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Standing Committee on Petitions

42nd Parliament: Petitions on issues in the Attorney-General policy area

Topics: Human Rights | Legal system | Marriage and Family law | Other

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Subject Presentation details*
No. of signatures
Further action
Human Rights (see also Foreign Affairs and Trade petitions)

Charter of rights (PDF 82KB)

Mr Randall, 7 September 2009

642

Response from Attorney-General, dated 13 November 2009
(PDF 152KB)

Human Rights Act (PDF 30KB)

24 May 2010

117

Response from Attorney-General, dated 22 June 2010
(PDF 109KB)

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Legal System

Personal grievance (PDF 64KB)

16 June 2008

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 17 February 2009
(PDF 101KB)

Indigenous deaths in custody
(PDF 99KB)

16 November 2009

3,280

Response from Attorney-General, dated 23 April 2010
(PDF 234KB)

Request to create a judicial committee of inquiry (PDF 62KB)

23 November 2009

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 7 January 2010
(PDF 186KB)

A section 72 (ii) process under the Constitution (PDF 45KB)

15 March 2010

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 5 May 2010
(PDF 55KB)

The creation of a 'Judicial Sub-Committee of Inquiry' (PDF 77KB)

15 March 2010

1

Limitations faced by self represented litigants (PDF 78KB)

15 March 2010

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 5 May 2010
(PDF 100KB)

High Court Judges and s.72 of the Constitution (PDF 82KB)

24 May 2010

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 22 June 2010
(PDF 100KB)

A process under s.75 of the Constitution (PDF 69KB)

24 May 2010

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 9 July 2010
(PDF 78KB)

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Marriage and Family Law

Marriage legislation (PDF 52KB)

23 June 2008
1 September 2008
13 October 2008

96
34
34

Response from Attorney-General, dated 1 September 2008
(PDF 146KB)

National Marriage Day (PDF 38KB)

Mr Morrison,16 September 2009
19 October 2009
16 November 2009
Mr Morrison, 23 November 2009
23 November 2009
8 February 2010
24 May 2010

7,071
2,521
825
512
525
123
6

Response from Attorney-General, dated 27 November 2009
(PDF 103KB)

Public hearing program, 7 April 2010 (PDF 37KB)

Public hearing transcript, 7 April 2010

Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009 (PDF 69KB)

16 November 2009
23 November 2009
Mr Schultz, 26 November 2009
8 February 2010
Mr Ciobo, 10 February 2010
22 February 2010
Mr Randall, 22 February 2010
15 March 2010
24 May 2010
Mr Scott, 3 June 2010
21 June 2010

104
3,904
265
9,003
120
978
277
357
979
270
177

Response from Attorney-General, dated 17 December 2009
(PDF 120KB)

Public hearing program, 7 April 2010 (PDF 37KB)

Public hearing transcript, 7 April 2010

Personal grievance with Family Court (PDF 63KB)

23 November 2009

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 7 January 2010
(PDF 186KB)

Family law matter (PDF 62KB)

23 November 2009

1

Response from Attorney-General, dated 7 January 2010
(PDF 186KB)

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Other

Display of flag and artifacts of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (PDF 179KB)

25 May 2009

569

Response from Attorney-General, dated 20 August 2009
(PDF 172KB)

Parallel import restrictions on books (PDF 60KB)

Mr Gibbons, 14 September 2009

3,885

Response from Attorney-General, dated 13 November 2009
(PDF 81KB)

Parallel import restrictions on books (PDF 46KB)

Mr Bevis, 19 October 2009

2,097

Response from Attorney-General, dated 23 December 2009
(PDF 95KB)

Crown pardon for Messrs Morant, Handcock and Witton (PDF 93KB)

26 October 2009

58

Response from Attorney-General, dated 8 February 2010
(PDF 97KB)

Public Hearing Program, 15 March 2010 (PDF 38KB)

Public Hearing Transcript, 15 March 2010

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*Presented in the House of Representatives by the Speaker or the Chair of the Petitions Committee, unless otherwise indicated

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