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14 December 2012WebpageInquiry into the Migration Amendment (Health Care for Asylum Seekers) Bill 2012 (2012)
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Health Care for Asylum Seekers) Bill 2012 Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committees October 2012 Download in PDF [390 KB] Download in Word [300 KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Summary 4 Recommendations 5 Mental and physical health impacts of prolonged and indefinite… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Submissions by the Commission
The Commission has a role to review legislation and make recommendations about laws and government policies and programs that involve human rights issues. Submissions are presented to government agencies, parliamentary committees and other inquiry bodies. -
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14 December 2012Publication
Reports to the Minister under the AHRC Act
In addition to receiving complaints of unlawful discrimination, the Commission can inquire into complaints of breaches of human rights and workplace discrimination under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) (AHRC Act). -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Federal Discrimination Law 2011
Welcome to Federal Discrimination Law, a publication of the Australian Human Rights Commission that provides a comprehensive overview of case law decided under Australia's federal discrimination legislation. Federal Discrimination Law is updated regularly to reflect the latest developments in the law. -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Subject Index - Submissions to the Commonwealth Parliament
Submissions The Commission seeks to promote and protect human rights through submissions to parliamentary inquiries, government departments and law reform bodies. Recent Submissions Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) - Bill 2018 Inquiry into local adoption - 12 June 2018 Independent Review of the Australian Public Service - 17 July 2018 Review of the … -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Submissions to United Nations
Back to Submissions Index Submissions to United Nations 2017 Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (30 October 2017) Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women – Information for List of Issues on Australia (18 September 2017) Information concerning Australia’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (18 September 2017) CRPD … -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Date Index - Submissions to the Commonwealth Parliament and law reform bodies
Submissions to the Parliaments and law reform bodies Date Index On the instructions of the Commission, another function of the Legal Section is to prepare submissions to the Commonwealth Parliament. See below for some of the submissions prepared by the Legal Section and other units in the commission: See also Submissions sorted by committee sorted by subject other submissions 2018 -
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14 December 2012Publication
Australian Human Rights Commission - Law Society Journal
Australian Human Rights Commission Legal articlespublished in the NSW Law Society Journal The legal section of the Commission publishes regular articles on human rights law, designed for legal practitioners. These appear in NSW Law Society Journal and other Law Society publications across Australia. With permission from the NSW Law Society Journal these articles are reproduced below [ 2009 |… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Submissions made by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
fv Submissions focussing on Social Justice Issues Submissions focussing on Native Title Issues See other submissions Submissions focussing on Social Justice Issues Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2011 and two related Bills (6 February 2012) Submission on Draft Indigenous Economic Development Strategy - 17 December 2010 Inquiry into the Transportation of Detained Persons - 14… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Decisions 1985 - 2001
Decisions On 23 September 1999, the federal Government passed the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act No. 1 1999 (Cth). This law transferred the public hearing and determination process from the Commission to the Federal Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court. This law came into effect on 13 April 2000. As a result, the Commission no longer conducts public hearings into… -
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