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Commission – General
23 July 2021WebpageSenate file listing: 1 January 2021 - 30 June 2021
Senate File List for the Australian Human Rights Commission for 1 January 2021 – 30 June 2021. See previous Prefix DocSet ID Title Created APF 2021/0524105100-12 Meetings 24/5/21 APF 2021/0607163200-31 Work Plan 7/6/21 APF 2021/0615164200-33 Guidelines 15/6/21 APF 2021/0624122500-51 Project Management 24/6/21 COM 2021/0217154700-323 Archive - 2013-2020 6/1/21 CPW 2021/0621135200-234… -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageInquiry into the Welfare Reform and Reinstatement of Racial Discrimination Act Bill 2009 and other Bills
There is intense hurt and anger at being isolated on the basis of race and subjected to collective measures that would never be applied to other Australians. The Intervention was received with a sense of betrayal and disbelief. Resistance to its imposition undercut the potential effectiveness of its substantive measures. -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
CARAD is a group of volunteers, supporters and donors formed from January 2000, in an attempt to meet some of the range of essential and urgent needs of refugees who reach Perth, following assessment of their claim while in a detention centre. We have now met in excess of 2,000 refugees, not all of whom remain in WA, and have provided them with compassionate, practical assistance. We estimate… -
14 December 2012Book page
A last resort? - Summary Guide: Preface
The arrest, detention or imprisonment of a child shall be … used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Publication
Annual Report 2010-2011
I have pleasure in presenting the Annual Report of the Australian Human Rights Commission for the period ending 30 June 2011. The report has been prepared pursuant to section 45 of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 and in accordance with the requirements of section 70 of the Public Service Act 1999. -
Legal
6 February 2014Submission
Judicial review of lawfulness of detention (2013)
The Australian Human Rights Commission provides this response to the questionnaire from the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in relation to judicial review of the lawfulness of detention. -
Employers11 February 2015Webpage
A step-by-step guide to preventing discrimination in recruitment
Learn how to prevent discrimination in recruitment with this step-by-step guide. -
31 January 2013Webpage
2011 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners
2011 Finalists Human rights medal (sponsored by rio tinto) Ron Merkel QC For 40 years, Ron Merkel has devoted himself to access to justice for people who are marginalised and disadvantaged, having a long and outstanding commitment to the promotion and advancement of human rights as a legal practitioner. He is widely recognised as one of Australia's leading public and administrative law -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
30 January 2014Opinion pieceWe need to fix the Constitution, says Social Justice Commissioner
Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the nation’s Constitution is a waste of time, 2UE Drive host Justin Smith recently argued. There are many things the Constitution doesn’t recognise, he said, the document is dull, and we would be better off if we paid attention instead to the words we use every day. I agree with Mr Smith on one point: the Constitution isn’t a page… -
Children's Rights
11 November 2014SpeechChild Protection: Every Child’s Right
Megan MitchellNational Children’s Commissioner National Child Protection WeekBreakfast LaunchTuesday 9 September Introduction Thank you, Charlie and Zac, and good morning everyone. I’m delighted to be here this morning to help launch National Child Protection Week and to present the NAPCAN Play Your Part Award. Can I start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we are… -
LGBTIQ+
15 October 2021Publication
Ensuring health and bodily integrity (2021)
Protecting the human rights of people born with variations in sex characteristics in the context of medical interventions -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry on Employment and Disability Interim Report: 1. Background to the Inquiry
Australians with disability are much less likely to be employed than people without disability. They have a comparatively lower labour force participation rate (53.2% compared to 80.1%) and a higher unemployment rate (8.6% compared to 5%) than those without a disability. -
14 December 2012Book page
Appendices - Annual Report 2009-2010: Australian Human Rights Commission
Select tender: A procurement procedure in which the procuring agency selects which potential suppliers are invited to submit tenders. This procurement process may only be used under certain defined circumstances. -
14 December 2012Book page
Chapter 1: The Commission. Annual Report 2006-2007.
HREOC is a national independent statutory body established under the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. It has a President and five Commissioners. The five positions are currently held by three persons. -
14 December 2012Book page
National consultations on eliminating prejudice
The consultation was organised by the Illawarra Ethnic Communities Council and chaired by the ECC Executive Officer, Kathy Tzanis. The meeting was facilitated by Meredith Wilkie and Omeima Sukkarieh (notes) from HREOC with Omeima also interpreting parts of the discussion. It was attended by 14 invited participants. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Webpage
Indigenous International Rights: Progressing Indigenous Rights at the International Level
UN forums and mechanisms for the recognition of indigenous human rights and International human rights standards of particular relevance to indigenous peoples -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Recommendation for temporary exemption: Tactile Ground Surface Indicators (Queensland Rail)
I recommend that, pursuant to an application under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act ("the DDA"), the Commission grant Queensland Rail a temporary exemption from sections 23 and 24 of the DDA so far as they require installation of Tactile Ground Surface Indicators. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submissions - MV Tampa
1. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ('the Commission') by Notices of Motion dated 1 September 2001, will seek leave to intervene pursuant to section 11(1)(o) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ('the Act') -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Webpage
Submission to the United Nations on the Rights of Indigenous Children
Explore a submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for their Day of General Discussion on the Rights of Indigenous Children. -
Children's Rights
30 June 2014Speech
Playing our part: advocating for children’s rights
In coming here today, we celebrate 40 years of hard work and dedication by the Network of Community Activities, to the promotion of children’s rights in Australia.