National forum on Australia's first Bill of Rights
29th June 2004
Is Australia’s first Bill of Rights a landmark development or a negative step in the protection of human rights in Australia?
This is one of the key questions to be addressed at a national forum on the new ACT Human Rights Act 2004, to take place at the National Museum of Australia on Thursday 1 July, the day the legislation comes into effect.
ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope will open the forum and the keynote speaker is Shadow Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon, who will talk about Bills of Rights and political leadership. Other speakers include leading academics from around Australia.
The event is hosted by the UNSW Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law and the ANU Centre for International and Public Law.
A new book by UNSW Professor George Williams, director of the Gilbert + Tobin Centre, entitled The Case for an Australian Bill of Rights: Freedom in the War on Terror (UNSW Press) will be launched by Nicola Roxon following the forum.
What: Forum on Australia’s first Bill of Rights and book launch
When: 9am – 5pm, Thursday 1 July; book launch 5 – 6pm
Where: National Museum of Australia, Canberra
For more information see the website and the full program.
Media contact: Professor George Williams, tel. 9385 2259 mob 0414 241 593;
Denise Knight, UNSW Media Office, tel. 9385 3192 mob 0405 207 685
This is one of the key questions to be addressed at a national forum on the new ACT Human Rights Act 2004, to take place at the National Museum of Australia on Thursday 1 July, the day the legislation comes into effect.
ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope will open the forum and the keynote speaker is Shadow Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon, who will talk about Bills of Rights and political leadership. Other speakers include leading academics from around Australia.
The event is hosted by the UNSW Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law and the ANU Centre for International and Public Law.
A new book by UNSW Professor George Williams, director of the Gilbert + Tobin Centre, entitled The Case for an Australian Bill of Rights: Freedom in the War on Terror (UNSW Press) will be launched by Nicola Roxon following the forum.
What: Forum on Australia’s first Bill of Rights and book launch
When: 9am – 5pm, Thursday 1 July; book launch 5 – 6pm
Where: National Museum of Australia, Canberra
For more information see the website and the full program.
Media contact: Professor George Williams, tel. 9385 2259 mob 0414 241 593;
Denise Knight, UNSW Media Office, tel. 9385 3192 mob 0405 207 685
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