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Commission - General31 January 2013Webpage
2000 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners
The 2000 Medal and Awards presentation ceremony was held on 10 December 2000 at Star Court, Darling Harbour in Sydney. The guest speaker was Dr Barney Pityana, President of the South African Human Rights Commission. The judges were: Andrea Durbach, Faith Bandler, Peter Nugent MP, Ulrike Schuermann, Prashanth Shanmugan, Caroline Frohmader, Michael Curtotti, Greg Thompson, Sue Zelinka,… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2000: Chapter 1: Introduction
The past year has been one of great contrasts. On the one hand, we have experienced the apparent harmony and healing of the walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge and similar walks in other states and on the other hand, the national outpourings of grief and anger at the death of a 15-year-old boy in custody in Don Dale Detention Centre in Darwin in February. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2000: Chapter 5: Reparations
Social Justice Report 2000 back to contents Chapter 5: Reparations Introduction Reparations and forcible removal policies Reparations in international law: the van Boven principles and international treaties Reparations in Australia: the Federal government's response An apology Compensation Litigation International comparisons Canada i) Gathering strength - responding to the Royal Commission… -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2000: Chapter 1: Nation in dialogue
Chapter 1: Nation in dialogue The application of human rights principles to native title has been the subject of an ongoing dialogue taking place both nationally and internationally in the reporting period. This dialogue has occurred between the Australian government and and two UN treaty committees, on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (August 1999 and March 2000) and the Human… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2000: Chapter 4: Achieving meaningful reconciliation
Social Justice Report 2000 back to contents Chapter 4: Achieving meaningful reconciliation Introduction Reconciliation within a human rights framework Indigenous disadvantage and progressive realisation An equality approach to overcoming Indigenous disadvantage Developing a national benchmarking framework and monitoring and evaluating progress Processes to implement a national committment to… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2000: Appendix 2 - Concluding observations on Australia of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 24 March 2000
1. The Committee considered the tenth, eleventh and twelfth periodic reports of Australia, submitted as one document (CERD/C/335/Add.2), at its 1393rd, 1394th and 1395th meetings (CERD/C/SR.1393, 1394 and 1395), held on 21 and 22 March 2000. At its 1398th meeting, held on 24 March 2000, it adopted the following concluding observations. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission: Sex Discrimination Amendment Bill (No 1) 2000 (Cth)
1.1 The amendments effected by the Sex Discrimination Amendment Bill (No 1) 2000 (Cth) ("the Amendment Bill") go to the core of the guarantee of non discrimination contained in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) ("the SDA"). 1.2 The provisions of the Amendment Bill are of great concern to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("the Commission") and the… -
Commission - General14 December 2012Publication
Annual Report 2000-2001: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Annual Report 2000-2001 Download complete PDF of report Letter of submission Significant Achievements Statement from the President Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Organisational Chart Chapter 1: The Commission Chapter 2: Complaint Handling Section Chapter 3: Legal Section Chapter 4: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social… -
14 December 2012Book page
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: Social Justice Report 2000
The defining feature of the past year has been the focus on reconciliation ... But as we reach this crucial stage in relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, reconciliation has come to mean different things to different people. Reconciliation has been described as a 'peoples movement' ...having reached a level of community support that is now unstoppable. For the government it…