HREOC - Annual Report 2001 - 2002: Significant Achievements
Explore landmark legal cases from 2001-02, including the privative clause, Tampa, and IVF cases that shaped Australian human rights jurisprudence.
Summary
o The "privative clause" case. o The "Kevin and Jennifer" case. o the "Tampa" case (Federal Court, Full Federal Court and High Court). o the "Catholic Bishops" or "IVF" case in the High Court.
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Annual Report 2001-2002
Significant Achievements
Human Rights Medal and Awards 2001.
Expansion of human rights education in schools online program.
Online human rights education portal for teachers.
First of a series of modules on "current issues" in human rights.
Complaints promotion advertising campaign for people from non-English speaking backgrounds and Indigenous Australians.
Major website updates (including web usage statistics).
Community consultations for policy development.
Outcome of conciliated complaints (case studies).
Court interventions including:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner's Native Title and Social Justice reports for 2001.
Access to electronic commerce by the banking industry.
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention.
Consultations on racism in the lead up to the World Conference against Racism.
Options paper on paid maternity leave, Valuing Parenthood , and community debate.
China Human Rights technical cooperation program and other international work.
Asia Pacific Forum workshop on racism and human rights education for national human rights institutions.