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Disability Rights
14 December 2012SpeechOpportunity knocks
I follow this custom wherever I go to speak in public. I think recognising Australia ' s indigenous peoples and their prior ownership of this land in this way is more than just good manners. It is an important part of recognising our diversity as a nation. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
We commend HREOC for instituting this Inquiry and thank them for giving us the opportunity to make input on an issue which is of grave concern to the Co-operative which, for 23 years has been advocating for the rights and needs of immigrant children and their families in a diverse multicultural society. -
Sex Discrimination
8 December 2022SpeechNational Press Club Address: Changing Laws, Changing Behaviours, Changing Lives
Speech by Australia's National Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins, to the National Press Club on 30 November, 2022. -
Children's Rights
12 November 2013SpeechRealising child rights in the early years
Closing speech Infant and Early Childhood Social and Emotional Wellbeing Conference 2013National Convention Centre, Canberra CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY 1. Acknowledgments Thank you, Lance, for that kind introduction. I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we meet and pay my respects to their elders past and present, and other Aboriginal people here… -
Children's Rights
5 November 2013Speech
Respecting children’s voices in play and learning
Megan Mitchell National Children’s Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission Continuing the conversation: are all the voices being heard Crown Plaza, Hunter Valley Friday 18 October 2013 View slides 1. Acknowledgments Slide 1 Thank you Aunty Marge for your Welcome to Country. I too would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land we meet on today. It is on their ancestral… -
4 February 2015Book page
6 Mothers and babies in detention
6.1 Responsive and sensitive parenting 6.2 Pregnant women in Australian detention centres 6.3 Pregnancies on Nauru 6.4 Babies with no nationality 6.5 Miscarriages, deaths and terminations 6.6 Family separation 6.7 Mental health disorders in new mothers 6.8 Parent disempowerment 6.9 Motor, sensory and language development in babies 6.10 Adequate nutrition and healthcare 6.11 Protection from … -
Rights and Freedoms
27 July 2017SpeechReligion and Rights in a Diverse, Multicultural Community
Lecture Theatre 9, University of Tasmania, Newnham Campus, Newnham Drive, Launceston CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Acknowledgements Traditional owners: Panninher and the Leterrermairrener People. Moderator: Professor Richard Eccleston, Director of the Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Tasmania. Panellists: Rodney Croome AM, Very Reverend Richard Humphrey (Dean of St David’s -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech
Dimensions of diversity in Australian civil society
It is a particular pleasure for me to have been invited here today to launch the City of Dandenong's Diversity Action Plan. Allow me a few moments to explain why. -
14 December 2012Book page
Report to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIaC)
The Unlocking Doors Project was a series of forums, workshops and consultations conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission throughout 2006, which brought Muslim peoples and communities in New South Wales and Victoria into a dialogue with Police. This dialogue sought to strengthen Muslim peoples’ relationship with law enforcement agencies and build on the capacity of the… -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2007-2008: Chapter 8 - Human Rights
The 2007-08 year has involved work on a wide range of human rights issues. This year we set ourselves the task of creating a significant human rights resource on the Human Rights web pages of the HREOC website. -
Sex Discrimination
14 December 2012Speech
Review into the Treatment of Women in the Australian Defence Force
In April last year, I was asked by the Minister for Defence to conduct an independent Review into the Treatment of Women - both in the Australian Defence Force Academy, or ADFA, and in the broader Australian Defence Force - on behalf of the Australian Human Rights Commission. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Speech
Global to local: making human rights a reality in Australia today (2008)
I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and pay my respects to their elders past and present. -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageNTA Letter
I am responding on behalf of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission to your invitation for submissions on the Government’s Second Discussion Paper: Technical Amendments to the Native Title Act 1993, (‘the Second Discussion Paper’). -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Technical Amendments to the NTA 1993
I am responding on behalf of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission to your invitation for submissions on the Government’s Second Discussion Paper: Technical Amendments to the Native Title Act 1993, (‘the Second Discussion Paper’). -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Review of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
Older workers tend to develop their own coping strategies (such as pacing, anticipation, planning and organisation) as they age, and these strategies may help them to reduce their injury risk. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Opening statement to Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the NTER (Stronger Futures) Bills (2012)
Thank you Madame Chair for the opportunity to appear before the Committee as representatives of the Australian Human Rights Commission. We have provided a detailed submission with 33 recommendations relating to the Bills and also to their implementation. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech
OHS & HREOC Inquiry
Attorney-General, conference delegates. Before I commence my presentation today I would like to thank Discrimination Alert and Occupational Health News for organising this very important forum to discuss recent changes in law and policy and the impact of these changes on equal employment opportunities for Australians and health and safety in our workplaces. -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention - Background Paper 6: Education
States Parties recognize the right of the child to education and with a view to achieving this right progressively and on the basis of equal opportunity, they shall, in particular: -
Sex Discrimination
17 January 2019Project
National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces
On 5 March 2020, 'Respect@Work, the Australian Human Rights Commission’s report of the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces' was released by Kate Jenkins, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner. -
14 December 2012Book page
Same-Sex: Same Entitlements: Chapter 7
Workers’ compensation schemes are intended to provide compensation to an employee who is incapacitated because of a work-related accident or to an employee’s dependants if the employee dies because of a work-related accident.