Key developments
- Parallel Report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Community safety in regional and rural communities
- Inquiry into small business insurance
- NDIS Rules: Public consultation on new framework planning
- Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – visit to Australia
- Inquiry into supported decision‑making
- Inquiry into Historical Development Consents in NSW
- Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Act 2025 (NSW)
- Consecutive sentences imposed by the Local Court
- Inquiry into identity protections for proceedings involving children
- Identity Protection and Recovery Bill 2025 (NSW)
- Fair Work Commission Guidance Note, Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Commission cases
- Consultation Draft Lodgment Rules Version 2.2
Parallel Report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
In December 2025, the Human Rights and Indigenous Issues Committees contributed to a submission to the Law Council to inform its submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in relation to the Australian Government’s Sixth Periodic Report under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (‘ICESCR’).
The submission contained brief updates on economic, social and cultural rights issues specific to NSW, including progress on incorporation of the ICESCR into NSW domestic law; economic, social and cultural rights policies relating to Indigenous peoples; modern slavery; and reform of anti-discrimination legislation in NSW.
