HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION ACT 1986 - SECT 10A Duties of Commission

This legislation has been repealed.

HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION ACT 1986 - SECT 10A

             (1)  It is the duty of the Commission to ensure that the functions of the Commission under this or any other Act are performed:

                     (a)  with regard for:

                              (i)  the indivisibility and universality of human rights; and

                             (ii)  the principle that every person is free and equal in dignity and rights; and

                     (b)  efficiently and with the greatest possible benefit to the people of Australia.

             (2)  Nothing in this section imposes a duty on the Commission that is enforceable by proceedings in a court.