Human rights fact sheets
Summary
The ACT Government needs to ensure new laws, policies and programs comply with the Human Rights Act 2004.
These fact sheets help staff to identify and address potential human rights issues when developing laws, policies and programs. These factsheets may also help you to understand the rights under the Act.
Each one notes the section of the Act it relates to in the title. For example, section 8 is noted as s 8.
These fact sheets are for guidance only and are not legal advice.
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Policy triggers fact sheet – to assist agencies to identify when human rights are engaged [PDF 282 kB]
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Right to equality and non-discrimination – s 8 [PDF 291 kB]
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Right to life – s 9 [PDF 301 kB]
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Protection from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, etc – s 10 [PDF 258 kB]
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Protection of the family and children – s 11 [PDF 276 kB]
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Right to privacy – s 12 [PDF 287 kB]
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Freedom of movement – s 13 [PDF 243 kB]
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Freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief – s 14 [PDF 274 kB]
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Right to peaceful assembly and freedom of association – s 15 [PDF 261 kB]
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Freedom of expression – s 16 [PDF 278 kB]
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Right to take part in public life – s 17 [PDF 267 kB]
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Right to liberty and security of person – s 18 [PDF 292 kB]
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Right to humane treatment when deprived of liberty – s 19 [PDF 272 kB]
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Rights of children in the criminal process – s 20 [PDF 263 kB]
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Rights to a fair trial – s 21 [PDF 283 kB]
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Rights in criminal proceedings – s 22 [PDF 420 kB]
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Right to compensation for wrongful conviction – s 23 [PDF2 61 kB]
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Right not to be tried or punished more than once – s 24 [PDF 244 kB]
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Prohibition on retrospective criminal laws – s 25 [PDF 262 kB]
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Freedom from forced work – s 26 [PDF 271 kB]
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Cultural and other rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other minorities – s 27 [PDF 281 kB
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Right to education – s 27A [PDF 292 kB]
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Right to work and work-related rights – s 27B [PDF 269 kB]
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Right to a healthy environment – s 27C [PDF 365 kB]
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Reasonable and Justifiable Limitations on Human Rights – s 28 [PDF 368 kB]