

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: