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14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 06-07: Chapter 6 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
I have spent a lot of time this past year convincing people from all walks of life that the challenges facing Indigenous peoples in this country are not insurmountable. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012ProjectDiscrimination in Employment on the Basis of Criminal Record
Discrimination in Employment on the Basis of Criminal Record In recent years the Australian Human Rights Commission has received a significant number of complaints from people alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record. The complaints indicate that there is a great deal of misunderstanding by both employers and people with criminal records about discrimination on… -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageNotice of exemption application: Australasian Railway Association
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has received an application under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act from the Australian Railway Association (ARA) on behalf of its members for a temporary exemption, for a period of 5 years, in relation to a number of provisions of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport. -
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…