The Victorian and Australian Capital Territory human rights charters and the absence of a right to health

Queensland has recently introduced a right to health services, but Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory—the two other Australian jurisdictions with a charter of rights—do not include such a right in their charters. This paper explores whether these jurisdictions should consider introducing a right to health and examines concerns around the potential scope and application of such a right, based on an analysis of reviews of the charters in these jurisdictions that have considered and rejected incorporating this right.