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Rights and Freedoms
18 November 2022SpeechHousing and human rights - rights where it matters
Sandy Duncanson Memorial Lecture Housing and human rights – rights where it matters Hobart, 11 October 2022 Abstract Homelessness can happen to anyone. People with disability are at an increased risk and they are joined by a growing invisible cohort of older women. COVID-19 was a trigger for state governments to find shelter for people living rough, illustrating that solutions to… -
14 December 2012Book page
2011 Immigration detention at Curtin
Observations from visit to Curtin Immigration Detention Centre and key concerns across the detention network Download in PDF [1.28 MB] Download in Word [26.40 MB] DIAC response to the report Photos Contents PART A: Introductory sections 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Overview: Curtin Immigration Detention Centre PART B: Key concerns arising from the Commission’s visit to Curtin Immigration… -
Rights and Freedoms
7 March 2025Webpage
Australia’s Fourth Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a peer-review dialogue undertaken by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council and all 192 Member States of the UN -
Commission - General
14 December 2012WebpageAustralian Council of Human Rights Agencies (ACHRA) - UPR Progress Report (2011)
The Australian Government is to be commended for its frank and robust engagement in the UPR process to date, both in the formal working group session and in engaging with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), NGOs and civil society throughout the process. -
14 December 2012Book page
2011 Immigration detention in Leonora
2011 Immigration detention in Leonora Summary of observations from visit to immigration detention facility in Leonora Download in PDF [68 KB] Download in Word [3.3 MB] DIAC response to the report Photos Contents PART A: Introductory sections 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Overview: immigration detention in Leonora PART B: Key concerns about immigration detention in Leonora 4 Mandatory… -
14 December 2012Book page
Chapter 1: A cause for cautious optimism: The year in review - Social Justice Report 2011
Social Justice Report 2011 Back to Contents Chapter 1: A cause for cautious optimism: The year in review 1.1 Introduciton 1.2 Follow up from the Social Justice Report 2010 1.3 The Declaration 1.4 Giving full effect to the Declaration 1.5 Conclusion and Recommendations 1.1 Introduction As I reflect on the events that have taken place during the reporting period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June… -
Business and Human Rights
30 November 2022SpeechExecutive discretion in a time of COVID-19
Promoting, protecting and fulfilling human rights in the contemporary public health context 11th Austin Asche Oration in Law and Governance Australian Academy of Law and Charles Darwin University Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FRSA FACLM(Hon) FAAL TEP * Abstract Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have required very quick action by governments. But those responses have also involved … -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageAustralian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Immigration Detention Network (2011)
Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Immigration Detention Network Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Immigration Detention Network August 2011 Download in PDF [2 MB] Download in Word [3.31 MB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations PART 1: Immigration detention law, policy and practice 4 Mandatory detention 5… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into Australia’s agreement with Malaysia in relation to asylum seekers
Inquiry into Australia’s agreement with Malaysia in relation to asylum seekers Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 14 September 2011 Download in PDF [497 KB] Download in Word [366 KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Summary 4 Recommendations 5 Detention of people awaiting transfer 6 Transfer to… -
28 October 2013Book page
2 Onshore detention and processing
2.1 Mandatory immigration detention It is mandatory under the Migration Act for every non-citizen who is in Australia without a valid visa to be detained, regardless of his or her individual circumstances. [24] Once detained, unlawful non-citizens must remain in detention until they are either granted a visa or removed from Australia. [25] The majority of unlawful non-citizens are detained…