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Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
125th anniversary of the Law Society of South Australia.
Today, on its 125th anniversary, we celebrate the very considerable achievements of the Law Society of South Australia. This is an occasion to reflect on these past successes, to consider their present significance, and to think about the future. -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
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Set against the wreckage and the unthinkable horror of the Second World War, the Declaration was something of a phoenix rising from the ashes, a document which sought to rekindle a human dignity which had been gravely debased in the preceding ten years. -
Commission – General29 March 2013Webpage
Background: Considering the media reform bills package through a human rights lens (2013)
Back to Media Release Background: Considering the media reform bills package through a human rights lens 20 March 2013 What are the relevant human rights issues? The Commission notes that the bills engage human rights, including: ICCPR article 14(1) – right to a fair and public hearing ICCPR article 17 – freedom from arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy ICCPR article 19(2) – right… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Recommendation for refusal of temporary exemption applied for under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act: Victoria Department of Infrastructure
We have received by email on 18 May the attached application from Victoria's Department of Infrastructure. The application (MS Word ) seeks an exemption for a period of 18 months from the physical access requirements of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport in relation to proposed trial services to operate between Daylesford and Ballan and between Mt Egerton and Ballan. -
19 September 2018Webpage
Complaints
We investigate and resolve complaints of discrimination and breaches of human rights. You can make a complaint no matter where you live in Australia. Our service is free, impartial and informal. -
Commission – General23 September 2014Webpage
Payment Cancelled
The transaction has been cancelled. If you wish to purchase Human Rights Awards 2014 tickets you will need to resubmit your form. If you have any queries you can also contact the Human Rights Awards team. Phone 02 9284 9779Fax 02 9284 9611Email hrawards@humanrights.gov.au Go to Ticket Order Form -
Commission – General9 May 2019Webpage
Accessibility
"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect." - Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
Graduation Address
I speak to you now, not as the Chancellor of this University, but as the President of Australia’s national Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. -
Commission – General14 December 2012Webpage
Cyberbullying
If you are being bullied and need support, it is important that you read this factsheet and go to the Get Help section. If you know or see someone being bullied go to the Supportive Bystander FactSheet to find out how to help them. Cyberbullying is bullying that is done through the use of technology. For example, using the Internet, a mobile phone or a camera to hurt or embarrass… -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
Graduation Address
I speak to you now, not as the Chancellor of this University, but as the President of Australia’s national Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. And while my remarks are addressed primarily to today’s graduands, I suspect what I am about to say will resonate among parents and friends. -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
International Human Rights Day Address
In keeping with the theme of today's awards, I want to welcome you all here to celebrate our local champions, many of whom are with us as nominees for the 2004 Human Rights Medal and Human Rights Awards. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Decision to decline to grant a temporary exemption sought by MOSEDG trading as Youth Connect
By this instrument, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) declines to grant to MOSEDG Inc. trading as Youth Connect (Youth Connect) a temporary exemption pursuant to s 44(1) of the Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth) (ADA). -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
Human rights education in a time of terrorism (2003)
In the newspapers of recent weeks we seem constantly confronted with similarly miserable and distressing events – a mortar attack on CARE Australia’s office in Baghdad; attacks on a synagogue and the British consulate in Istanbul; more suicide bombings in Israel. -
Commission – General2 March 2021E-bulletin (Monthly)
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Technology and Human Rights5 March 2019Publication
Whitepaper: Human Rights and Technology
Learn more about how Australia can foster innovation and protect human rights through the application of technologies such as ethical AI. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Age Matters?
Many age distinctions have long been taken for granted in Australian law and policy. They affect people at both ends of the age spectrum - both younger and older Australians. -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
President Speech: Human Rights 2011 (2011)
Thank you Indira - and thank you Michael for your welcome to country. On behalf of the Australian Human Rights Commission, I acknowledge the Gadigal peoples of the Eora nation and pay our respects their elders past and present. -
Commission – General14 December 2012Opinion piece
Preventing injustice before it can happen – Let’s bring human rights home (2008)
What sort of Australia do we want to live in? I'm quite sure most people, like me, would say they want to live in a society where respect for the individual is recognised as precious. Where everyone is valued, whether they are male or female, young or old, an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, whatever their faith, whether or not they have a disability - everyone. -
Commission – General14 December 2012Webpage
Be a Supportive Bystander
What can you do if you see or know someone being bullied? Find out how to be a supportive bystander. -
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.
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