Publications

LGBTIQ+

Religious exemptions under the SDA - Information Sheet (2017)

This information sheet gives an overview of the religious exemptions to unlawful discrimination in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (SDA).

LGBTIQ+

Resilient Individuals: Sexual Orientation Gender Identity & Intersex Rights 2015

Message from the Commissioner The role of the Human Rights Commissioner is to raise systemic public policy issues that impact on human rights, and seek reform. The Commission has in its legislation commissioners responsible for age, disability, race and sex discrimination. There are also...

LGBTIQ+

Sogi's Story

Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is pervasive across many parts of the world. Addressing this burden of discrimination has been identified as a key issue by the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions.

LGBTIQ+

Addressing sexual orientation and sex and/or gender identity discrimination: Consultation Report (2011)

In October 2010, the Commission launched a consultation regarding the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people in Australia. This consultation process sought views from affected individuals and organisations about the steps that they felt would provide better human...

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Sex Files: the legal recognition of sex in documents and government records

Welcome to the concluding paper of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s sex and gender diversity project – Sex Files: the legal recognition of sex in documents and government records (Sex Files).

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Report of the Human Rights Commissioner on certain provisions of the Tasmanian Criminal Code

BACKGROUND Two sections of the Tasmanian Criminal Code (Section 122 (a) and (c) and Section 123) criminalise some forms of sexual activity between males and females and all forms of sexual intercourse between males, including all forms of sexual intercourse and at least some expressions of sexual...