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Bills of previous Parliaments

Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of bills homepages, the authoritative sources for verifying the progress of bills are the House of Representatives Votes and Proceedings and the Journals of the Senate.

Parliamentary Charter of Rights and Freedoms Bill 2001 [2008]

Type	Private
Originating house	Senate
Status	Not Proceeding
Sponsor	LEES, Meg

Summary

Provides for a Parliamentary Charter of Rights and Freedoms to protect all Australians against violations of their fundamental civil and political rights by governments.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	27/09/01
Second reading moved	27/09/01

Restored to Notice Paper	09/11/05

Senate
Lapsed at end of Parliament	12/02/08

Restored to Notice Paper	14/02/08

Senate
Lapsed at end of Parliament	28/09/10