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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. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechRights, hearts and minds: Towards a national culture of Human Rights (2012)
I wish to start this evening by acknowledging the Kaurna people of the Adelaide plains. On behalf of the Australian Human Rights Commission, I pay my respects to their elders past and present and extend a special welcome to any member of the Kaurna people present at this event held on their traditional lands. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Speech
National Human Rights Institutions
The Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (hereafter the Australian Human Rights Commission) is one of the oldest National Human Rights Institutions in the Asia Pacific region. It was originally established in 1981 as the Human Rights Commission and then restructured in 1986 to become the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. It is a founding member and a strong… -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageSubmission: MIGRATION AMENDMENT (JUDICIAL REVIEW) BILL 2004
1. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ('the Commission') has been invited by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee ('the Committee') to make submissions on the Migration Amendment (Judicial Review) Bill 2004 ('the Bill'). -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012WebpageIndigenous Internaional Rights: International scrutiny of Indigenous rights in Australia
UN forums and mechanisms for the recognition of indigenous human rights and International human rights standards of particular relevance to indigenous peoples -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Publication
Annual Report 2006-2007:
This Annual Report reflects the commitment and dedication of the Commissioners and staff at the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) to the promotion and protection of human rights in Australia. Over the 2006-07 reporting period HREOC has acted on a broad range of challenging and complex human rights issues. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Speech
Speeches by the Hon. John von Doussa, President, Australian Human Rights Commission
Note: Hon. John von Doussa, term as President ended in October 2008. The Hon. Catherine Branson was appointed President of the Australian Human Rights Commission on 7 August 2008 for five year term. -
Rights and Freedoms
3 July 2014Project
Free Speech 2014
The Commission hosted a one-day symposium on free speech on Thursday 7th August 2014. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2008-2009: Chapter 10
This year marked the end of my nationwide Listening Tour and the beginning of what has been a busy but rewarding time in my term as Commissioner. I am delighted to report that it has been an exciting year for progressing gender and age equality in Australia. The Listening Tour played an important role in setting the agenda for my term. In deciding where the Commission should focus its efforts, I… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Speech
Essentials for Social Justice: The Future
I begin by paying my respects to the Kaurna peoples, the traditional owners of the land where we gather today, I pay my respects to your elders, to the ancestors and to those who have come before us, And thank you, for your generous welcome to country for all of us. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
17 November 2017Speech
2017 Narrm Oration
2017 Narrm Oration Resilience and Reconstruction: the agency of women in rebuilding strong families, communities and organisations The University of Melbourne June Oscar Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission Thursday 16 November 2017 Acknowledgements Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Wurundjeri yani U… -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2005 : Annexure 4 : Chronology of events in native title 1 July 2004 - 30 June 2005
This table includes summaries of every native title determination that occurred during this period, and notable or interesting agreements; it does not include every Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) registered or other native title agreements made over this period, due to the large volume. A snapshot of applications, determinations and ILUAs from this period is provided at the end of this… -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Webpage
Australian Council of Human Rights Agencies (ACHRA) - UPR Progress Report (2011)
The Australian Government is to be commended for its frank and robust engagement in the UPR process to date, both in the formal working group session and in engaging with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), NGOs and civil society throughout the process. -
14 December 2012Book page
Voices of Australia: Activity sheet 5 - rightsED
Complete an education activity (sheet 5) designed to raise awareness of human rights by giving students a set of questions and answers to match correctly. -
14 December 2012Book page
A last resort?: Temporary protection visas
Media Pack Homepage Statements by Dr Sev Ozdowski, Human Rights Commissioner (Audio Files for Download) Inquiry Commissioner and Assistants Biographies About the Inquiry Inquiry Methodology Terms of Reference Useful Links and Resources -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
The aim of this submission is to inform HREOC, at the outset of its Inquiry, of the concerns held about Children in Immigration in Detention, by members of the legal profession in New South Wales. The focus of the submission is limited to the issue of compliance with international and domestic legal obligations. Relevant obligations are outlined, concerns are highlighted and finally,… -
14 December 2012Book page
Young people in the workplace: Introduction - rightsED
Young people in the workplace contains a series of activities and resources to help students explore the issues around workplace discrimination. The activities help students to draw comparisons between the dramatised workplace issues and their personal experiences by looking at how concepts of difference, discrimination and harassment may operate in their daily lives. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012
The Commission welcomes the introduction of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill that proposes amendments to the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 (the Act) and the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workforce Agency (the Agency). -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Amendment Bill 2011
Recommendation 1: That subsection 22(3)(b) and proposed subsection 15B(3)(a) of the Extradition Act be expanded to provide that the Attorney-General must not make a surrender determination where there are substantial grounds for believing that, if the person were surrendered to the extradition country, the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading… -
Commission – General
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