioned in paragraph (a) to be worked out; or

        (c)     disclosing information if the disclosure of the information could, in the Attorney-General's opinion, harm the public interest.

    (4)     If the Attorney-General amends the report, the Attorney-General must present a statement to the Legislative Assembly with the report that tells the Assembly that the report has been amended.