Annual Report 2009-2010: Australian Human Rights Commission

Annual Report 2009–2010

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Contents

• About the Commission

• Our functions

• Highlights of the year

• President's statement

• Commissioners' statements

• President and Commissioners

• The year in review: Building understanding and respect for human rights Tackling violence, harassment and bullying Framing and advancing national human rights agendas Building human rights into law and practice Monitoring and reporting on laws and policy Resolving discrimination and human rights issues Working in the international arena to improve human rights

• Tackling violence, harassment and bullying

• Framing and advancing national human rights agendas

• Building human rights into law and practice

• Monitoring and reporting on laws and policy

• Resolving discrimination and human rights issues

• Working in the international arena to improve human rights

• Complaint handling Complaint statistics

• People and performance

• Financial statements

• Appendices

• Glossary

30 September 2010

The Hon Robert McClelland MP Attorney-General Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear Attorney,

I have pleasure in presenting the Annual Report of the Australian Human Rights Commission for the period ending 30 June 2010. The report has been prepared pursuant to section 45 of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 and in accordance with the requirements of section 70 of the Public Service Act 1999.

Yours sincerely,

The Hon. Catherine Branson, QC President, Australian Human Rights Commission

Australian Human Rights Commission

Level 8, Piccadilly Tower, 133 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 GPO Box 5218, Sydney, NSW 2001

Telephone: 02 9284 9600 Facsimile: 02 9284 9611 Website: www.humanrights.gov.au Annual Report 2009–10