Keywords:
1. Introduction: absence of comprehensive rights regime in Australia --2. What are human rights and the origin of the human rights movement -- 3. The operation of the Victorian and ACT Charters -- 4. The right to life and bodily integrity -- 5. Protection from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment -- 6. The right to liberty -- 7. Freedom from forced work and slavery -- 8. Freedom of movement -- 9. Peaceful assembly and freedom of association -- 10. The right to equality and anti-discrimination --11. The right to property -- 12. Freedom of religion -- 13. Taking part in public life -- 14. The right to a family -- 15. Freedom of expression -- 16. The right to reputation -- 17. The right to privacy -- 18. Cultural rights -- 19. Prisoners' rights -- 20. Overview of the right to a fair hearing -- 21. The right to legal representation in criminal matters -- 22. The right to an impartial hearing -- 23. Presumption of innocence and privilege against self-incrimination -- 24. Miscellaneous charter aspects of the right to a fair trial -- 25. The right against double punishment -- 26. Retrospective criminal laws -- 27. The separation of judicial powers doctrine as a protector of rights -- 28. Have human rights failed humans? The discord between human prosperity and human rights