1981-86 Human Rights Commission Occasional Papers

These papers have been added to this site for research and historical purposes.

Australia's first federal Human Rights Commission was established by the Fraser Government under the Human Rights Commission Act 1981. The first Commission was replaced by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (now renamed as the Australian Human Rights Commission) in December 1986. The first Commission was a distinct statutory body from the current Commission. It should not be assumed that the present Commission necessarily endorses views expressed by or on behalf of the first Commission in every respect. Further, the papers below were prepared for, rather than by, the first Commission. 

Occasional Papers

See also Discussion Papers and Reports

• Occasional Paper No. 1: Incitement to Racial Hatred: Issues and Analysis (Word)  or PDF (October 1982)
• Occasional Paper No. 2: Incitement to racial hatred: the international experience (Word) or PDF (October 1982)
  Occasional Paper No. 3:  Words that wound: proceedings of the Conference on Freedom of Expression and Racist Propaganda (Word) or  PDF (February 1983)
• Occasional Paper No. 4: Compendium of human rights courses in Australian tertiary institutions (Word) or PDF  (August 1983)
• Occasional Paper No. 5:  Aboriginal reserves bylaws and human rights (Word)  or PDF  (October 1983)
• Occasional Paper No. 6:  The teaching of human rights (Word) or PDF (August 1984)
• Occasional Paper No. 7:  Epilepsy and human rights (Word)  or PDF (October  1984)
• Occasional Paper No. 8: The right of peaceful assembly in the A.C.T (Word) or PDF  (February 1985)
• Occasional Paper No. 9 : Teaching, enacting and sticking up for human rights (Word) or  PDF (March 1985)
• Occasional Paper No.10: Legal and ethical aspects of the management of newborns with severe disabilities (Word) or PDF  (August 1985)
• Occasional Paper No.11:  The treatment of disabled persons in social security and taxation law. (Word) or PDF  (January 1986)
• Occasional Paper No.12: A Study of Human Rights and Commonwealth Prisoners (Word) or  PDF (September 1986)
• Occasional Paper No.13: Getting a fair go: case studies of occupational socialisation and perceptions of discrimination in a sample of seven Melbourne high schools (Word) or PDF  (August 1986)
• Occasional Paper No.14: The Right of Peaceful Protest Seminar: Papers (November 1986)
• Occasional Paper no.15:  Conciliation under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975; A study in theory and practice (Word) or PDF (November 1986)

Ethical and Legal Issues in Guardianship Options for Intellectually Disadvantaged People (Word) or PDF (1986)