Publications

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice Report 2001

Social Justice Report 2001 Contents Summary of the Social Justice Report 2001 Letter of submission Recommendations Chapter 1: Ten years on from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Chapter 2: Mutual obligation, welfare reform and Indigenous participation: a human rights perspective...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Native Title Report 2001

Appendix 2: Submission of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner to the Inquiry into Indigenous Land Use Agreements by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund

Commission – General

Annual Report 2001-2002: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Annual Report 2001 - 2002 Download complete PDF (2.1 MB) Contents Significant achievements Statement from the President Chapter 1: The Commission Outcomes structure Human rights education and promotion Chapter 2: Complaint Handling Section Chapter 3...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Corporate Responsibility - Developing principles on Resource Development on Indigenous land: Index

The following materials were developed developed from a forum entitled 'Resource Development on Aboriginal Land; a Human Rights Approach', which took place in Alice Springs in May 2002. The forum was co-hosted HREOC and Griffith University, with participants including representatives from Indigenous...

Complaint Information Service

Alternative Dispute Resolution in education: case studies in resolving complaints of Disability Discrimination (2002)

The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) came into effect in March 1993. The Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against people with a disability in many areas of public life. The purpose of the Act was to 'assist people with disabilities to exercise their rights as Australian citizens'(3) in...

Disability Rights

The Sterilisation of Girls and Young Women in Australia

The Sterilisation of Girls and Young Women in Australia: issues and progress (2001)by Susan Brady, John Britton & Sonia GroverA Report jointly commissioned by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner and the Disability Discrimination Commissioner at...

Rights and Freedoms

Human Rights and Mental Illness

The Report of the National Inquiry into the Human Rights of People with Mental Illness was tabled in Parliament and publicly released on 20 October, 1993. Over a three year period the Inquiry received nearly 900 written submissions, heard from over 450 witnesses at formal hearings and consulted with...

Disability Rights

Building bridges over the digital divide (2001)

This review has been prepared to identify developments in addressing the 'digital divide' experienced by older Australians and people with disabilities since the release of the Commission's report Accessibility of electronic commerce

Commission – General

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

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Annual Report 2000-2001 Download complete PDF of report Letter of submission Significant Achievements Statement from the President Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Organisational Chart Chapter 1: The Commission Chapter 2: Complaint Handling...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Native Title Report 2000: Contents

Report of the seminar on the draft principles and guidelines for the protection of the heritage of indigenous people by Chairperson -Rapporteur Erica-Irene Daes

Commission – General

Annual Report 1999-2000

The year of this report saw several significant changes and developments within the Commission. Some were anticipated; some had been delayed; some were more welcome than others all led to a full and active twelve month period.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice Report 2000: Index

Social Justice Report 2000 Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Reconciliation and human rights Chapter 3: International scrutiny of Australia's Indigenous affairs policies Chapter 4: Achieving meaningful reconciliation Chapter 5: Reparations Appendix 1: Information concerning Australia provided by...