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14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2001-2002: Appendix 6
The Commission’s Performance Management Scheme provides a framework to manage and develop our staff to achieve our corporate objectives. There have been two cycles completed since its implementation on 1 July 1999. The scheme provides regular and formal assessment of an employee’s work performance and allows for access to training and skill development. -
Rights and Freedoms
27 November 2013SpeechFreedom of Speech and Racial vilification: one man’s freedom ends where another’s starts
The Sydney Institute Tuesday 26 November 2013 6pm Venue: King & Wood Mallesons, Level 61, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney (Check against delivery) I am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to the Sydney Institute speakers program and to discuss two freedoms- freedom of speech and freedom from racial vilification. The Sydney Institute is an invaluable not for… -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageModel Spent Convictions Bill
Recommendation 2: Provision be made for serious offences by providing that serious offences can only be spent if a court so orders (in accordance with the procedure set out at clause 9). -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012PublicationDisability Rights: Not for Service - Report: Index
In response to ongoing community criticism of experiences of care, in 2004, the Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) and the Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI, University of Sydney), in association with HREOC initiated a new national review – the subject of this report. The goal of this review was to capture the current critical themes in mental health care from the perspective of… -
14 December 2012Book page
A last resort? - Summary Guide: The facts about immigration detention in Australia
Since 1992, Australia's migration law has made it mandatory for any person in Australia without a valid visa to be detained until they are issued with a visa or removed from Australia. This law applies equally to adults and children. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Summary of Interventions by the Australian Human Rights Commission
Summary of Interventions by the Australian Human Rights Commission Updated 11 December 2009 Download PDF (100 kb) Word (181 kb) YEAR NO. OF CASES NAME OF CASE SUBJECT MATTER OF CASE COURT 1988 1. Re A Teenager (1988) 94 FLR 181 Family Law – Sterilisation of a young woman with a disability Family Court 2. Re Jane Family Law – Sterilisation of person with disability – whether parents require… -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them home - Downloads
DVD activity sheet PDF or Word (note that DVD needs to be ordered separately from the Commission’s publications area, Ph: (02) 9284 9600, or online at: www.humanrights.gov.au/publications) -
10 April 2015Book page
Appendix 2: Implementation status of UPR recommendations
No Recommendation Response Implementation 1-4, 6 Ratify the OPCAT (Republic of Moldova, Azerbaijan, Maldives, New Zealand, Denmark) Accepted Not implemented 3-5 Establish a National Preventative Mechanism (Maldives, New Zealand, Mexico) Accepted Not implemented 7 Accede to the remaining core human rights instruments to which it is yet to become a party (Thailand) Accepted-in-part Not… -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Appendix 9 Recommendations
1. That the Council of Australian Governments ensure the adequate funding of appropriate Indigenous agencies to record, preserve and administer access to the testimonies of Indigenous people affected by the forcible removal policies who wish to provide their histories in audio, audio-visual or written form. -
Education16 December 2014Webpage
Why are people racist?
Understand the roots of racism and its impact on society. Learn why people hold racist attitudes and how to combat them. -
Legal
27 January 2016Webpage
Commonwealth and ADEs
Background On 29 April 2014, the Australian Human Rights Commission (Commission) granted to the Commonwealth and all Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) using or proposing to use the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT), an exemption from the operation of sections 15, 24 and 29 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (Disability Discrimination Act) (Original Exemption)… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Date Index - Submissions to the Commonwealth Parliament and law reform bodies
Submissions to the Parliaments and law reform bodies Date Index On the instructions of the Commission, another function of the Legal Section is to prepare submissions to the Commonwealth Parliament. See below for some of the submissions prepared by the Legal Section and other units in the commission: See also Submissions sorted by committee sorted by subject other submissions 2018 -
28 November 2014Book page
Resources
Activity and Resource Sheets Rights Ed Activity Sheet: Picture Difference Pictures A Picture 1A Source: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/good-bad-and-ugly-design-and… Picture 2A Source: http://www.sydneytrains.info/stations/station_details.htm Picture 3A Source: Photograph taken by Wotjek Gurak on Flikr Rights Ed Activity Sheet: Picture Difference Pictures B Picture -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Cinema captioning and audio description: Submissions in response to application for temporary exemption under DDA section 55
Submissions are grouped here by file type for ease of reference. Where no file type is indicated, the submission is in text or HTM and should open in any browser. Please email us if you have difficulty with any files. All submissions are the responsibiltiy of their authors. Emails have been saved as text files for ease of access and to remove private data; and one very large Word file has been… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submissions to parliaments and law reform bodies - Index by Committee
The Commission seeks to promote and protect human rights through submissions to parliamentary inquiries, government departments and law reform bodies. -
Legal
5 June 2015Webpage
Department of Social Services (DSS)
Notice of application for temporary exemption UPDATE (5 June 2015) Quarterly reports received from the Department of Social Services (DSS) A condition of the grant of temporary exemption was that DSS must: Report to the Commission, on a quarterly basis during the exemption period, as to: i. The number of assessments conducted each quarter; and ii. The number of assessments still to be… -
Sex Discrimination
28 November 2022Publication
Time for respect: Fifth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces
For the first time, the survey also asked about workers’ views on the actions taken by their employer’s action to address workplace sexual harassment. -
Education16 December 2014Webpage
Why is racism a problem?
Explore the profound effects of racism on individuals and communities. Learn from personal accounts and research findings. Stand up to racism with us. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2005 :
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) was established in 1990 by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 (Cth). The Act made provisions for the establishment of 35 representative Regional Councils on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012WebpageConvention on the Rights of the Child - Human rights at your fingertips
Learn about the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, which recognises the inherent dignity and equal rights of all of humanity.