Williams, ‘Evaluating the Impact of Australia’s Federal Human Rights Scrutiny Regime’ in Julie
Debeljak and Laura Grenfell (eds), Law Making and Human Rights (Lawbook Co, 2020) 67.
17
See, eg, Laura Grenfell and Sarah Moulds, ‘The Role of Committees in Rights Protection in
Federal and State Parliaments in Australia’ (2018) 41(1) UNSW Law Journal 40; and David Monk, ‘A
Framework for Evaluating the Performance of Committees in Westminster Parliaments’ (2010)
16 Journal of Legislative Studies 1, 7–8.
18
See, eg, Commonwealth of Australia, Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Annual
Report 2018 (2018) 30
<https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Human_Rights/Annual_Re
ports>.
19
Although note that the PJCHR prepares guidance materials and provides targeted training. And
the Attorney-General’s Department provides some resources. Commonwealth of Australia,
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Annual Report 2018 (12 February 2019), [3.64];
‘Tools for assessing compatibility with human rights’ Attorney-General’s Department
<https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/human-rights-and-anti-discrimination/humanrights-scrutiny/tools-assessing-compatibility-human-rights>.
20
United Nations Committee Against Torture. Decision adopted by the Committee on the request
submitted by Australia under article 24 (2) of the Optional Protocol to the Convention
(CAT/C/73/3). 3 June 2022.
21
See <Monitoring places of detention – OPCAT - Commonwealth Ombudsman>.
22
The Hon. Mark Speakman. Budget Estimates 2021 Questions Taken on Notice Portfolio
Committee No. 5 – Legal Affairs (26 March 2021), Question 14, 35
<https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/other/15381/AQON%20%20Attorney%20General%20and%20Prevention%20of%20Domestic%20Violence%20%20Minister%20Speakman.pdf>; The Hon. Elise Archer. House of Assembly Estimates
Committee B. (8 September 2021), 25
<https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/ParliamentSearch/isysquery/646e1e1a-aef8-4738-9d7a87774dd880e2/5/doc/> ; Jack Latimore, ‘Deaths in custody oversight missing as government
deadline passes’, The Sydney Morning Herald (20 January 2022)
<https://www.smh.com.au/national/deaths-in-custody-oversight-missing-as-governmentdeadline-passes-20220120-p59pwv.html> ; Parliament of Victoria Legislative Council Legal and
Social Issues Committee, Inquiry into Victoria’s criminal justice system, Volume 2 (March 2022),
630
<https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/SCLSI/Inquiry_into_Victorias_Jus
tice_System_/Report/LCLSIC_59-10_Vic_criminal_justice_system.pdf> ; The Hon. Leanne Linnard,
Queensland Parliament: Record of Proceedings (26 May 2022), 1479
<https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2022/2022_05_26_WEEKLY.pdf>
23
Australian Government, Closing The Gap Commonwealth Implementation Plan (July 2021), 50
<https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/publications/tabledpapers/4f79a3db-5aa94d21-8bae7ab5ace4f4f7/upload_pdf/Commonwealth%20CTG%20Implementation%20Plan.pdf;fileType=ap
plication%2Fpdf#search=%22publications/tabledpapers/4f79a3db-5aa9-4d21-8bae7ab5ace4f4f7%22>
24
Australian Senate, Question on notice no. 4249 (08 November 2021)
<https://www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/downloadquestions/Question-ParliamentNumber46QuestionNumber4249>.
25
Australian Human Rights Commission, Implementing OPCAT in Australia (29 June 2020), 40-43
<https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/rights-and-freedoms/publications/implementing-opcataustralia-2020.>
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