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HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 2004 (NO. 5 OF 2004)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
2. Commencement
3. Dictionary
4. Notes
PART 2--HUMAN RIGHTS
5. What are human rights?
6. Who has human rights?
7. Rights apart from Act
PART 3--CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
8. Recognition and equality before the law
9. Right to life
10. Protection from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment etc
11. Protection of the family and children
12. Privacy and reputation
13. Freedom of movement
14. Freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief
15. Peaceful assembly and freedom of association
16. Freedom of expression
17. Taking part in public life
18. Right to liberty and security of person
19. Humane treatment when deprived of liberty
20. Children in the criminal process
21. Fair trial
22. Rights in criminal proceedings
23. Compensation for wrongful conviction
24. Right not to be tried or punished more than once
25. Retrospective criminal laws
26. Freedom from forced work
27. Rights of minorities
28. Human rights may be limited
PART 4--APPLICATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO TERRITORY LAWS
29. Application of pt 4
30. Interpretation of laws and human rights
31. Interpretation of human rights
32. Declaration of incompatibility
33. Attorney-General's action on receiving declaration of incompatibility
34. Notice to Attorney-General and commissioner
35. Attorney-General's right to intervene on human rights
36. Human rights commissioner may intervene
PART 5--SCRUTINY OF PROPOSED TERRITORY LAWS
37. Attorney-General's statement on government bills
38. Consideration of bills by standing committee of Assembly
39. Noncompliance with s 37 and s 38
PART 6--HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER
40. Human rights commissioner
41. Human rights commissioner's functions
PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS
42. Regulation-making power
43. Review of Act after 1st year of operation
44. Review of Act
45. Legislation amended—sch 2
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
DICTIONARY
ENDNOTES
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