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HUMAN RIGHTS (PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY) ACT 2011 - SECT 8

Statements of compatibility in relation to Bills

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

  (2)   A member of Parliament who introduces a Bill for an Act into a House of the Parliament, or another member acting on his or her behalf, must cause the statement of compatibility prepared under subsection   (1) to be presented to the House.

  (3)   A statement of compatibility must include an assessment of whether the Bill is compatible with human rights.

  (4)   A statement of compatibility prepared under subsection   (1) is not binding on any court or tribunal.

  (5)   A failure to comply with this section in relation to a Bill that becomes an Act does not affect the validity, operation or enforcement of the Act or any other provision of a law of the Commonwealth.



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