23February 2026. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting

23 February 2026. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 23 February 2026. The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. Kinds of republications The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au): • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies • unauthorised republications. The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page. Editorial changes The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice. This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1). Uncommenced provisions and amendments If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register. Modifications If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95. Penalties At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

contents 1 Page 1 Name of Act 2 3 Dictionary 2 4 Notes 2 5 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc 2 6 Main objects of Act 3 6A What is a prescribed service? 4 7 What is a health service? 5 8 What is a disability service? 5 8A What is a service for children and young people? 6 9 What is a service for older people? 7 9A What is a service for victims of crime? 7 10 Who is a provider? 7

Page contents 2 Human Rights Commission Act 2005 Division 3.1 Establishment, constitution and functions of commission 11 Establishment of commission 9 12 Members of commission 9 13 Commission’s collegiate nature to be promoted 9 14 Commission’s functions 10 15 Functions and human rights 11 16 Independence of commission 11 17 Minister’s directions 11 18 President’s functions 11 18A Governance and corporate support protocol 14 18B Client services charter 15 18C Operations protocol 15 18D Appointment of commission members 16 18E Ending appointments 16 18F Delegation of member’s functions 17 Division 3.3 Children and young people commissioner 19B Children and young people commissioner’s functions 18 19C Advisory committees for services for children and young people 19 Division 3.4 Disability and community services commissioner 21 Disability and community services commissioner’s functions 19 23 Discrimination commissioner’s functions 20 Division 3.6 Health services commissioner 25 Health services commissioner’s functions 21 Division 3.7 Human rights commissioner 27 Human rights commissioner’s functions 21 27B Public advocate’s functions 22 27BA Public advocate to report to ACAT 24