Judiical Appointments
Judiical Appointments

The Council finds it nonsense to suggest appointment based solely on merit by this process is possible. Nor does the Council think that the public is best served by continuing to portray the notion that there is an idealised standard for a Judge and there is always a clear front-runner for the role. The Council is certain that for any position there are a considerable number of choices who would be more than capable of performing the role well. Society’s main interest is that the appointee is one of those capable of performing the role well. To that end it must be beyond doubt that the appointment was neither arbitrary nor political. That is what it is at the moment.

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SubmissionQueensland Council for Civil LibertiesCourts
Minister Dutton Glories in his Cruelty
Minister Dutton Glories in his Cruelty

“I can say without knowing the details that a significant number of them despite having been punished according to law, have been sentenced again to a bleak existence without their loved ones, without income and in many cases because they can’t speak the language with no prospect of any meaningful existence in the communities to which they have been sent.”

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Media releaseQueensland Council for Civil LibertiesHuman Rights, Criminal Justice, Immigration
Australian Citizenship-You're right, Your Responsibility Discussion Paper.
Australian Citizenship-You're right, Your Responsibility Discussion Paper.

"citizenship is not a license that expires upon misbehaviour. The duties of citizenship are numerous and the discharge of many of these obligations is essential to the security and well-being of the Nation. The citizen who fails to pay his taxes or to abide by the laws safeguarding the integrity of elections deals a dangerous blow to his country. But could a citizen be deprived of his nationality for evading these basic responsibilities of citizenship?….But citizenship is not lost every time a duty of citizenship is shirked. And the deprivation of citizenship is not a weapon the government may use to express its displeasure at a citizen's conduct however reprehensible that conduct may be. As long as a person does not voluntarily renounce or abandon his citizenship… his fundamental right of citizenship is secure."

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SubmissionQueensland Council for Civil LibertiesHuman Rights, Citizenship