Social Justice Report 2001: Letter

Social Justice Report 2001

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23 December 2001

The Hon Daryl Williams
AM QC MP

Attorney-General

Parliament House

Canberra ACT 2600

Dear Attorney

I am pleased to
present to you the Social Justice Report 2001.

The report is provided
in accordance with section 46C of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity
Commission Act 1986, which provides that the Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner is to submit a report regarding
the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal persons and
Torres Strait Islanders, and including recommendations as to the action
that should be taken to ensure the exercise and enjoyment of human rights
by those persons.

This year’s
report contains twelve recommendations, which are reproduced at the
beginning of the report as well as in the relevant chapters.

Yours sincerely,

 

Dr William Jonas
AM

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner