Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

As Labor's platform makes clear, the Australian Labor Party is committed to reviewing Australia's human rights framework and to considering whether it could be enhanced through a statutory charter of human rights or other similar instrument. However, the terms of reference of this inquiry would appear to prejudge that outcome. And with this government in its final months, we don't believe it is the time for a Senate committee to commence the kind of lengthy and detailed inquiry that would be required to properly consider the complex questions that the investigation of the broad terms of reference set out in this motion would require.