HUMAN RIGHTS (PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY) ACT 2011 - SECT 3 Definitions
HUMAN RIGHTS (PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY) ACT 2011 - SECT 3
Definitions"human rights" means the rights and freedoms recognised or declared by the following international instruments:
(a) the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination done at New York on 21 December 1965 ([1975] ATS 40);
(b) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights done at New York on 16 December 1966 ([1976] ATS 5);
(c) the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights done at New York on 16 December 1966 ([1980] ATS 23);
(d) the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women done at New York on 18 December 1979 ([1983] ATS 9);
(e) the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment done at New York on 10 December 1984 ([1989] ATS 21);
(f) the Convention on the Rights of the Child done at New York on 20 November 1989 ([1991] ATS 4);
(g) the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities done at New York on 13 December 2006 ([2008] ATS 12).
Note: In 201 1 , the text of an international agreement in the Australian Treaty Series was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).
"member" means a member of the Committee.
"rule-maker" has the same meaning as in the Legislation Act 2003 .
"the Committee" means the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights for the time being constituted under this Act.
(2) In the definition of human rights in subsection ( 1), the reference to the rights and freedoms recognised or declared by an international instrument is to be read as a reference to the rights and freedoms recognised or declared by the instrument as it applies to Australia.