Thursday, June 18, 2009

PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY


TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING



Yarra Ranges Shire Council is committed to the protection and preservation of the Human Rights of its residents and ratepayers, employees and visitors to the Shire. All Council decisions, policies and actions will take into consideration and assess whether, and the extent to which they may limit, restrict or impede the Human Rights of any person.
Council undertakes that in all its decisions, actions and policies it will only limit, restrict or impede the Human Rights of any person or group to the extent that is reasonable, taking into consideration the benefits for the majority of residents, ratepayers and employees of and visitors to the Shire of Yarra Ranges.

Further, Council, in all its actions, decisions and policies, will not deliberately unreasonably limit, restrict or impinge on the Human Rights of any individual or group.

1 comment:

Greg Naylor said...

The Yarra Ranges Shire Council is completely out of order - and certainly outside of International law on Human Rights - by undertaking that "in all its decisions, actions and policies it will only limit, restrict or impede the Human Rights of any person or group to the extent that is reasonable".

If they were talking about civic liberties, it might be fair warning that they may be curbed (as in terrorism threats or something), but they are not! They are talking human rights ... as in the right to food, the right to clean air, and the right of free passage.

If your council thinks it can take away human rights - in any form - you need a new council and we need to complain to the human rights commission.