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Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Speech
Mission Australia National Management Team Meeting
Speaking notes for a presentation to the Mission Australia National Management Team Meeting in Sydney on 22 August 2001 by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner -
Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Speech
Surviving the bush: health and rural communities: Chris Sidoti (1999)
I would like to thank the Victorian Healthcare Association for inviting me to speak today. I hope that the Congress has been stimulating and has provided all of you with both an understanding of the problems facing healthcare in Australia, and some sense of optimism for what can be achieved to improve the health outcomes for all Australians. -
26 March 2014Book page
A Message from the Commissioner
It is now almost three years since the Review team embarked on an extensive examination of the treatment of women at the Australian Defence Force Academy and in the Australian Defence Force. Since then we have tabled three comprehensive and broad ranging Reports. The work has been detailed, challenging, but always productive. More importantly, the process has moved beyond the ‘why’ to the … -
29 January 2013Book page
Appendix B – Scope of Research and Methodology
The findings and recommendations in this Report are based on an independent assessment of ADFA and a thorough examination of the significant amount of information gathered. From the outset, the Review consulted extensively. The research process has been designed to achieve maximum participation. The Review travelled nationally to consult with key stakeholders. Before conducting the… -
Rights and Freedoms4 September 2015Speech
Austin Asche Oration in Law and Governance
Austin Asche Oration in Law and Governance Thursday 3 September 2015 I am honoured to have been invited to speak tonight at this, the 5 th Austin Asche Oration in Law and Governance. As I had not met or known the Hon. Austin Asche. As any researcher would do, I ‘googled’ him to learn about his distinguished legal career. He was appointed Chief Justice of the Northern Territory in 1987 and… -
14 December 2012Book page
Towards Accessible Telecommunications for People with Disabilities
5.1 Europe and the UK 5.2 United States 5.2.1 Americans with Disabilities Act 5.2.2 Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act 5.2.3 Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act 5.3 World Summit on the Information Society -
14 December 2012Book page
It's your right! ESL DVD scripts
Narrator: The people in the following story refer to HREOC. In your workbooks, it is called the Australian Human Rights Commission. This is because HREOC recently changed its name to the Australian Human Rights Commission. So HREOC is the old name and the Australian Human Rights Commission is the new name for the same organisation. -
Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Speech
Human Rights Protection and Resolution Through the Law
Mr. Neil Brown QC, Mr. Michael Shand QC, members of the Victoria Bar and of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, all. -
Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Speech
President Speech: Religion in the public square
I would like to begin today by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Wurundjeri peoples, and pay my respect to their elders, past and present. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
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But people with disability for the most part were either invisible within mainstream education, or invisible because they were excluded and segregated off somewhere else. -
Children's Rights2 April 2015Speech
Supporting young children’s rights: Statement of Intent
Good morning and thank you for the introduction. I’d like to start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting, and pay my respects to their elders past and present. It’s a pleasure and a privilege to be here today to launch the Statement of Intent on Supporting Young Children’s Rights. Thank you all for coming along. I am very proud of this initiative, which… -
Employers11 February 2015Webpage
Other areas of workplace discrimination
Learn how the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (AHRC Act) prohibits discrimination in public and private sector employment. -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC REPORT NO. 38: Report of an inquiry into a complaint by Mr Frank Ottaviano of discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record against South Australia Police (State of South Australia)
Dear Attorney Pursuant to section 31(b)(ii) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) I attach a report of my inquiry into a complaint by Mr Frank Ottaviano of discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record by the State of South Australia (South Australia Police). I have found that the act and practice complained of constitutes discrimination in employment… -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
Deafness Forum Annual general meeting
Thank you for this opportunity to address your AGM. These events are important times for community organisations such as yours as they provide an opportunity to celebrate your achievements, refresh your organisation and recognise the hard work of staff, your Board and the membership in general. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
LAUNCH OF THE TELSTRA LARGE PRINT BILL
I'm very pleased to be here today - not just as Disability Discrimination Commissioner but to represent the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (2009)
The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) makes this submission to Mr Allan Hawke in response to the Independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
COAG Review of Counter-Terrorism Legislation
Division 104 of Part 5.3 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) provides for the making of control orders. A control order is an order issued by a court (either the Federal Court, Family Court or Federal Magistrates Court), at the request of a member of the Australian Federal Police (AFP), to allow obligations, prohibitions and restrictions to be imposed on a person, for the purpose of protecting… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Discussion Paper "Australia's Children: Safe and Well - A National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children"
“If the measures were targeted solely to parents or families in need of assistance to prevent neglect or abuse of children, as they are in s123UC of the legislation, then some form of income management may be capable of being seen as an appropriate exercise of the governments ‘margin of discretion’ to ensure that families benefit from welfare and receive the minimum essentials… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Commission submission - NAAV
1. The key concept underlying the Commission's submissions is the proposition that the Australian legal system recognises, in various ways, an obligation to provide an effective remedy to persons present in this country whose interests have been adversely affected by a decision of an officer of the Commonwealth, where the decision is otherwise than in accordance with law. In this case, the need… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 1998 : Introduction: A Handful of Soil
The removal of the children from Wave Hill by MacRobertson Miller aircraft was accompanied by distressing scenes the like of which I wish never to experience again. The engines of the 'plane are not stopped at Wave Hill and the noise combined with the strangeness of an aircraft only accentuated the grief and fear of the children, resulting in near-hysteria in two of them. I am convinced that the…