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14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2001-2002: Chapter 6
Dr Ozdowski has made public education on human rights a priority for his term. Other priority areas are the elderly in our ageing society and children. Dr Ozdowski is working to progress the Commission’s 2000 recommendations for alleviating age discrimination, as set out in the report Age matters: a report on age discrimination. -
14 December 2012Book page
HRC Report No. 13
HRC Report No. 13 Copyright © Commonwealth of Australia 2001 Copying is permissible with acknowledgment of the authorship of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Sydney, 2001. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechPast Achievements and Future Strategies in Educating the Public about Human Rights
Let me preface my remarks today with the assertion that, generally speaking, Australia has a strong and proud record on human rights. The Australian Government is formally committed to supporting the universal observance of human rights both at home and abroad saying that this policy helps to achieve a more stable and just international order, which benefits the security and prosperity of… -
14 December 2012Book page
Law Society Journal 2009: Recent changes to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 improve protection of disability rights
Significant amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA), which came into effect on 5 August 2009, clarify its operation in many areas, align some of its key definitions with other federal discrimination Acts and represent a significant improvement in the protection of the rights of people with disability.[1] This article will examine some of the most important changes, namely the: -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageSubmission to the Green Paper on Homelessness - Which way home?
HREOC commends the Commonwealth government on making homelessness a priority issue and recognising that adequate housing is fundamental to social inclusion. Recognition of homelessness as a human rights issue should assist in the development of policy and programs to address homelessness. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
5 December 2017SpeechIAHA National Conference
‘Culture, Relationships, Health: Human Rights in Practice’ Acknowledgements [Introduction in Bunuba] Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Whadjuk yani u. Balangarri wadjirragali jarra ningi – gamali ngindaji yau muwayi nyirrami ngarri thangani. Yaningi miya ngindaji Muwayi ingga winyira ngarragi thangani. Yathawarra, wilalawarra jalangurru ngarri guda. I stand here today on… -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Speech"The local face of global justice policy": Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM (2004)
Firstly I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we stand and by so doing remind ourselves that Australia's cultural traditions stretch back many thousands of years and express our aspirations for Australians of the future to be socially just and inclusive. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Speech
“The Relevance of Human Rights in Contemporary Australia”: Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM (2003)
1. Introduction 2. Emergence of International Human Rights 3. Impact of international human rights law on federal law 4. Moving forward on human rights protection -
29 January 2013Book page
Commissioner’s Message
I am pleased to present the Report of the cultural review into the Treatment of Women at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). This report concludes Phase One of the Review. Phase Two of the Review will examine the treatment of women across the broader Australian Defence Force (ADF). I wish to thank my fellow Review Panellists – Sam Mostyn, Mark Ney and Damian Powell – for their wise… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012SpeechPresentation to Web Content and Performance Management Conference
Good morning everyone. I'm actually thinking of developing a theory of corporate management based on reactions to that introduction. For example, when I say good morning to first year university students, they echo "good morning" back to me; when I say good morning to politicians, they remain silent, lest they be misquoted; when I say good morning to management consultants, they write… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Publication
Submission: Human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous people
The Australian Human Rights and Commission has made a submission on behalf of the Indigenous Peoples Organisation Network (IPON) of Australia to Professor S. James Anaya, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous Peoples, on the current status of Indigenous human rights in Australia for his Mission to Australia which is taking place from 17-28 August 2009. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Speech
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The topic for discussion is the role of human rights in good governance. Along the way I will touch on HREOC’s perceptions of cultural change at DIMA, legal roadblocks to cultural change, and the importance of human rights principles in the law and policy making process. -
14 December 2012Book page
20 Years on: The Challenges Continue - Chapter 1
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("HREOC") is an independent statutory authority established under the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth). It has a variety of functions and powers to promote and protect the human rights of all people in Australia. HREOC administers the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) ("SDA"). Sexual harassment is a… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
CERD Index
This submission is prepared by Australia's national human rights institution, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC). It provides information in relation to the Australian Government's combined 13th and 14th periodic report under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). All of the material contained in this document has… -
Sex Discrimination
7 February 2020Publication
Community Guide to the Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report 2020
Read the message from Kate Jenkins urging all employers to join her in creating safe, gender-equal and inclusive workplaces, no matter their industry or size. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 06-07: Chapter 5 - Legal Services
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act gives HREOC the function of inquiring into complaints concerning breaches of human rights or discrimination in employment. HREOC attempts to resolve such complaints through conciliation where appropriate. If the matter is not resolved through conciliation and the President is satisfied that a breach of human rights or an act of discrimination… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech
MENTAL HEALTH FOR ALL: WHAT'S THE VISION?
Over the last four years the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (the Commission) has played a key role in raising community awareness about the human rights Australians with a mental illness. The Commission, through its public inquiry process, brought into national focus how, amongst other things, people affected by mental illness frequently faced discrimination and stigmatisation… -
Commission – General
3 April 2017Speech
Hobart Oration
Explore a speech by Professor Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, in relation to the state of human rights in Australia. -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Report No. 18
1. The commission's jurisdiction 2. The complaint 3. The complainant's evidence and submissions 4. Respondent's response 5. Documentary material before the commission 6. Conciliation 7. Preliminary findings of Commissioner Sidoti 8. Response to Commissioner Sidoti's preliminary findings 9. My Further Preliminary Findings 10. Respondent's response to my Further Preliminary Findings 11. Section 21… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Amicus Submission: Ferneley
1. On 22 October 2001 the Sex Discrimination Commissioner ("the SD Commissioner") filed a Notice of Motion seeking to move the Court for orders that the SD Commissioner be granted leave to appear as amicus curiae in these proceedings, together with any consequential orders and directions. The Notice of Motion was supported by an affidavit of the SD Commissioner affirmed on 19 October…