7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 Children’s participation Participation of persons with disability Equal access to justice duty Technology and decision making 195 205 215 222 Chapter 8: Jurisdiction and scope 243 8.1 8.2 243 243 Jurisdiction Interaction with state and territory instruments Chapter 9: Interpretation and limitation of rights 247 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Interpretation of the Human Rights Act Interpretation of federal laws Interpretive steps and link with limitations clause Full proposed wording of interpretive clauses Limitations clause 247 248 252 253 254 Chapter 10: Notification to Parliament regarding incompatible laws 261 Chapter 11: Cause of action, complaints and remedies 267 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 268 268 275 280 282 284 286 Introduction Cause of action and remedies Complaints under the Human Rights Act Pathways through the Commission and courts Administrative law pathways Standing Protections against adverse cost orders Chapter 12: Periodic reviews of the Human Rights Act 293 Chapter 13: Parliamentary scrutiny and human rights 295 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 Introduction Parliamentary scrutiny and human rights The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights Assessing effectiveness of parliamentary scrutiny Timeliness of the scrutiny process Adequacy of Statements of Compatibility Coordination of scrutiny committees 295 295 297 300 303 313 321 Chapter 14: The role of the Australian Human Rights Commission 335 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 335 335 336 336 337 337 337 The Commission as NHRI Reporting, reviews and oversight Annual reports Intervention power Education and public awareness Public sector training and guidance Resourcing and independence Appendix: Rights content with commentary 341 Appendix: Table of abbreviations 378 FREE AND EQUAL A Human Rights Act for Australia 2022 5