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Disability Rights24 April 2024Webpage
Identifying as a person with disability in the workplace
Understand when you might and might not need (or want) to share information about a disability with an employer or potential employer. -
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. -
21 May 2020Conciliation register
2018-11-27
The complainant worked part-time at the respondent health products company as a digital customer service Representative. She said that during her pregnancy she experienced pregnancy-related physical and mental health issues as well as work-related stress. She alleged that after becoming aware of her pregnancy, her supervisor was hostile towards her, started questioning her work ethic and -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-08-02
The complainant is 64 years of age and applied for the role of flying instructor with the respondent aviation company. He advised he was not offered an interview and claimed the successful applicants were both aged in their thirties, were less experienced than himself and had been trained by him. He also said the company informed him it had believed he held a restricted pilot’s licence. He… -
26 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-04-10
The complainant was employed by the respondent telecommunications corporation. He alleged that, during the company’s Christmas party, his male supervisor took the complainant’s genitals in his hand and squeezed while smiling. The complainant alleged the company did not respond appropriately to his internal complaint about the incident because of his sex. He claimed the complaint process was… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Minister for Immigration v Ah Hin Teoh
1. On 20 November 1989 the Convention on the Rights of the Child ("the Convention") (ATS 1991 No 4) was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations and opened for signature, ratification and accession (see Cth Gaz No GN I, 13 January 1993, p 85). On 22 August 1990 the Convention was signed for Australia (see ATS 1991 No 4, P 35, n 1). On 2 September 1990, pursuant to Article… -
Legal27 August 2014Webpage
Survey Policy
Discover how the Australian Human Rights Commission actively seeks to engage with a broad cross-section of the community through surveys. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 1996
1.1.2 amendments that impact upon the internal procedural operation of the Commission and the public's understanding and perception of the Commission but are not integral to the Commission's independence, namely: -
Rights and Freedoms13 March 2024Speech
The Commission’s model for a Human Rights Act for Australia
The Australian Human Rights Commission's model proposes a national Human Rights Act, safeguarding rights for all Australians and addressing human rights concerns. It aims to modernize the legal framework. -
Rights and Freedoms31 August 2020Submission
Review of the ‘declared areas’ provisions (2020)
The Commission considers that the declared areas provisions place significant restrictions on the human rights of persons affected by them. -
14 December 2012Book page
AusHRC 50:Campbell v Black & White Cabs Pty Ltd and Tighe
Pursuant to s 31(b)(ii) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth), I attach my report of an inquiry into the complaint made by Mr Norman Campbell of discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record by Black & White Cabs Pty Ltd and Mr John Tighe. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
The DDA and employment of people with a disability
The standard sort of speech that is often delivered by people in my sort of position at this sort of event is a combination of pep talk and pamphlet, with some bits of a law lecture thrown in: telling people with a disability and their advocates that they have rights under discrimination law, and telling employers that they have responsibilities, and attempting to set out the terms and the effect… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice25 March 2019Publication
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007)
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007. The Declaration is the most comprehensive international instrument on the rights of Indigenous peoples. -
Disability Rights2 May 2024Webpage
Attracting and recruiting people with disability to your organisation
Discover how to recruit people with disability and demonstrate a commitment to accessibility and inclusion as organisational values. -
Rights and Freedoms1 May 2013Webpage
Balancing freedom of religion and other rights: European approaches
Determining whether the right to freedom of religion is engaged The European Court of Human Rights has dealt with a substantial number of cases regarding freedom of religion and belief under article 9 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which provide useful guidance regardng the very similar provisions of ICCPR Article 18. In considering… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Model Spent Convictions Bill
Recommendation 2: Provision be made for serious offences by providing that serious offences can only be spent if a court so orders (in accordance with the procedure set out at clause 9). -
Disability Rights1 May 2024Webpage
Your rights as an employee under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth)
Learn about the Disability Discrimination Act, what you can do if you experience discrimination and how to make a complaint to the Commission. -
Disability Rights1 May 2024Webpage
Creating an accessible and inclusive induction
Take these practical steps to create an accessible and inclusive induction for employees with disability from before they start and beyond. -
Disability Rights16 April 2024Webpage
Ambassador Profile - Tim Ferguson
Acclaimed comedian, screenwriter, author, actor, comedy coach, advocate, and patron of MS Australia, Tim Ferguson talks about disability rights, employment and humour! -
Employers18 February 2015Quick Guide
Reasonable Adjustments
Some people with disabilities may face barriers at work because of some feature of their work situation which could readily be altered. Making these changes is commonly referred to as ‘reasonable adjustments’. Employers can be required by law to make reasonable adjustments to the workplace. Failure to do so may be discrimination. Adjustments should respond to the particular needs of the…
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