2022-11-14 GC Agenda - Item 5 - Attachment 1 - Annual Report 2021-22

           Noosa Shire Council



     Human Rights Complaints
     Noosa Council is committed to protecting and promoting human rights by ensuring that human
     rights are considered when making, interpreting and applying laws, developing policies, and
     providing services to our community. Council also recognises that it has an important role in
     complying with Queensland’s Human Rights Act 2019 through its actions, decisions, proposals and
     recommendations.
     Under the Human Rights Act 2019, a person who believes a public entity has limited their human
     rights has the right to raise a complaint directly with Council. In accordance with section 65 of the
     Human Rights Act 2019, Council has 45 business days to respond, after which the individual can
     make a formal complaint to the Queensland Human Rights Commission if Council has not responded,
     or the person is not satisfied with Council’s response.
     Table 14 outlines human rights complaints for the period.

     Table 14: Human Rights Complaints

     Human Rights Complaints – 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022

     The number of human rights complaints received by Council                                1

     The number of human rights complaints completed by Council                               1




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