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Briefing Note: Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Amendment (Selection and Appointment) Bill 2022

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Government action needed to protect children in detention

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Learn how the Human Rights Commission is deeply concerned about the safety and wellbeing of teenagers who were kept in adult detention centres.

Chief Executive - Leanne Smith

Wednesday 4 May, 2022
Learn about Leanne Smith, who was appointed Chief Executive of the Commission in 2021 after being the Executive Director of the Whitlam Institute.

Senate Order on Government Contracts (Archived reports)

Monday 28 February, 2022

Senate Order on Government Contracts - Archived reports

 

SENATE ORDER FOR ENTITY CONTRACTS LISTING RELATING TO THE CALENDAR PERIOD 01/01/2022-31/12/2022

Pursuant to the Senate Order for entity contracts the following table sets out contracts entered into by the Australian Human Rights Commission which provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive) and which:

(a) have not been fully performed as at 31 December 2022, or

Annual Report 2000-2001: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

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The case to modernise Australia’s federal discrimination law

A new discussion paper outlining 38 recommendations for reform of Australia’s federal discrimination law system has been released by the Australian Human Rights Commission.

The Discrimination Law Position Paper, part of the Commission’s major project Free and Equal: An Australian conversation on human rights, is the result of an extensive consultation process undertaken in 2020 and 2021. 

The paper’s 38 recommendations address every aspect of the Australian federal discrimination law system within four pillars of reform.

Commission announces 2021 Human Rights Awards finalists

Every year the Commission holds the Human Rights Awards to celebrate human rights achievements. It is a chance to acknowledge, congratulate and share the important work of organisations, businesses, and individuals across the nation.

Corporate Plan 2021 - 2022

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Commission statement on Australia’s response to Afghanistan crisis

The Australian Human Rights Commission has serious concerns about the human rights situation in Afghanistan, heightened by the attacks on Kabul airport overnight, and the corresponding impacts on the Afghan diaspora in Australia.