New South Wales (NSW) relies on a robust application of the Westminster system of government for its human rights protection. In 2020, the system was subjected to a major stress test via the COVID-19 pandemic, with new public conditions imposed on previously unregulated individual freedoms. The author examines the extent to which human rights featured in NSW parliament’s oversight of the 2020 pandemic response and finds it inadequate. The author concludes that the case study demonstrates a need for the state’s human rights protection model to be reconsidered.

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新南威尔士州议会在 COVID-19 大流行的第一年对人权的监督

新南威尔士州 (NSW) 依靠威斯敏斯特政府体系的强大应用来保护其人权。2020 年，该系统因 COVID-19 大流行而受到重大压力测试，新的公共条件强加于以前不受监管的个人自由。作者检查了新南威尔士州议会对 2020 年大流行应对措施的监督在多大程度上体现了人权，并发现其不足。作者的结论是，案例研究表明需要重新考虑国家的人权保护模式。