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14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Appendix 2
neglected child - a child found begging, wandering about or frequenting any thoroughfare or tavern, sleeping in the open air and who has no settled place of abode or means of subsistence; residing in any brothel or associating or dwelling with any person, known or reputed to be a thief, prostitute or drunkard or a person convicted of vagrancy; a child having committed an offence and who, in the… -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Appendix 7
Established the Northern Territory Aboriginals Department with responsibility for the control and welfare of Aborigines and `to provide where possible for the custody, maintenance and education of the children of aboriginals'. -
Sex Discrimination
22 July 2013Book pageChapter 9: Accommodation and Supervision (Recommendations 19-21)
Key findings of Review High profile incidents that occurred in the residential accommodation made accommodation and supervision an area of particular concern to the Review. Well supervised residential settings can significantly minimise the risk of unacceptable behaviour. The residential setting at ADFA is a complex place, encompassing home, place of study and place of work for… -
Sex Discrimination
29 January 2013Book page
Appendix L – List of Consultations (Interviews and Briefings)
Name Position Professor J. Arnold Deputy Rector, UNSW@ADFA MAJ J. Belanger Lecturer, Royal Military College Kingston, Canada WO1 K. Bullman OAM Regimental Sergeant Major, Royal Military College, Duntroon LTCOL M.A. (Rory) Colquhoun Chief of Staff, Royal Military College, Duntroon MAJGEN E. Cosson AM CSC General Manager, Executive Division, Department of Veterans’ Affairs MAJGEN M. Crane, AM,… -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Appendix 1.1
Where a child under the age of 19 is convicted, court may assign care and custody of the child to such persons as make application where the court is satisfied it is for the benefit of the child. -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Appendix 5
Established Aborigines Protection Board. Its functions include submitting proposals to the Governor relating to the care custody or education of the children of `Aboriginals' and exercising a general supervision and care over all matters affecting the interests and welfare of the `Aboriginals'. -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Appendix 6
The Protector of Aborigines made the legal guardian of every `aboriginal and half-caste child' whose parents are dead or unknown, or one of whom agrees, until the age of 21. Any two Justices, with the consent of the Governor and one of the parents, may apprentice `any half-caste or other aboriginal child having obtained a suitable age' until the age of 21 provided that `due and reasonable… -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Appendix 3
For the `better protection and care of the aboriginal and half-caste inhabitants of the colony' and `for restricting the sale and distribution of opium'. Established positions of regional Protectors and later Chief Protector. -
Sex Discrimination
22 July 2013Book page
Chapter 4: Implementation of Review Recommendations
This chapter outlines the structure and processes for implementing the Review’s recommendations. It describes the overarching framework and approach to reform at ADFA. This chapter also identifies risks to implementation of recommendations and the sustainability of cultural change. 1 In summary: The Audit is confident that the recommendations are being implemented with a view to creating… -
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
Close the Gap - Part 3 Looking to the Future
I begin by paying my respects to the Jagera and Turrubual peoples, the traditional owners of the land where we gather today. I pay my respects to your elders, to the ancestors and to those who have come before us. And thank you for your generous welcome to country for all of us. -
14 December 2012Book page
Mandatory detention laws in Australia (2001)
This paper gives a brief overview of the mandatory detention laws currently operating in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It examines their operation and gives some insights into how they have impacted on particular groups including young people and Indigenous Australians. It gives a critique of mandatory detention by reference to Australia's international human rights obligations,… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2003: Executive Summary
The Social Justice Report 2003 is the fifth report by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Dr William Jonas. It was tabled in federal Parliament, along with the Native Title Report 2003, in March 2004. -
14 December 2012Book page
2 Biomedical markers and the assessment of chronological age
Since 2001, the primary method of assessing whether an individual is under the age of 18 years in the context of criminal proceedings in Australia has been through the analysis of an x-ray of the young person’s wrist. As this Inquiry is considering the treatment of young Indonesian males suspected of people smuggling who say that they are children, it is important to consider the…