Submission on Human Rights Advocacy to Henry Review of Taxation
The Human Rights Law Resource Centre, together with Blake Dawson, has made a Submission to the Henry Review of Australia’s Tax System. The submission requests that the Review Panel recommend amending the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) to introduce a deductible gift recipient category for human rights organisations. Currently, the common law definition of ‘charity’ excludes organisations involved in political activities (such as advocacy or lobbying government), which means that organisations involved in advocating social or structural change in favour of recognising human rights are denied access to a number of tax concessions. This restrictive approach means that human rights organisations, which are not-for-profit entities working towards the betterment of society, are denied access to a number of tax concessions and are limited in their ability to attract donations from philanthropic organisations and individuals donors.
Download the HRLC/Blake Dawson submission here.
Submission to 2025-26 Federal Budget consultation
The Human Rights Law Centre has put forward recommendations to the 2025-26 federal budget submissions across a range of issues, including campaigning for an Australian Human Rights Act, migration justice, prisoners’ rights, whistleblower protection and modern slavery.
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Submission to Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Act 2021 review
The Human Rights Law Centre is calling for stronger safeguards for the right to privacy and warned that these powers enable the AFP and ACIC to undertake significant invasions of privacy, encroach on the right to privacy, and threaten to have a chilling effect on the work of journalists and their sources.
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Submission to Inquiry into antisemitism at Australian universities
In a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights’ inquiry into antisemitism on Australian university campuses, the Human Rights Law Centre has called for reforms that uphold Australia's commitment to international human rights standards, fostering a society that respects equality, freedom, and justice for all.
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Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia, including the lands of the Wurundjeri, Boon Wurrung, Gadigal, Ngunnawal, Darug and Wadawurrung people where we work from.
We pay our respect to Elders, both past and present.
This land always was, and always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land. Sovereignty has never been ceded.
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