Annual Report 2011–2012: Australian Human Rights Commission

Annual Report 2011–2012

Complete Report

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Contents

• About the Commission

• Our functions

• Highlights of the year

• President's statement

• Commissioners' statements

• Bios of president and commissioners

• The year in review: Building understanding and respect for human rights Tackling violence, harassment and bullying Ensuring human rights are respected and discrimination is addressed Building human rights into law and practice Leading and influencing advocacy on human rights

• Tackling violence, harassment and bullying

• Ensuring human rights are respected and discrimination is addressed

• Building human rights into law and practice

• Leading and influencing advocacy on human rights

• People and performance Organisational excellence Working at the commission Management accountability Report on performance

• Working at the commission

• Management accountability

• Report on performance

• Financial statements

• Appendices Appendix 1: Agency resources statement Appendix 2: Expense for our outcome Appendix 3: Complaint statistics Appendix 4: Website statistics Appendix 5: Staffing statistics Appendix 6: Submissions

• Appendix 2: Expense for our outcome

• Appendix 3: Complaint statistics

• Appendix 4: Website statistics

• Appendix 5: Staffing statistics

• Appendix 6: Submissions

• Glossary

28 September 2012

The Hon Nicola Roxon 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 2012. 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,

Professor Gillian Triggs President, Australian Human Rights Commission

Australian Human Rights Commission

Level 3, 175 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 GPO Box 5218, Sydney, NSW 2001

Telephone: 02 9284 9600 Facsimile: 02 9284 9611 Website: www.humanrights.gov.au/about/publications/annual_reports/