What's Happening at the Australian Human Rights Commission?
2 October - 8 October 2008
Following is an update on what the Australian Human Rights Commission and its President and Commissioners (Graeme Innes AM, Tom Calma and Elizabeth Broderick) will be doing over the next week.
This information is intended as a guide only. Issues or events may arise during the week, which aren’t covered in this document. Please keep an eye on the news, media release and speeches sections of the Commission’s website (www.humanrights.gov.au) for the latest updates.
Thursday, 2 October
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Commissioner Innes and Commissioner Broderick attending the Australian Council of Human Rights Agencies (ACHRA) meeting in Melbourne.
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Commissioner Calma meeting with Jane Hodges, Head of Gender Unit, International Labor Organisation in Geneva.
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Commission Calma attending the UN Independent Expert Mechanism meeting in Geneva until 10 October
Friday, 3 October
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Commissioner Innes attending the Annual Protecting Human Rights Conference (Bill of Rights Conference) in Melbourne.
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Commissioner Broderick attending the Protecting Human Rights Conference in Melbourne.
Monday, 6 October
- Public Holiday (ACT, NSW, SA).
Tuesday, 7 October
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Commissioner Innes making a keynote address at the Disability Advocacy Network Conference in Melbourne.
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Commissioner Innes addressing the Law Society of NSW, Human Rights Committee, on same sex changes, in Sydney.
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Commissioner Broderick on leave from Tuesday, 7 October to Friday, 10 October.
Wednesday, 8 October
- Commissioner Innes attending the same-sex reforms implementation meeting in Sydney.
- Speeches will be available at www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/speeches/index.html following delivery.
- Media releases/alerts are available at www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/index.html
- Opinion pieces are available at www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/op_ed/index.html following publication.
- Legal submissions are available at www.humanrights.gov.au/legal/submissions/index.html
Disclaimer: This information is correct at the time of writing. The Commission takes no responsibility or liability for any changes that occur after the date of publication.
