The Queensland Parliament has passed the Human Rights Bill into law.
The law enshrines protections for 23 human rights, including the rights to education, healthcare and the cultural rights of Indigenous people.
Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath said the laws aim to embed respect for human rights into the culture of Queensland’s public sector.
Under the Act, the Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland will be renamed the Queensland Human Rights Commission, which will provide a dispute resolution function for the community to alert public entities to human rights concerns.