JusticeNet Human Rights Act Submission

Earlier this year, JusticeNet made a submission to the South Australian Parliament’s Social Development Committee Inquiry into the potential for a Human Rights Act for South Australia. We support the enactment of a Human Rights Act, also known as a Human Rights Charter because we believe that it could help improve the lives of every day South Australians.

South Australians want to help build a society based on a culture of respect for human rights across government, parliament, the courts, and our communities. We need a framework that requires the South Australian government to consider everyone’s basic rights when it designs new laws, regulations or policies. South Australians also need accessible pathways to resolve any disputes about their rights and achieve effective remedies if their rights have been unjustifiably breached. We want dispute resolution and rights protection that is focused on delivering practical solutions, without involving people in expensive litigation: contrary to the myth that a Human Rights Act would be a ‘lawyers’ picnic, we hope and expect that a fully realised Human Rights Act for SA would see less demand for lawyers and pro bono legal representation in SA.

To read more see our full submission here.

To see more JusticeNet submissions you can see all our publications at Who We Are.

Published on 28-Feb-2024