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Victorian Department of Justice

This site provides links to: * The Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic); * Information booklets; * Information about the consultation process and submissions;

Equal Opportunities Commission Victoria

From 1st January 2007, the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission assumes new responsibilities under the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities. The Commission’s role with respect to the Charter is to: •ensure Victorians understand their human rights protections •provide an independent assessment of how well State and local governments comply with the Charter •report to the Government about the operation of the Charter in relation to new legislation and the Courts •look at particular human rights issues and concerns at the request of the Attorney-General •review policies and practices for compliance with the Charter at the request of public authorities

Castan Centre for Human Rights

The Castan Centre at Monash University in Melbourne was established to meet the need for, and interest in, the study of human rights law, globally, regionally and in Australia. It seeks to bring together the work of national and international human rights scholars, practitioners and advocates from a wide range of disciplines in order to promote and protect human rights. The Centre’s key activities are research, teaching, lectures, seminars, conferences, parliamentary submissions, internships and media presentations, applied research, advice work and consultancies.

Human Rights Act for Australia

While the Justice Project is focussed on the Charter of Human Rights and responsibilities in Victoria, it supports the campaign of New Matilda organisation to enact a Human Rights Act in Australian law.

Gilbert & Tobin Centre of Public Law

Here you will find extremely useful information about Bills of Rights in an Australian and international context. The resources available at this site vary greatly in depth and context depending on your current level of knowledge and interest. Whether you're interested in learning more about the history, pro's and con's or proposed content for an Australian Bills of Rights you will find an impressive collection of articles, reports, resources and other up to date information.

NSW Council of Civil Liberties

The NSW Council for Civil Liberties is campaigning for both a Bill of Rights for NSW and for Australia as a whole. The site contains articles from the media and ideas about what you can do to support the campaign for an Australian Bill of Rights.

The Arthur W Diamond Law Library at Columbia Law School, New York

An extremely comprehensive site, the Comparative Constitutional Rights Chart is an ideal source of information for those who are familiar with the basics of Bills of Rights. Designed originally for the Columbia Law School, this site centralizes all the information you could possibly want into one easy to navigate location. Here you will find relevant human rights documents and legislation from all around the world, reports into the state of human rights in both a national and international context which examine the value and administration of existing Bills of Rights, archived "Hot Topics" related to human rights and a myriad of constitutional law resources.

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