Disability Rights
Guidelines for the targeted recruitment of people with disability
The Guidelines provide information about designing and implementing targeted recruitment strategies for people with disability.
Publications
Disability Rights
Disability Rights
The good, the bad and the ugly: Design and construction for access
The purpose of this resource is to explain how people with a disability benefit from good design and construction and why precise application of relevant technical specifications is necessary to achieve the greatest level of access for the greatest number of people.
Commission – General
Human Rights & Climate Change (2008)
Climate change will have significant impacts in both Australia and across the globe. Australia is one of the most arid continents in the world. It is vulnerable to risks such as disruptions to water supply; increases in the severity of storms, floods and droughts, coastal erosion due to sea level...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Native Title Report 2007: Index
I am pleased to present to you the Native Title Report 2007 which reports on the operation of the Native Title Act 1993 and its effect on the exercise and enjoyment of human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in accordance with Section 209 of the Native Title Act 1993.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Social Justice Report 2007
The report is provided in accordance with section 46C(1)(a) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. This provides that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner is to submit a report regarding the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Promoting Rights for Indigenous Young People with Mental Health Issues
Part 1: Why do we need this research? Arguing for protection, prevention and knowledge for Indigenous young people with cognitive disabilities and mental health issues
Sex Discrimination
Responding to sexual harassment: Code of Practice for Employers (2008)
1 About this document 2 A guide to the Code of Practice 3 What is sexual harassment? 4 When is sexual harassment prohibited? 5 Liability 6 Preventing sexual harassment: All reasonable steps 7 Complaint procedures 8 Guidelines for small business 9 Record-keeping 10 Other duties of employers Appendix...
Rights and Freedoms
Homelessness is a Human Rights Issue
This paper explores the many ways that homelessness impacts on a person’s ability to enjoy basic rights and freedoms. It shows that homelessness is more than just a housing issue. Homelessness is about human rights. Homeless people are not merely objects of charity, seeking help and compassion –...
Sex Discrimination
Pregnancy Guidelines (2001)
The Pregnancy Guidelines follow the Commission's Report of the National Inquiry into Pregnancy and Work, Pregnant and Productive: It's a right not a privilege to work while pregnant, commissioned by the federal Attorney-General in August 1998.
Commission – General
Annual Report 2006-2007:
This Annual Report reflects the commitment and dedication of the Commissioners and staff at the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) to the promotion and protection of human rights in Australia. Over the 2006-07 reporting period HREOC has acted on a broad range of challenging and...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007)
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007. The Declaration is the most comprehensive international instrument on the rights of Indigenous peoples.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Social Justice Report 2006: Report Contents
The report is provided in accordance with section 46C(1)(a) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. This provides that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner is to submit a report regarding the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Native Title Report 2006: Index
The report is provided in accordance with section 209 of the Native Title Act 1993. In light of recent developments in land rights during the reporting period, I have also examined the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islander persons in accordance with...
Commission – General
Human Rights 21: Everyone, Everyday: 21 Years of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (2007)
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (now known as the Australian Human Rights Commission) was established in 1986 by an act of the federal Parliament.
Commission – General
Annual Report 2005-2006:
This Annual Report is evidence of the vital role that the Commissioners and staff at the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (the Commission) play in promoting and protecting human rights. In the last year, the Commission has not shied away from the big issues.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice