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The Constitution of Queensland sets out and regulates the powers of the major state institutions of the Australian state of Queensland. It is a written constitution , with most provisions contained within the Constitution of Queensland 2001 (Qld), which consolidated many previous constitutional laws.
Human rights in Australia have largely been developed by the democratically elected Australian Parliament through laws in specific contexts (rather than a stand-alone, abstract bill of rights) and safeguarded by such institutions as the independent judiciary and the High Court, which implement common law, the Australian Constitution, and various other laws of Australia and its states and ...
There is also a statutory bill of rights, the Queensland Human Rights Act 2019. Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. The powers of the state can be classified into three types:
A bill of rights, sometimes called a declaration of rights or a charter of rights, is a list of the most important rights to the ... Queensland Human Rights Act 2018
The Queensland Council for Civil Liberties (QCCL) is a voluntary organisation in Australia concerned with the protection of individual rights and civil liberties.It was founded in 1966 in order "to protect and promote the human rights and freedoms of Queensland citizens."
The ban passed 47–41 with the ALP, an Independent and Greens in favour of the bill – while the LNP, North Queensland First, Katter's Australia Party and One Nation opposed the bill. [220] Health Minister Steven Miles had announced the plan to ban gay conversion therapy practices in the state in November 2019. [223]
The Human Rights Committee was established under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Australia is a party. Rather than challenge the resulting Commonwealth Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act of 1994, the Tasmanian Parliament repealed the legislation in question. [41]
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of the Australian State of Queensland. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland , the Parliament consists of the King , represented by the governor , and the Legislative Assembly .