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Sex Discrimination
7 April 2015SpeechEquality Means Business
The Women’s Empowerment Principles Summit -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
28 February 2013Webpage
Guides
Wiyi Yani U Thangani Community Guide (2020) Close the Gap: 10 Year Review (2018) Targeted recruitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: A guideline for employers (2015) Social Justice and Native Title Reports United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples -
Employers18 February 2015Quick Guide
Inherent Requirements
Discrimination in employment because of a person’s age or disability is against the law in many circumstances. However, it may not be unlawful to refuse to employ a person if, because of their age or disability, they are unable to carry out the inherent requirements – or essential duties – of the job. The inherent requirements of a job will vary depending on what the job is. They may include… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012SpeechAustralian Building Codes Board - Building Australia's Future Conference (2011)
Putting out the welcome mat in our new accessible buildings: Where to from here in access developments -
Disability Rights
2 July 2014Speech
National Press Club address
(check against delivery) I acknowledge the traditional owners of this land. I do so not as a formulaic beginning, but as a sincere recognition of the place which the land holds in the lives and culture of our first Australians. I saw much of the disadvantage Aboriginal people experience during my time as Race Discrimination Commissioner, and fail to understand why - at a time when we are… -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Chapter 7
Following the founding of the Swan River Colony in 1829 relations between the British settlers and local Indigenous peoples in Western Australia became characterised by conflict. As a result of fierce fighting, -
Commission – General
15 November 2017WebpageWinners and Finalists of the 2017 Human Rights Awards
Human Rights Medal The Human Rights Medal is awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of human rights in Australia. The medal has a rich history of prestigious winners. WINNER: Johnathan Thurston NRL star Johnathan was recently named the 2018 Queensland Australian of the Year for his ongoing commitment to improving the life outcomes for Aboriginal… -
14 December 2012Book page
A Time to Value - Media Pack
Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Pru Goward has today released her final paper, A Time to Value: Proposal for a national scheme of paid maternity leave. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Speech
2009 Speech: Launch of Social Justice and Native Title Reports 2008
I begin by paying my respects to the Gadigal peoples of the Eora nation, the traditional owners of the land where we gather today. pay my respects to your elders, to the ancestors and to those who have come before us. And thank you, Allen Madden, for your generous welcome to country for all of us. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech
LAUNCH OF ABA INDUSTRY STANDARDS
It was only ten months ago that I congratulated the Australian Bankers' Association on their commitment to making electronic based services more accessible to people with disabilities and older Australians. -
14 December 2012Book page
Voices of Australia: Suggested answers - rightsED
Dean does not tolerate racism on the field and so he confronts it when it happens, accepts the apology and moves on. He takes pride in his Indigenous background and likes to share his culture and educate others. -
Complaint Information Service20 February 2014Webpage
The Complaint Process
The Australian Human Rights Commission is an independent third party which investigates complaints about discrimination and human rights breaches. It does not act as an advocate or legal representative for a party to a complaint. The complaint process is simple, free and flexible. Please click on the links below to view the outline of each one of them. -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2004 : Chapter 3 : Looking Forward - A Policy Approach to Native Title
The framework of principles presented in chapter 2 of this Report puts the economic and social development of the traditional owner group at the centre of the native title process. It seeks to build the power and capacity of the traditional owner group to direct and achieve its own economic and social development. It sees the native title system as a tool to assist traditional owners in this… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
22 October 2019Media Release
Cashless Debit Card Bill ‘not compatible’ with human rights
The Australian Human Rights Commission has warned that the proposed Cashless Debit Card Bill is not compatible with Australia’s international human rights obligations. In a submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition) Bill 2019, the Commission also raises concerns regarding the lack of robust… -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC REPORT NO. 37 (2007) - Report of an inquiry into Dr Julie Copeman’s complaint that Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service terminated her employment on the basis of her trade union activity
Pursuant to section 11(1)(d) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ('HREOC Act'), I attach a report of my inquiry into a complaint made by Dr Julie Copeman. I have found that Dr Copeman's employment as a general medical practitioner was terminated by Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service (her employer) in circumstances that amounted to discrimination, and that such… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage1996 GUIDELINES FOR SPECIAL MEASURES UNDER THE SEX DISCRIMINATION ACT 1984
1.1 SHORT TITLE 1.2 PURPOSE 1.3 INTERPRETATION 1.4 DEFINITION 1.5 SCOPE 1.6 THE SEX DISCRIMINATION ACT 1984 The objects of the Sex Discrimination Act Grounds of discrimination Areas where discrimination is unlawful Discrimination and equality -
Disability Rights
6 October 2016Opinion piece
The NDIS: delivering results, delivering equality and even delivering your coffee
Getting a morning coffee on the way to work is a ritual many of us take for granted. Not Jeremy, who is a young man with a communication disability. The thought of not only being able to order coffee, but run a business, was a pipe dream. Until the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) arrived in Lake Macquarie. The NDIS created an opportunity for Jeremy to start communicating for the… -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Webpage
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Human rights at your fingertips
Discover the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which recognises the inherent dignity and equal rights of all humanity. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2004 : SUMMARY SHEET FIVE
Indigenous health - Programs for addressing Indigenous health reveal the problem of a lack of implementation of human rights. The National Aboriginal Health Strategy (1989) and the current National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health have been agreed by the Commonwealth with States and Territories. Both documents identify, from a human rights perspective, the key… -
14 December 2012Book page
About the Commission - Annual Report 2009-2010: Australian Human Rights Commission
We have statutory responsibilities under these laws, including to investigate and conciliate complaints of alleged discrimination and breaches of human rights recognised under international conventions to which Australia is a party and to promote and protect these human rights generally.