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Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechSite navigation
In just one week the nations of the world will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is an historic occasion. The last 50 years has seen significant progress in the recognition and protection of human rights, both at an international level and within the borders of sovereign states. -
Rights and Freedoms
29 August 2019Publication
Discussion paper: A model for positive human rights reform
This paper outlines what our current system of human rights protections looks like, how it is and isn’t effective in ensuring that government respects, protects and fulfils our human rights, why reforming the current system is critical, and options for reform. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Department of Justice and Youth Studies at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology The Department of Justice and Youth Studies (JYS) is part of the Faculty of Education, Language and Community Services (FELCS) at RMIT University. JYS offers undergraduate courses in Criminal Justice Administration and Youth Affairs, as well as Masters by Research and PhD programs. -
Disability Rights
1 November 2016WebpageDisability Standards
Learn how the Disability Discrimination Act is supplemented by Disability Standards and Guidelines that provide more detail on rights and responsibilities. -
14 December 2012Book page
Forum minutes: Needs and options for improved access to information and advice on accommodating disability in employment
To gather participants from government, employer representative bodies, private employers, disability employment and service agencies and other interested and expert organisation to discuss the desirability and possibility for establishing an information and advice service modelled on the US Job Accommodation Network. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Speech
Applying Human Rights in Closed Environments: Practical Observations on Monitoring and Oversight (2012)
I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, and I pay my respects to their elders past and present. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech
Presentation to Web Content and Performance Management Conference
Good morning everyone. I'm actually thinking of developing a theory of corporate management based on reactions to that introduction. For example, when I say good morning to first year university students, they echo "good morning" back to me; when I say good morning to politicians, they remain silent, lest they be misquoted; when I say good morning to management consultants, they write… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech
Innes: ‘Signing up'
Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner and Commissioner Responsible for Disability Discrimination Deafness Forum Conference, Canberra, 24 May 2008. -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
The Commission would like to thank the children and young people who participated in the project and demonstrated great courage in allowing us to hear and tell their often painful and traumatic stories, in a hope that things would change for the better. -
Rights and Freedoms
18 November 2022Speech
Housing and human rights - rights where it matters
Sandy Duncanson Memorial Lecture Housing and human rights – rights where it matters Hobart, 11 October 2022 Abstract Homelessness can happen to anyone. People with disability are at an increased risk and they are joined by a growing invisible cohort of older women. COVID-19 was a trigger for state governments to find shelter for people living rough, illustrating that solutions to… -
Employers19 February 2015Quick Guide
Sex Discrimination
Sex discrimination explained: unequal treatment based on sex, legal protections, and employer obligations. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Guidelines on application of the Premises Standards
The Disability (Access to Premises - buildings) Standards 2010 (the Premises Standards) commence on 1 May 2011. Any application for a building approval for a new building or upgrade of an existing building on or after that date will trigger the application of the Premises Standards. -
Children's Rights
20 November 2014SpeechChildren's Rights in a Changing World
Megan MitchellNational Children's CommissionerAustralian Human Rights Commission Association of Children's Welfare Agencies Conference 201420 August 2014 Check Against Delivery Introduction Thank you, Stephen, and good afternoon everyone. Can I start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting today, and paying my respects to their elders past and present. I’d… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2007 - Appendix 1
[1] The full text of the Bilateral Agreement is available online at: http://www.dia.wa.gov.au/Publications/Files/Bilateral_Agreement.pdf, accessed 24 January 2008. [2] Andrews, K., (Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations), CDEP 2006-07 To Build On Success, Media Release, 1 July 2006. [3] Bishop, J., (Minister for Education, Science and Training), Early childhood focus for Indigenous… -
14 December 2012Book page
Same-Sex: Same Entitlements: Media release
Changing the definitions describing de facto relationships in relevant federal laws could help end daily discrimination suffered by more than 20,000 same-sex couples in Australia, according to a report by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), tabled in Federal Parliament today. -
14 December 2012Book page
Complementary protection: meeting Australia's obligations to people fleeing danger
The Australian Human Rights Commission presented the third of its seminar series celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), entitled Complementary protection: meeting Australia’s obligations to people fleeing danger. -
16 May 2013Book page
Chapter 6: Additional Resources
View Chapter 6 as PDF View Chapter 6 as Word This chapter provides some useful information and links for industry-specific and general information on increasing the representation of women. Mining Industry Australia Increasing the Diversity of the Mining Industry Workforce – Strategies for Employers Women in Mining Network (WIMnet), 2003This bulletin is a collection of strategies and ideas… -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Speech
Response to Dr Alison Broinowski: Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM (2005)
I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we stand, the Eora People, and pay my respects to their elders both past and present. -
Sex Discrimination
14 December 2012SpeechAusyouth Conference 2001
The creation of Ausyouth is an initiative that clearly picks up on the real-life needs of today's youth, an initiative that has the potential to foster the building blocks of a progressive caring society, and from a human rights perspective, it's an initiative that addresses some of Australia's obligations with respect to international instruments, to which we as a nation are committed. -
Rights and Freedoms
20 October 2017Speech
Research by Government Reform Bodies involving Vulnerable People and Populations
Ethics Training Day: Dealing with Vulnerability Princeton Room, Bond University, 14 University Drive, Robina, Qld CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Introduction I represent an organisation that works extensively with people who can be part of “vulnerable populations”. My background is as a human rights lawyer. While human rights and human ethics are not the same thing, there are some important cross…