Publications

2018

Legal

AZ v The Commonwealth (Department of Home Affairs) (2018)

[2018] AusHRC 122

2018

Legal

BE v Suncorp Group Ltd (2018)

[2018] AusHRC 121

2018

Legal

DR & DS v The Commonwealth (Department of Home Affairs) (2018)

[2018] AusHRC 120

Legal

Ms AR on behalf of Mr AS, Master AT and Miss AU v Commonwealth (DIBP)

[2016] AusHRC 110

2016

Legal

Ms Bakhtiari and Master Reza Bakhtiari v Commonwealth of Australia

[2016] AusHRC 106

2016

Legal

Bakhtiari v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Learn about the legal case of Bakhtiari v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection) regarding immigration detention.

2015

Legal

HG v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Explore a report into arbitrary detention in the case of HG v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

2015

Legal

Rahimi (deceased) v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

View a report into the arbitrary detention case of Rahimi (deceased) v Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

Legal

Reports to the Minister under the AHRC Act

In addition to receiving complaints of unlawful discrimination, the Commission can inquire into complaints of breaches of human rights and workplace discrimination under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) (AHRC Act).

2014

Legal

Ismail Mirza Jan v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

View a report into arbitrary detention in the case of Ismail Mirza Jan v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

2014

Legal

PJ v AMP Financial Planning Pty Limited

Explore a report into discrimination in employment on the basis of a criminal record in the case of PJ v AMP Financial Planning Pty Limited.

2014

Legal

Tapara v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

[2014] AusHRC 91

2014

Legal

Immigration detainees with adverse security assessments

[2014] AusHRC 92

2014

Legal

KA, KB, KC and KD v Commonwealth of Australia

View a report into arbitrary detention and inhumane conditions of detention in the case of KA, KB, KC and KD v Commonwealth of Australia.

Legal

Casenote: Plaintiff M76/2013 v Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship [2013] HCA 53

The High Court found that the Department of Immigration acted on the basis of an error of law when it refused to refer the plaintiff’s case to the Minister for Immigration for consideration of whether to allow her to make a protection visa application.