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What is the AHRC?

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is an independent third party which investigates complaints about discrimination and human rights breaches.

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What are human rights?

Human rights recognise the inherent value of each person, regardless of background, where we live, what we look like, what we think or what we believe.

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Sex Discrimination

The positive duty is making workplaces safer

The Australian Human Rights Commission is taking action to make Australian workplaces safer for everyone. We have started formal inquiries, developed proactive compliance strategies, and worked with organisations and businesses to meet their legal obligations to prevent and respond to work-related sexual harassment, sexist behaviour, sex discrimination and related victimisation.

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