Human Rights chief defends policy

Submitted by news on Fri, Jul 20, 2012 - 11:13am
Australia’s human rights chief has responded to Opposition claims the United Nation’s Convention on Refugees was old and needed updating.

Coalition spokesman Scott Morrison says the current treaty gives aid to comfort people smugglers who are taking advantage of the current system.

President of the Australian Human Rights Commission Catherine Branson, QC, says a lot of laws have been written around the policy and evidence still stands to show the treaty is working.