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14 December 2012WebpageSummary of Interventions by the Australian Human Rights Commission
Summary of Interventions by the Australian Human Rights Commission Updated 11 December 2009 Download PDF (100 kb) Word (181 kb) YEAR NO. OF CASES NAME OF CASE SUBJECT MATTER OF CASE COURT 1988 1. Re A Teenager (1988) 94 FLR 181 Family Law – Sterilisation of a young woman with a disability Family Court 2. Re Jane Family Law – Sterilisation of person with disability – whether parents require… -
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Submission: Commission intervener
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Re: Bernadette (2008)
Re: Bernadette (2008) SUBMISSIONS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Family Court of Australia Parramatta Registry No PAF 1057/2005 BETWEEN THE FATHER AND THE MOTHER Applicants AND DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES Intervener HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Intervener LEGAL AID NSW Independent Children’s Lawyer SUBMISSIONS OF THE HUMAN… -
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Commission submissions: Mulrunji
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Commission submissions: Presley et al
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Intervention: Annotated Submissions on Behlaf of the Australian Human Rights Commission (Intervening)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA PERTH REGISTRY NO P15 OF 2011 AB Appellant AND STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA First Respondent AND GENDER REASSIGNMENT BOARD OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Second Respondent IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA PERTH REGISTRY NO P16 OF 2011 AH Appellant AND STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA First Respondent AND GENDER REASSIGNMENT BOARD OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Second Respondent Download PDF… -
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Commission submissions: Bropho
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA WESTERN AUSTRALIAN DISTRICT REGISTRY No WAD90 of 2007 BETWEEN BELLA BROPHO on behalf of members of the Swan Valley Community Aboriginal Corporation and Aboriginal Inhabitants of Reserve 43131 Appellant AND STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA First Respondent ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS PLANNING AUTHORITY Second Respondent BARRY CHARLES JAMESON Third Respondent WESTERN… -
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Commission submissions: Sakhi
IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRY M 276 of 2003 IN THE MATTER OF an application for a writ of habeas corpus and a writ of prohibition against: KIT WOOLLEY, MANAGER OF THE BAXTER IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTRE First Respondent THE HONOURABLE SENATOR AMANDA VANSTONE, MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS Second Respondent Ex parte:… -
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Commission submissions: Khafaji
IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRY A 253 of 2003 SHDB Appellant PHILLIPPA GOODWIN First Respondent JULIE HELEN KEENAN Second Respondent MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS Third Respondent ATTORNEY-GENERAL (CTH) Intervener A 254 of 2003 MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS Appellant ABBAS MOHAMMAD HASAN AL… -
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Commission submission - s134
IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA SYDNEY OFFICE OF THE REGISTRY In the matter of an application for writs of prohibition, certiorari, mandamus and other relief No. S134 of 2002 BETWEEN: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS First respondent REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL Second Respondent EX PARTE: APPLICANTS S134/2002 Prosecutors WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS MADE ON BEHALF OF THE… -
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Commission submission - Markham
IN THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION VICTORIAN REGISTRY C2002/3380 BETWEEN: Graincorp Operations Ltd Appellant AND: Stephen Markham Respondent Submissions of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission A. SUBMISSIONS ON LEAVE TO INTERVENE 1. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("HREOC") seeks the leave of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission ("the … -
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Commission Submission - Vijayakumar v Qantas
FEDERAL MAGISTRATES COURT OF AUSTRALIA AT SYDNEY File No SYG 1812 of 2007 BETWEEN TONY MAHESPARAM VIJAYAKUMAR Applicant and QANTAS AIRWAYS LTD Respondent SUBMISSIONS OF THE ACTING DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION COMMISSIONER Overview These submissions have been prepared on behalf of the Acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner (the Commissioner). They represent the written submissions that… -
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Commission Submission Amicus Curiae - Webb v Child Support Agency
FEDERAL MAGISTRATES COURT OF AUSTRALIA At PERTH No PEG 307 of 2006 BETWEEN KENNETH WEBB Applicant and CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY Respondent OUTLINE OF SUBMISSIONS OF THE ACTING DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION COMMISSIONER AS AMICUS CURIAE A . BACKGROUND The applicant has mobility impairment and uses a wheelchair. There is no dispute that the applicant has a disability, as defined in s 4 of the… -
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Commission Submission Amicus Curiae - Forest v Qld Health
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY QUD 324 of 2005 QUD 522 of 2005 QUD 211 of 2006 BETWEEN CHE FOREST Appellant and QUEENSLAND HEALTH, STATE OF QUEENSLAND Respondent SUBMISSIONS OF THE ACTING DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION COMMISSIONER APPEARING AS AMICUS CURIAE The Acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner (the ‘Commissioner’) was granted leave to appear as amicus… -
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Amicus - Hervey Bay:
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Asylum Seekers and Refugees
14 December 2012Book pageAusHRC 49: Cherkupalli v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration & Citizenship)
Explore the case of Cherkupalli v. Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Citizenship).