134 Toonen v Australia, Communication No.
488/1992, UN Doc CCPR/C/50/D/488/1992
(1994).
135 Toonen v Australia, Communication No.
488/1992, UN Doc CCPR/C/50/D/488/1992
(1994) [7.10].
136 See this and further examples at: ‘Human Rights
Explained: Case Studies: Complaints about
Australia to the Human Rights Committee’
Australian Human Rights Commission (Web
Page) <https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/
education/human-rights-explained-case-studiescomplaints-about-australia-human-rights>.
137 CRPD Committee, Marlon James Noble
v Australia, No. 7/2012, UN Doc CRPD/
C/16/D/7/2012 (2 September 2016).
138 ‘Cases lodged under the Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ Remedy
Australia (Web Page) <https://remedy.org.au/
cases/treaty/4/>.
139 Human Rights Committee, Nystrom v Australia,
UN Doc CCPR/C/102/D/1557/2007 (18 July 2011).
140 ‘Nystrom v Australia (HRC, 2011)’ Remedy
Australia (Web Page) <https://remedy.org.au/
cases/19/>.
141 See eg, G20, International Labor Office, A Skilled
Workforce for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced
Growth (November 2010) <https://www.oecd.
org/g20/summits/toronto/G20-Skills-Strategy.
pdf>.
142 Queensland Advocacy Incorporated, Submission
63, Free & Equal Inquiry; Australian Lawyers
for Human Rights, Submission 128, Free &
Equal Inquiry; Human Rights Alliance for NSW,
Submission 107, Free & Equal Inquiry.
144 Sarah Scopelianos, ‘The Royal Commission into
Aged Care Quality and Safety explained’, ABC
(online), 11 February 2019 <https://www.abc.net.
au/news/sarah-scopelianos/6806558>.
145 Michelle Grattan, ‘Royal Commission on the abuse
of disabled people to be announced soon’, The
Conversation (online), 27 February 2019 <https://
theconversation.com/royal-commission-on-theabuse-of-disabled-people-to-be-announcedsoon-112621>.
146 Rosemary Bolger, ‘It’s not flash being disabled’:
PM launches $527 million disability Royal
Commission’, SBS News (online), 5 April 2019
<https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/its-notflash-being-disabled-pm-launches-527-milliondisability-royal-commission/wt11e0a3k>.
147 Tom Maddocks, ‘Royal commission into child
detention and protection costs NT Government
more than $40 million’, ABC (online),
28 November 2017 <https://www.abc.net.au/
news/2017-11-28/royal-commission-costs-thenorthern-territory-government-million/9201928>.
148 Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee,
Review of the Charter of Human Rights and
Responsibilities Act 2006 (September 2011)
141–145, summarised in Queensland Advocacy
Incorporated, Submission 63, Free & Equal
Inquiry.
149 Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee,
Review of the Charter of Human Rights and
Responsibilities Act 2006 (September 2011)
141–145, discussed in Queensland Advocacy
Incorporated, Submission 63, Free & Equal
Inquiry.
143 Luke Henriques-Gomes, ‘Robodebt: court
approves $1.8bn settlement for victims of
government’s “shameful” failure’, The Guardian
(Online) 11 June 2021 <https://www.theguardian.
com/australia-news/2021/jun/11/robodebtcourt-approves-18bn-settlement-for-victims-ofgovernments-shameful-failure>.
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