[Watch] Human Rights in Victoria: Past, Present, Future
Watch leading legal minds discuss protecting dignity, equality and freedom of expression in precarious times with host Caitlin Reiger.
In 2006, the Victorian Parliament passed the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act, the first Australian state to comprehensively place civil, political and cultural human rights standards into law.
Two decades later, a distinguished panel of guests reflect on the original purpose of the Charter, why it was controversial at the time, what it has achieved over the past two decades and whether it has kept pace with the state’s evolving population and the needs of people in Victoria.
Join Rob Hulls, Director of RMIT’s Centre for Innovative Justice and former Victorian Attorney-General; Gillian Triggs, former president of the Australian Human Rights Commission and former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations; and Nerita Waight, CEO of Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, as they consider the past, present and future of the Charter and human rights protections, with CEO of Human Rights Law Centre, Caitlin Reiger.
Originally presented on Thursday 26 March 2026 by The Wheeler Centre in partnership with Human Rights Law Centre.