National Human Rights Consultation Submission 

AGWW-7NS9RS 

Name: Kien Choong 

Submission Text: 

Sir - my submission is on whether Australia requires a Bill of
 
Rights. I do not think a Bill of Rights is necessary, nor am I strongly
 
opposed to a Bill of Rights. If we do have a Bill of Rights, it should be
 
a "statutory" Bill of Rights. I would be strongly opposed to a
 
constitutional Bill of Rights. I am strongly opposed to giving courts a
 
privileged position on adjudicating matters relating to human rights. This
 
role should assumed by the Australian Human Rights Commission. If there is
 
a statutory Bill of Rights, any alleged contravention of the statutory Bill
 
of Rights should be investigated by an ad hoc committee established by the
 
Human Rights Commission to hold a public inquiry into the alleged
 
contravention with a view to making a recommendation to be tabled to
 
Parliament if the alleged contravention is established. The ad hoc
 
committee should be drawn from respected members of the public. Lawyers
 
and judges should not necessarily be included in every ad hoc committee.
 
It would be up to the committee to invite submissions from lawyers and
 
judges about the subject matter of its inquiry.