Review of Queensland's anti-discrimination and human rights framework
On 11 June 2026 the Queensland Government announced a review of the Queensland Human Rights Commission, and a further review of the Human Rights Act 2019. The review will also examine uncommenced provisions of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Act 2024 that amend the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991.
The review will be led by the Honourable Peter Flanagan KC.
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The reviewer
Mr Flanagan was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1982 and appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2002. Mr Flanagan was appointed a judge of the trial division of the Supreme Court of Queensland on 27 June 2014 and was the President of the Mental Health Court from 14 February 2020 to 24 June 2022.
On 16 July 2022, he was elevated to the Queensland Court of Appeal where he served until 25 July 2025. Prior to Mr Flanagan’s appointment to the Supreme Court, he was counsel assisting to Commissions of Inquiry including the Parliamentary Judges Commission of Inquiry (1988–89), the Cooke Commission of Inquiry (1989–91), and the Queensland Health Payroll System Commission of Inquiry (2012–13).