Victorian Current Acts

CHARTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2006 - SECT 28

    (1)     A member of Parliament who proposes to introduce a Bill into a House of Parliament must cause a statement of compatibility to be prepared in respect of that Bill.

S. 28(2) amended by No. 20/2022 s. 21.

    (2)     A member of Parliament who introduces a Bill into a House of Parliament, or another member acting on the member's behalf, must cause the statement of compatibility prepared under subsection (1) to be laid before the House of Parliament into which the Bill is introduced before giving the member's second reading speech on the Bill.

Note

The obligation in subsections (1) and (2) applies to Ministers introducing government Bills and members of Parliament introducing non-government Bills.

    (3)     A statement of compatibility must state—

        (a)     whether, in the member's opinion, the Bill is compatible with human rights and, if so, how it is compatible; and

        (b)     if, in the member's opinion, any part of the Bill is incompatible with human rights, the nature and extent of the incompatibility.

    (4)     A statement of compatibility made under this section is not binding on any court or tribunal.