Ensuring Northern Territory Rights Bill 2021 Humanists Australia Submission

The Committee enquiring into Northern Territory Senator Dr Sam McMahon’s private Senator’s bill to restore the rights of the Northern Territory to make its own laws called for submissions in August 2021. Senator McMahon had introduced her bill Ensuring Northern Territory Rights Bill 2021 earlier in the month to right a wrong committed almost 25 years ago and restore the Territory’s right to pass its own laws.

Senator McMahon said the Bill, which has passed the first and second reading speech stages, has been referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee to conduct an inquiry and report back to the Senate.

Humanists Australia responded to the call (deadline of August 30) with this submission.