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2010-2011

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010

 

 

(Amendments to be moved by Senator Brandis on behalf of the Opposition in committee of the whole)

( 1 )     Clause 2 , page 2 (table item 2 , 2nd column), omit “ , 3 ”.

[statements of compatibility]

( 2 )     Clause 3 , page 2 (line 14) , omit “ (1) ”.

[definition of human rights]

(3)     Clause 3, page 2 (line 15) to page 3 (line 15), omit the definition of human rights , substitute:

human rights means the personal rights and liberties which exist under:

                     (a)  the Constitution; and

                     (b)  Acts of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth, States and Territories; and

                     (c)  the common law; and

                     (d)  relevant international instruments to which Australia is a party and which have domestic application by Australian law.

[definition of human rights]

(4)     Clause 3 , page 3 (lines 21 to 24) , subclause ( 2 ) TO BE OPPOSED .

[definition of human rights]

( 5 )     Part 3 , clauses 8 and 9 , page 6 (line 1) to page 7 (line 4) ,  Part TO BE OPPOSED .

[statements of compatibility]