annual report 08-09 - Public Interest Advocacy Centre

PUBLICATIONS
PIAC submission to the First Exposure Draft legislation of the
National Energy Customer Framework (12 June 2009)
In this submission, PIAC identified the key areas that it believes to be
priority concerns for NSW consumers.
Realising rights: submission to the National Human Rights
Consultation (15 June 2009)
PIAC identified the features of effective human rights protection and
promotion that it considers necessary to build into any future human
rights framework. PIAC advocated for a Human Rights Act to protect
all of the rights set out in the ‘International Bill of Rights’ (Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights) as well as third generation rights as reflected in the
South Africa Rights Charter.
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Our rights matter! The voices of those who are or have been
homeless in Sydney. Submission to the National Consultation
on Human Rights (15 June 2009)
HPLS, in this submission, responded to the Australian Government’s
announcement of a national consultation on human rights
protection. In order to ensure the active involvement of homeless
people in this process, HPLS held a series of consultation workshops
that were conducted jointly with Milk Crate Theatre. The comments,
ideas and stories HPLS received at these consultation events were
included in HPLS submission.
PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCACY CENTRE • ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009