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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Bill 2022

2019-2022

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time

 

 

 

 

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Bill 2022

 

No.      , 2022

 

(Senator Thorpe)

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act relating to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples , and for related purposes

   

   

   



Contents

Part 1—Preliminary                                                                                                              1

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 2

3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 2

4............ Objects of this Act.............................................................................. 2

5............ Simplified outline of this Act............................................................. 3

6............ Interpretation...................................................................................... 3

Part 2—Measures for consistency of laws and achieving the objectives of the Declaration        4

7............ Consistency........................................................................................ 4

8............ Action plan......................................................................................... 4

Part 3—Report to Parliament                                                                                         6

9............ Annual report...................................................................................... 6

10.......... Review of annual report..................................................................... 7

Schedule 1—Consequential amendments                                                                2

Productivity Commission Act 1998                                                                            2

 



A Bill for an Act relating to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts: