We will be joined by: 

• Scott McDougall, Queensland Human Rights Commissioner  

• Elena Marchetti, Professor, Griffith Law School and Janet Ransley, Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (representatives of the Independent Review team for the Queensland Human Rights Act)

• Daney Faddoul, Campaign Manager - Federal Human Rights Act, Human Rights Law Centre 

Agenda Highlights: 

• Spotlight on Anti-discrimination: New Anti-discrimination legislation represents the most significant changes to the state’s Anti-Discrimination Act since its introduction over 30 years ago.  

• These changes will make Queensland’s equality laws some of the strongest in the nation. Find out what this looks like for the community services sector. 

• Human Rights Review: Hear about the review process and the types of issues the review team heard about. 

• Queensland and beyond: Learn about how the federal Human Rights Act is tracking; what this means for Queensland and how we can take action to progress this important legislation.  

About the QCOSS Human Rights Network: 

The QCOSS Human Rights Network is a community services sector network for those deepening their capacity to understand human rights and apply this to their work.  

It provides an opportunity to share experiences, information and resources on human rights and social justice matters within the community services sector, as well as identifying common issues across the sector to inform advocacy and submissions. Meetings offer guest speakers and discussion on a range of topics, while access to peers and subject matter experts provides a community of knowledge and experience to draw on for everyday support. 

In discussing how we can use the Human Rights Act in delivering our services, we will increase the human rights literacy and capability of our sector to help build a more rights-respecting culture. 

Involvement is open to anyone working in community services non-government organisations in Queensland.