Human rights resources
Use these guides and resources to apply and promote the Human Rights Act 2019 in your workplace.
Use this Human Rights Impact Assessment template when developing new policy or legislative proposals (it can be attached to Cabinet submissions):
Use these templates when drafting new legislation:
- Any Bill that is introduced in the Legislative Assembly must be accompanied by a Statement of Compatibility (DOCX, 41 KB).
- All subordinate legislation that is tabled in the Legislative Assembly must be accompanied by a Human Rights Certificate (DOCX, 38 KB).
Read more in the Governing Queensland: Government Handbooks Cabinet Handbook and Legislation Handbook.
Approved forms
Use these forms to comply with section 52 and section 53 of the Human Rights Act.
Use these guides to help you consider human rights in your work.
Nature and scope of the rights
Explore the origin, scope and meaning of each of the human rights protected in the Human Rights Act 2019. Read key case summaries, examples of limitations and policy triggers.
A plain language guide to your human rights
Learn about the Queensland’s Human Rights Act 2019 and the rights it protects. This guide is available in English, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese and Torres Strait Creole.
Visit the publications portal to download the guide
Easy Read summaries
Understand the nature and scope of four of the human rights protected in the Human Rights Act 2019:
- Cultural rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Privacy and reputation
- Protection of families and children
- Recognition and equality before the law
These guides have been developed using simple, clear, and easy to understand language.
Limiting human rights
Answer a series of questions to help you understand if a human rights limitation is reasonable and justifiable.
Human rights in decision making
Learn how to consider human rights when making decisions as a Queensland public servant.
Reporting on human rights
As a Queensland Government department or statutory body, you have obligations to meet under section 9 of the Act. This guide will help you learn how to:
- demonstrate your commitment to human rights during the planning process
- comply with your reporting obligations under the Act.
Review existing legislation for compatibility with human rights
As a Queensland Government department or statutory body, learn how to examine existing legislation in your portfolios to assess compatibility with human rights.
Review policy and procedures for compatibility with human rights
As a Queensland Government department or statutory body, learn how to examine policies, procedures and decision-making frameworks for compatibility with human rights.
Develop policy and legislation compatible with human rights
As a policy and legislation officer, learn how to develop policy and legislation that is compatible with human rights by using a human rights impact assessment framework.
Human rights training
As a public entity, use this three-step process to help carry out your obligations under the Human Rights Act.
Identify public entities
Use this checklist to identify a public entity as defined by the Human Rights Act.
Download the checklist 355.6 KB)
Implement the Human Rights Act
Use this list of activities to help your agency implement the Act.
Download the checklist 471.5 KB)
Queensland Government Human Rights Strategy
Read the Queensland Government vision for a modern, fair and responsive society where we respect, protect and promote human rights.
Download the strategy 120.8 KB)
Incorporate human rights into complaints processes
The Act offers a mechanism for Queenslanders and public entities to manage human rights complaints.
Human rights and procurement
Learn how to consider human rights when making procurement decisions in the public sector.
Human rights research
Use this guide to help you research human rights when developing policy and legislation.
Obligations under section 58 of the Human Rights Act 2019
Read this guide to understand the obligations on decision makers under section 58 of the Act.
Find more detailed information about human rights and obligations under the Act in our factsheets.
- A human rights approach for Queensland 525.7 KB)
- Protected human rights factsheet (PDF, 317 KB)
- Courts and tribunals, and protected human rights factsheet (PDF, 279 KB)
- Public entities and human rights factsheet (PDF, 245 KB)
- Human rights complaints factsheet (PDF, 521 KB)
- Opt in to the Human Rights Act 2019 226.8 KB)
Use this presentation (with notes) to discuss obligations under the Act with your team:
Use this presentation (with notes) to understand the rights protected under the Act:
Learn about how other Queensland Government departments, agencies and public entities are considering human rights when writing policy and legislation.
Read and watch these hypothetical case studies and scenarios to see how human rights might be affected in the workplace.
Read our hypothetical case studies:
Use our promotional material to build awareness and support of human rights.
Find out more about human rights in Queensland:
- Human Rights Act 2019
- Human Rights Bill explanatory notes
- Human Rights Bill explanatory speech (PDF, 62KB)
- Human Rights Bill Committee report (PDF, 1.7MB)
- Attorney-General and Minister for Justice media statement
- Queensland Human Rights Commission
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