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14 December 2012Webpagesubmissions on regional airlines exemption application
submissions on regional airlines exemption application Submissions on regional airlines exemption application These submissions have been made to date and provided to the Commission in electronic form in response to the Notice of Inquiry in this matter: Simon McGrath Occupational Therapists Australia, Tasmania Consumer submission (identity not disclosed) Albury Early Intervention Co… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Decision on cinema captioning temporary exemption application
The Commission has considered the application from Hoyts Corporation, Greater Union Organisation, Village Cinemas and Reading Cinemas for temporary exemption under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ( the DDA) in relation to the provision of captions and audio description in cinemas operated by the applicants. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2008-2009: Appendix 2
Annual Report 2008 - 2009 Appendix 2: Commission publications released during 2008-09 Back to Contents General About Us: Australian Human Rights Commission brochure (updated 2009) Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2007-08 (tabled report 2008) 2008 Human Rights Medals and Awards brochure (2008) Strategic Plan 2008-2011 (2008) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice… -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2008-2009: Appendix 3
The Commission frequently receives international visitors and participates in meetings with individuals and representatives of organisations concerned with human rights. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 06-07: Appendix 3
During 2006–07, HREOC received 18 initial requests for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act. HREOC was also asked to conduct an internal review of two of those decisions. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 1999-2000: Appendix 2
Back to 1999 - 2000 Annual Report Contents Annual Report 1999 - 2000 Appendix 2 Commission publications released during 1999-2000 Human Rights Rural & Remote School Education Report - January 2000 Emerging Themes - The National Inquiry into Rural & Remote Education Report 1 - March 2000 Recommendations the report of the National Inquiry into Rural & Remote Education - June 2000 … -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Opinion pieceLetter to the The Australian from Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM - 6 April 2005
Click here to return to the Articles and Opinion Pieces Index Letter to the The Australian from Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM - 6 April 2005 As an Australian citizen who was born in Poland, the death of Pope John Paul II fills me with two principal emotions. On one hand a sense of pride that a man from my country of birth, whom I had the great honour to meet, should have achieved so much on behalf of … -
14 December 2012Book page
Human Rights Act - Events - Seminars and Consultation Workshops
17 February 2009: The UK Human Rights Act as a ‘parliamentary model’ of rights protection: lessons for Australia, presented by Murray Hunt - Legal Advisor to the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights. -
14 December 2012Book page
Prisoners as Citizens:
The Commission convened a workshop in Sydney on 27 November 2000 on this topic. It was attended by more than 120 participants. The workshop was addressed by two keynote speakers: Dr William Jonas AM, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, and Baroness Vivien Stern from the International Centre for Prison Studie at King's College London who travelled to Australia as… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Temporary Exemption Application -Catholic Education Office
Click here to return to: Notice of inquiry: Application for exemption under Sex Discrimination Act section 44: Catholic Education Office Scholarships for Male Trainee Teachers -
14 December 2012Book page
It's your right! - DVD Unit 1
It's your right! - DVD Back to It's your right! homepage (All video clips are in .avi format) Unit 1: Trouble at work video clips Opening Opening [1.13Mb .avi Format] Click here for transcript Part 1 Scene 1: In the work lunchroom [7.19MB] Click here for transcript Scene 2: In the office [5.23MB] Click here for transcript Scene 3: At the rubbish bins [1.75MB] Click here for transcript Scene… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Notice of HREOC exemption decision re: Toowoomba City Hall
Under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 4 February 2003. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Notice of application for exemption: Allocated spaces on tilt train (QR)
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has received an application (attached in MS Word format together with statistics on usage of allocated spaces in Excel format) from Queensland Rail (QR) the requirements of Part 9.6 of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport (2002) regarding the provision of additional allocated spaces on the Tilt Train services operated by QR. -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Notice of HREOC exemption decision re: Airport Direct
Under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 15 February 2006. -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Notice of HREOC exemption decision re: Oxford hotel, Casino
Under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 6 April 2005. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Age Discrimination in Trade Union Membership Rules
The complaint concerns age restriction in trade union membership rules. The complainant was a member of a union the rules of which required members to retire from full membership at the age of 65 unless exempted by the Federal Executive of the union. The complainant was denied an exemption from the Federal Executive and transferred to honorary membership, which restricted his opportunities to… -
14 December 2012Book page
letter to canberra times
I hesitate to dignify with a response the second-hand article which the Canberra Times retailed yesterday, calling for discrimination in education against people with a mental illness on the basis of presumed dangerousness ("Entrance exams should test a student's mental suitability", 6 September). The article, referring to "bizarre inscriptions" and "gibberish",… -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Webpage
Conciliation Register
The Conciliation Register provides summaries of a selection of complaints that have been resolved through the Australian Human Rights Commission’s conciliation process. -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Webpage
Responding to complaints
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Business and Human Rights
View the Commission's online hub that assists businesses and employers to support diversity and meet their obligations under anti-discrimination law.