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14 December 2012Book page
Chapter 2: Constitutional reform: Creating a nation for all of us - Social Justice Report 2010
Social Justice Report 2010 Back to Contents Chapter 2: Constitutional reform: Creating a nation for all of us 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Why does Australia as a nation need to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution? 2.3 What could reform look like? 2.4 What are the next steps to a successful referendum? 2.5 Conclusion 2.1 Introduction A century ago, the… -
14 December 2012Book page
Appendix 2: Recommendations from the Social Justice Report 2009 - Social Justice Report 2010
Social Justice Report 2010 Back to Contents Appendix 2: Recommendations from the Social Justice Report 2009 [1] In accordance with the functions set out in section 46C(1)(a) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth), this report includes 4 recommendations on justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system, 7 recommendations for the … -
14 December 2012Book page
Recommendations: Social Justice Report 2009
Social Justice Report 2009 Recommendations back to contents In accordance with the functions set out in section 46C(1) (a) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth), this report includes 4 recommendations on justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system, 7 recommendations for the protection of Indigenous languages and 1… -
14 December 2012Book page
Chapter 1 - Introduction: Social Justice Report 2009
Social Justice Report 2009 Chapter 1: Introduction back to contents 1.1 Looking back 1.2 Looking forward... 1.3 Contents of the Social Justice Report 2009 This is my sixth, and final, Social Justice Report as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. It covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. This year’s report will focus on: justice reinvestment to… -
14 December 2012Book page
Chapter 2 - Introduction: Social Justice Report 2009
Social Justice Report 2009 Chapter 2: Justice reinvestment – a new solution to the problem of Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system back to contents 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Justice reinvestment and the experience of the United States and the United Kingdom Case Study 2.1: Justice reinvestment in Texas Case Study 2.2: Justice reinvestment in Kansas 2.3 Justice… -
14 December 2012Book page
Chapter 1 - Introduction: Social Justice Report 2008
Social Justice Report 2008 Chapter 1: Introduction Back to Contents Download in PDF Download in Word 1 A time for change 2 Milestone achievements 3 Follow-up action on Social Justice Report 2007 4 Native Title Report 2008 5 Contents of the Social Justice Report 2008 6 Setting a new agenda A united Australia which represents this land of ours; values the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander … -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2007 - Chapter 1: Intoduction
back to Contents Social Justice Report 2007 Chapter 1 Introduction This is my fourth Social Justice Report as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. The focus of this year’s report is family violence and child abuse in Indigenous communities. Issues related to family violence and child abuse have dominated public discussion of Indigenous affairs over the past … -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2006: Chapter 1 : Introduction
Social Justice Report 2006 Back to Contents Chapter 1 : Introduction Table of contents Introduction >> Chapter 2 What makes good Indigenous policy? Reflections on the current policy framework for Indigenous affairs Contents of the Social Justice Report 2006 This is my third Social Justice Report as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and covers the period… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2006: Chapter 3: Addressing the fundamental flaw of the new arrangements for Indigenous affairs – the absence of principled engagement with Indigenous peoples
Social Justice Report 2006 Back to Contents Chapter 3: Addressing the fundamental flaw of the new arrangements for Indigenous affairs – the absence of principled engagement with Indigenous peoples Back to Report Home (TOC) Chapter 2 Chapter 3 >> Chapter 4 Developments in ensuring the ‘maximum participation of Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders in the formulation and… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2006: Chapter 4: International developments on the rights of indigenous peoples – Closing the ‘protection gap’
Social Justice Report 2006 Back to Contents Chapter 4: International developments on the rights of indigenous peoples – Closing the ‘protection gap’ Back to Report Home (TOC) Chapter 2 Chapter 3 >> Chapter 4 International developments on the rights of indigenous peoples United Nations Reform and human rights The making of global commitments to action – The Millennium Development Goals… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2006
Social Justice Report 2006 Back to Contents Appendix 2: Summary of the Social Justice Commissioner’s main findings and messages on ending family violence and abuse in Indigenous communities This appendix summarises the main findings from research and consultations conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission between 2001 and 2006 that relate to family violence and abuse in … -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2006: Appendix 4: Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People
Social Justice Report 2006 Back to Contents Appendix 4: Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People This Appendix reproduces materials approved by the United Nations General Assembly when establishing the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People. It also extracts and briefly comments on the main provisions of the Program of Action for the Second Decade -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2005: Chapter 3
Social Justice Report 2005 Chapter 3: Progress in implementing the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs - Ensuring the effective participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in decision-making processes back to contents 1) Overview of main developments in the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs: 1 July 2004 - 30 June 2005 2… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2005 : Appendix 1 : Chronology of events relating to the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs, 1 July 2004 - 30 June 2005
Social Justice Report 2005 Appendix 1 : Chronology of events relating to the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs, 1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005 back to contents Download PDF version of Appendix 1 (778 KB) This Appendix provides an overview of main events since the introduction of the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs on 1 July 2004. It… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2005: Fact Sheet 2 - Shared Responsibility Agreements
Social Justice Report 2005 - Health Fact Sheet 1 back to contents The health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples [1] Life expectation Over 1996-2001, there was an estimated difference of approximately 17 years between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous life expectation. [2] Life expectancy at birth for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2005: Health Fact Sheet 3
Social Justice Report 2005 - Health Fact Sheet 3 back to contents Equality of opportunity and health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Access to primary health care It is estimated that in 2004, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples enjoyed 40% of the per capita access of the non-Indigenous population to primary health care provided by general practitioners. 1 Housing… -
14 December 2012Book page
Copyright and Publishing Roundtable
Copyright and Publishing Roundtable Friday, March 21, 2003 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Hearing Room, Level 8 133 Castlereagh Street Sydney 10am - 3.00pm 1) Welcome and arrangements for the meeting Graeme Innes, AM, Deputy Disability Discrimination Commissioner, welcomed participants to the meeting, and expressed the Commission's pleasure that so much good will and… -
14 December 2012Book page
bus stops and disability standards for accessible public transport
Application of the Transport Standards to the construction and maintenance of bus stops This is the text of a letter sent by Commissioner Graeme Innes on 2 June 2006. It is published here in response to wider interest in the issues raised: I have been asked by a number of organisations to provide my views on this matter and intend to publish this response on the Commission's website for the … -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Report No. 18
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14 December 2012Book page
HRC Report No. 12
Explore Human Rights Commission Report No. 12.