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Part IIB of the HREOC Act sets out the provisions governing the procedure for federal unlawful discrimination matters.1 That procedure can be summarised as follows:

The government has an obligation to take action to address violence and abuse, particularly where there is evidence that is it widespread. Governments that fail to do so are in breach of their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRoC), the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the International Convention on…

The supporting material listed below is now available from HREOC at the request of the AIRC or the parties. It is intended that relevant parts of this material will be provided with final submissions.

Central to the values to which the Government gives expression is an unqualified commitment to racial equality and to eliminating racial discrimination. This is a non-negotiable tenet of our own national cohesion, reflected in our racial diversity, and it must remain a guiding principle of our international behaviour. The rejection of racial discrimination is not only a moral issue, it is…

3. HREOC makes no submissions about the factual findings. These submissions are concerned with the proper legal tests to apply and not the application of the facts under those tests.

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) is pleased to make a submission in relation to the provisions of the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2005 and submits this document pursuant to its legislative functions under section 48(1) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (the Sex Discrimination Act) and sections 11(1) and 31 of the Human Rights and Equal…

The Commission has an interest and expertise in relation to the rights of transgender persons generally, and transsexuals more particularly, as set out in paragraphs 7 and 12 of the affidavit of Catherine Branson filed on 27 April 2011. Accordingly it will be able to assist the Court by way of these written submissions and, if appropriate, by way of oral submissions.

the Commission in its Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the inquiry into the effectiveness of the SDA in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality (the Senate Committee); and

The DDA covers discrimination on the ground of disability, including discrimination because of the use of a therapeutic device or aid, accompaniment by a carer or assistant or accompaniment by an assistance animal.

Recommendation 1: The Commission recommends that the Australian Government fully incorporate into Australian law its human rights obligations to children, including through the adoption of a federal Human Rights Act.

This submission is made by the Australian Human Rights Commission, Australia’s national human rights institution. It outlines a number of issues that the Commission suggests should be considered by the Human Rights Committee as it develops a List of Issues Prior to Reporting ahead of Australia’s preparation of its sixth periodic report regarding the implementation of the International…

In light of the issues raised during the hearing of the proceedings and in the parties’ written submissions, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner (‘the Commissioner’) seeks the Court’s leave to make the following supplementary submissions.