Our work plan for 2013-14
Freedom from violence, harassment and bullying
Violence, harassment and bullying profoundly affect the lives of thousands of people living in Australia. Discrimination and breaches of human rights can often be both a contributing factor and a consequence of such acts. The Commission has prioritised work on violence, harassment and bullying since 2010 and will continue to do so for the coming year.
What we’re doing
This year, we will:
- Lead the National Anti-Racism Partnership and Strategy
- Support prominent Australian leaders and organisations in taking a public stand through the Racism. It Stops with Me! campaign
- Conduct the second round of our BackMeUp competition to engage 13-17 years olds on the issues of standing up to and preventing cyberbullying
- Audit the implementation of the Commission’s reports into the treatment of women in the Australian Defence Force and the Australian Defence Force Academy
- Identify best practice responses to homophobic bullying at the school level
- Provide information and referral assistance about harassment and bullying through our national information hotline
- Investigate and conciliate individual complaints of bullying and harassment under federal human rights and anti-discrimination laws.