Federal Discrimination Law 2016
Explore the 2016 edition of Federal Discrimination Law, produced by the Australian Human Rights Commission and LexisNexis. Learn about federal unlawful discrimination laws and significant case issues.
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Explainer: New national and NSW hate crime laws
The Australian Government and NSW Government recently updated their hate crime laws. This explainer is designed to help readers better understand these changes and the potential human rights implications.
Women in immigration detention are trapped in a system designed for men. Many have not hugged a family member in years
In an opinion piece published in The Guardian, Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay Commissioner Finlay describes the harrowing experiences faced by many women in immigration detention and calls for urgent reform to address these human rights failures. It follows the release of the AHRC report into the issue.
Women in immigration detention at serious risk of harassment and violence
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The Australian Human Rights Commission has called for significant reform to the country’s immigration detention system, after a new report into the treatment of women in detention found their rights, safety and wellbeing are being widely overlooked. These failures, it found, are compounding the risk to women of harassment, violence, and ill health.
'Not Just An Afterthought’ - Women in Immigration Detention Report
The Australian Human Rights Commission has called for significant reform to the country’s immigration detention system, after a new inspection report into the treatment of women in detention found their rights, safety and wellbeing are being widely overlooked.
Hugh de Kretser commences as Human Rights Commission President
The new President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Hugh de Kretser, said maintaining the push to see a national Human Rights Act introduced will be among his key priorities, as he today commenced in the role.
Review of Secrecy Offences in Part 5.6 of the Criminal Code 1995
The Australian Human Rights Commission (Commission) makes this submission to the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM) in relation to its Review of Secrecy Offences in Part 5.6 of the Criminal Code 1995.
Keynote Address to the Law Council of Australia
Mr Robert Fitzgerald AM,
Age Discrimination Commissioner
Friday, 31 May 2024
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Introduction
I would like to thank the Law Council of Australia for this invitation to speak at your National Elder Law and Succession Law Committee meeting, and to your committee chair, Darryl Browne, for introducing me.
I wish to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the traditional owners of the lands from which we meet and pay respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging.
Government must seize the moment for a National Human Rights Act
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A new parliamentary report recommending a National Human Rights Act as part of a revitalised Human Rights Framework brings Australia closer than ever before to establishing the basic legal protections that Australians need.
The report, tabled in Federal Parliament today, includes an example of legislation for a National Human Rights Act, building on decades of work and reinforcing recommendations from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s landmark Free + Equal report.
Information Publication Scheme
About the Information Publication Scheme
The Information Publication Scheme (IPS) is a government scheme that encourages government agencies to be proactive when it comes to publishing and disclosing information that it holds. The scheme covers all government agencies subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act). This includes the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission).