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4 Aug 2019

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Human Rights Law Centre

Australia appoints first-ever independent examiner to investigate corporate human rights abuses overseas

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31 July 2019

…[T]he Human Rights Law Centre welcomes the Federal Government’s appointment of Mr John Southalan as the first-ever Australian independent examiner charged with investigating reported instances of corporate misconduct by Australian multinationals.

Keren Adams, a Legal Director at the HRLC, says that the appointment of an independent examiner is a positive first step towards holding Australian businesses accountable for their human rights impacts abroad.

…The independent examiner has been appointed by the Department of Treasury in a series of reforms designed to improve the effectiveness of the Australian OECD National Contact Point (AusNCP)….