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14 December 2012WebpageAmicus - Hervey Bay:
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14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the future direction and role of the Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee (2010)
Inquiry into the future direction and role of the Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee 19 March 2010 Download Word [ 278 KB] Download PDF [ 72 KB ] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 The mandate and operation of the Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee 5 How could enhanced… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Inquest into the death of Mr Ward (2009)
CORONERS COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF MR WARD (File No 8008/08) SUBMISSIONS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Download Commission Submission (PDF, 314 kb) Commission Submission (Word, 94 kb) Introduction The evidence in this matter demonstrates a range of systemic failures that contributed to Mr Ward’s death. It is vital that these failures be… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Consolidation of Commonwealth Discrimination law - domestic and family violence
Consolidation of Commonwealth Discrimination law - domestic and family violence Australian Human Rights Commission Supplementary Submission to the Attorney-General’s Department 23 January 2012 Download in PDF [401 KB] Download in Word [317 KB] Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Recommendations 3 Discrimination against victims and survivors of domestic and family violence 4 Rationale for a… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into Better Support for Carers
Submission of the HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (HREOC) to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth on the Inquiry into Better Support for Carers 15 July 2008 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Level 8, 133 Castlereagh St GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 Ph. (02) 9284 9600 Table of Contents Introduction Summary… -
14 December 2012Book page
Close the Gap - Part 1 Background
In my 2005 Social Justice Report1, I argued that it was unacceptable for a country as rich as ours, and one based on the notion of the ‘fair go’ and the ‘level playing field’, to tolerate the gross health inequality that has existed between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians for at long as records have been kept. I called for action, and I made recommendations that set out a broad path to… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Information concerning Australia and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Information concerning Australia and the Convention on the Rights of the Child Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child August 2011 Download in PDF [416KB] Download in Word [498KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 National developments 3 General measures of implementation 3.1 Legal protection of children’s rights 3.2 UN Declaration on the… -
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Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Dialogues with China and Vietnam (2011)
Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Dialogues with China and Vietnam Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade – Human Rights Sub-Committee August 2011 Download in PDF [1705 KB] Download in Word [308 KB] Table of contents 1 Introduction and Background (a) Attendance at Dialogues (b) Preparation of Briefing (c)…