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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Book pageNative Title Report 2001: Chapter One: The Right to Negotiate and Human Rights
back to contents Native Title Report 2001 Chapter One: The Right to Negotiate and Human Rights Introduction The right to negotiate and human rights The right to negotiate The Administration of Mining Future Acts in the Reporting Period The Expedited Procedure and the Objection Procedure - The Federal Court and the National Native Title Tribunal The expedited procedure Government obligations… -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2001-2002: Chapter 3
As a result of the enactment of the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999 (Cth) the jurisdiction of the Commission to conduct public inquiries into complaints was transferred on 13 April 2000 to the Federal Court and Federal Magistrates Service. However, the Commission retained the jurisdiction to complete those public inquiries it had commenced prior to 13 April 2000. During 2000&… -
14 December 2012Book page
Section 8 - Protection from discrimination on the basis of sex and/or gender identity - Addressing sexual orientation and sex and/or gender identity discrimination: Consultation Report (2011)
The consultation was directly concerned with how protection from discrimination on the basis of sex and/or gender identity might be included in federal law. Section 6 above outlines what the consultation heard about the benefits of such protections. This part outlines: -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageSubmission: MIGRATION LITIGATION REFORM BILL 2005
SUBMISSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION TO THE SENATE LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL LEGISLATION COMMITTEE ON THE MIGRATION LITIGATION REFORM BILL 2005 A. Introduction 1. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘the Commission’) has been invited by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee (‘the Committee’) to make submissions on the Migration -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Criminal Code Amendment (Trafficking in Persons Offences) Bill 2004
1 March 2005 Mr Owen Walsh Secretary Legal and Constitutional Committee Australian Senate Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Sir Re: Inquiry into the Criminal Code Amendment (Trafficking in Persons Offences) Bill 2004 At the hearing held 23 February 2005, the Commission took a number of questions on notice from Senator Ludwig. I am advised that the answers to the Honourable Senator's -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Commission Submission - Maslauskas v Qld Nursing
If the legislature had intended s 19 to be limited in its operation to the circumstances set out in subsection (6) then the subsection would have provided as follows: ‘Section 19 only has effect in relation to…’. The Commissioner submits that the legislature has specifically chosen not to use the word ‘only’ in subsection (6) because they did not intend s 19 to be limited in its application to… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Commission Submission Amicus Curiae - Forest v Qld Health
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY QUD 324 of 2005 QUD 522 of 2005 QUD 211 of 2006 BETWEEN CHE FOREST Appellant and QUEENSLAND HEALTH, STATE OF QUEENSLAND Respondent SUBMISSIONS OF THE ACTING DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION COMMISSIONER APPEARING AS AMICUS CURIAE The Acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner (the ‘Commissioner’) was granted leave to appear as amicus…