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Race Discrimination11 December 2013Project
At a glance: Racial vilification under sections 18C and 18D of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)
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26 March 2014Book page
Chapter 8: Principle 5: Gendered harassment and violence ruins lives
Key findings of Review The ADF Review found that sexual misconduct – including sexual harassment and, on occasion, sexual assault – existed in the ADF, particularly in male dominated areas. It also found significant underreporting of sexually based incidents from victims because of fear of victimisation; concerns about negative impact on career progression; and personal trauma. The ADF… -
Children's Rights10 October 2013Speech
The right to a full life: survival and healthy development for all children
Megan Mitchell National Children’s Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission Grand Rounds Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick Wednesday 9 October 2013 Click to view slides (Powerpoint) [15 MB] Acknowledgments Slide 1 Thank you Aunty Barbara Keeley Simms for your heartfelt and thought provoking Welcome to Country. And I’d like to also thank Karen Zwi for her kind introduction and… -
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. -
Legal27 June 2013Publication
BB v Commonwealth of Australia
BB v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Citizenship) Report into arbitrary detention and the right to be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person [2012] AusHRC 58 Click here for BB media statement in Word -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY EXEMPTION UNDER THE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT: BUCHAN BUS 'N FREIGHT
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 8 January 2004 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning access to a bus service proposed to be operated by Buchan Bus 'n Freight. -
30 January 2013Webpage
Community Individual Award – Tony Fitzgerald Memorial Award
Community Award - Individual Finalists - from left: Alex Mills, Anna Brown, Damian Griffis, Kat Armstrong The Tony Fitzgerald Memorial Community Award – Individual is awarded to a person with a track record in promoting and advancing human rights in the Australian community on a not-for-profit basis. The following people are shortlisted: Kat Armstrong, who established the Women In Prison… -
Age Discrimination10 June 2021Webpage
Who to contact
Read more to find out what steps to take and who to contact regarding age discrimination in the workplace, including how to make a complaint to the Commission. -
14 December 2012Book page
Voices of Australia: Resource sheet 5 - rightsED
Sales person needed Company seeks young, motivated Asian woman to work in local shoe shop. Must have long, dark hair and a pleasant smile. Single women only. Drivers licence essential. Call 858585. -
Rights and Freedoms31 July 2019Speech
Free and Equal: A National Reform Agenda for Human Rights in Australia for the next decade
Commission President Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM addressed the Castan Centre human rights conference on July 26. The topic was ‘Free and Equal’: A National Reform Agenda for Human Rights in Australia for the next decade. Thank you to the Castan Centre, and its Director, Professor Sarah Joseph, for inviting me to speak. Let me begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of… -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
ACROD
I make this acknowledgment in all my public presentations around Australia, not only because I believe that it is good manners to do so, but also because recognising the indigenous history of this land is an important element in recognising the truth of our diversity as a people. -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
Applying Human Rights in Closed Environments: Practical Observations on Monitoring and Oversight (2012)
I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, and I pay my respects to their elders past and present. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
TEDICORE Think Tank on Accessible Mobile Telecommunications
Read a speech about the importance of access to mobile telecommunications for people with a disability given by the Commission at the TEDICORE Think Tank. -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC - Annual Report 2001 - 2002: Appendix 3: Freedom of Information
Initial inquiries about access to Commission documents should be directed to the Freedom of Information Officer by either telephoning (02) 9284 9600 or by writing to: -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Notice of HREOC exemption decision re: Department of Infrastructure, Victoria
Under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 19 June 2006. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY EXEMPTION UNDER THE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT: LA LA LAND BYRON BAY
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 5 May 2005 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning access to premises known as La La Land, Byron Bay. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY EXEMPTION UNDER THE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT: BENDIGO TRAM SERVICE
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 28 January 2005 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning tram services in Bendigo, Victoria. -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Commissioners: DR SEV OZDOWSKI, Human Rights Commissioner MRS ROBIN SULLIVAN, Queensland Children's Commissioner PROFESSOR TRANG THOMAS, Professor of Psychology, Melbourne Institute of Technology MS VANESSA LESNIE, Secretary to the Inquiry -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Northern Territory Emergency Response Review Board
The government has an obligation to take action to address violence and abuse, particularly where there is evidence that is it widespread. Governments that fail to do so are in breach of their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRoC), the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the International Convention on… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice8 July 2019Speech
Maranguka Education, Employment and Training Community Summit
Acknowledgements Jalangurru lanygu balangarri. Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Ngemba yani U. Yaningi miya ngindaji Muwayi ingga winyira ngarragi thangani. Yathawarra, wilalawarra jalangurru ngarri guda. Good day everyone. I acknowledge the traditional owners, the Ngemba peoples, of the land we meet on today. This is the first time the ears of this land hears my language…