International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Schedule 2
3. (a)
No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory
labour;
(b) Paragraph 3(a) shall not be held to preclude, in countries where
imprisonment with hard labour may be imposed as a punishment for a crime,
the performance of hard labour in pursuance of a sentence to such punishment
by a competent court;
(c) For the purpose of this paragraph the term “forced or compulsory
labour” shall not include:
(i) Any work or service, not referred to in sub-paragraph (b),
normally required of a person who is under detention in
consequence of a lawful order of a court, or of a person during
conditional release from such detention;
(ii) Any service of a military character and, in countries where
conscientious objection is recognized, any national service
required by law of conscientious objectors;
(iii) Any service exacted in cases of emergency or calamity
threatening the life or well-being of the community;
(iv) Any work or service which forms part of normal civil obligations.
Article 9
1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall
be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention. No one shall be deprived of his
liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are
established by law.
2. Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the
reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly informed of any charges against
him.
3. Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be brought
promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial
power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It shall
not be the general rule that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody,
but release may be subject to guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage of
the judicial proceedings, and, should occasion arise, for execution of the
judgment.
4. Anyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be
entitled to take proceedings before a court, in order that that court may decide
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
Compilation No. 48
Compilation date: 20/12/18
Authorised Version C2019C00030 registered 14/01/2019
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Registered: 14/1/19
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