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Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Recommendation for granting of temporary exemption under the DDA: Airport Direct
This is a recommendation that the Commission grant an application for temporary exemption under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) regarding a public transport service known as Airport Direct. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Recommendation for further temporary exemption: Airnorth
On 14 September 2005 the Commission received an application for temporary exemption under section 55 of the DDA regarding carriage of passengers with disabilities on low capacity aircraft, from Capiteq Ltd, trading as Airnorth. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Application for temporary exemption: Bendigo tram service
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has received an application under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act for a temporary exemption regarding tram services and associated infrastructure in Bendigo. The application includes the following: -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Recommendation for temporary exemption: Murranumbla Bed and Breakfast
This is a recommendation for granting of a temporary exemption, for a period of 18 months, regarding disability access to bathroom facilities at a proposed bed and breakfast facility, on condition that within 12 months of the date of the exemption the operators commence work to provide accessible bathroom facilities and complete that work within 18 months of the date of the exemption. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Outcome of Queensland Rail consultations on TGSIs
On 11 February 2002 the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission decided to grant a temporary exemption to Queensland Rail (QR) under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). The exemption was for a period of 6 months, from the provisions of sections 23 and 24 of the DDA, in so far as they require installation of tactile ground surface indicators. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
Launch of Bus Industry Confederation accessibility guidelines
Attorney-General Ruddock; Michael Apps and representatives of the bus and coach industry; Margo Hodge and representatives of the disability community; ladies and gentlemen. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Notice of exemption application: Australasian Railway Association
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has received an application under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act from the Australian Railway Association (ARA) on behalf of its members for a temporary exemption, for a period of 5 years, in relation to a number of provisions of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Webpage
AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF and DISABLED PEOPLE'S INTERNATIONAL (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED v TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED
AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF and DISABLED PEOPLE'S INTERNATIONAL (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED v TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED Nos. H95/34, H95/51 Number of pages - 1 COURT HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Sir Ronald Wilson (Inquiry Commissioner) HRNG Sydney, 28-29 August 1995 (hearing), 6 September 1995 (decision) #DATE 6:9:1995 #ADD 24:6:1997… -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
Access to premises – nearly there? (2009)
Since the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) came into force in March 1993 complaints to the Australian Human Rights Commission and State/Territory anti-discrimination agencies have shown that while a building might meet the requirements of building law it could still be the subject of a successful complaint under anti-discrimination law. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
Maguire: Telecommunications access and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2009)
Some of you ma have had an opportunity to attend one of the concerts by Leonard Cohen while he was on tour here recently. I've spoken with a number of people who attended one of his concerts, and without exception they say that they were some of the best concerts ever. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
Innes: Employment of people with disability in the APS
You would be aware that - according to its own reports - employment of people with disability in the APS has almost halved during the last two decades. You would also be aware of the strong public commitment by the Australian government to reduce the high unemployment and under-employment of Australians with disabilities. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
2006 - An opportunity not to be missed?
Australian summer holidays. The phrase evokes an image of sun, sand, slow days and late nights. But just imagine you and your mates are staying on the Gold Coast and it takes 20 phone calls for you to find a beachside unit with a shower you can use. Or the only wheelchair accessible restaurant in a 3km radius is fully booked so you have to eat take-away most nights. -
14 December 2012Book page
Human Rights 21: Change and challenges
HREOC offers extraordinary support and the possibility of redress to those pushed to the edges of our society. The rigor and innovation of its staff and the quality policy work, inquiries, reports and educational programs have given visibility to critical social issues and informed our democracy. Australia's history as a global human rights advocate owes much to HREOC's achievements and… -
14 December 2012Book page
Appendix 2: Recommendations from the Social Justice Report 2009 - Social Justice Report 2010
In accordance with the functions set out in section 46C(1)(a) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth), this report includes 4 recommendations on justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system, 7 recommendations for the protection of Indigenous languages and 1 recommendation for sustaining Aboriginal homeland communities. -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2007: Appendix 7
Section 87 of the Native Title Act empowers the Federal Court to make a consent determination where agreement about a claim is reached between the parties. Section 94A requires all determinations of native title, including consent determinations, to set out details of the matters mentioned in Section 225 (which defines determination of native title). -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2005: Fact Sheet 1 - Reforms to the Community Development Employment Program
The new arrangements for Indigenous affairs have brought about a number of changes to programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. During the past year, the Australian Government has reviewed the operation of the Community Development Employment Program (CDEP) and aligned it with mainstream employment programs. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Opinion piece
Budget gets it right for people with a disability (2011)
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Opinion piece
Don’t forget the disabled in flood reconstruction (2011)
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published. -
Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Opinion piece
Opening a door on the bleak truth of homelessness (2010)
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published. -
LGBTIQ+14 December 2012Opinion piece
Opinion Pieces - It's hard to argue against equality (2007)
Federal laws prohibit discrimination against women, older people, people with disability and people of different races. However, there are 60-plus pieces of federal legislation which specifically deny financial and work-related benefits to same-sex couples.
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