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14 December 2012Book page
Initial Draft: Disability Standards for Employment
Comments in response to these draft Standards should be sent by 29 November 1996 to: Disability Discrimination Commissioner GPO Box 5218 SYDNEY NSW 2001 or e-mail comments to: disability@humanrights.gov.au -
Human Resources16 May 2013Book page
Chapter 2: Attraction
View Chapter 2 as PDF View Chapter 2 as Word Strategies to attract more women to consider and apply for opportunities within male-dominated industriesThere is a skills shortage in Australia and 45% of Australian employers are having difficulty filling key positions in their organisations. Employers have the most difficulty finding skilled trades people and engineers, both of which have… -
14 December 2012Book page
Discussion Paper: DDA Standards on Commonwealth Government Information and Communications
Note:This paper was issued by the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department. It is reproduced here on the Commission's World Wide Web site for the convenience of users. This paper is issued as received by the Commission on 15 October 1996. -
14 December 2012Book page
Employment standards under the Disability Discrimination Act: resource paper
Submissions should be addressed to the Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2000; or through one of the other members of the -
14 December 2012Book page
HRC Report No. 12
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31 July 2013Book page
5 Can a person seek review of a decision under section 501 to refuse or cancel a visa?
5.1 Access to merits review Depending on the circumstances, a person who has an application for a visa refused or a visa cancelled under section 501 may be able to apply to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) for review of the merits of the decision, or they may only be able to challenge the legality of the decision through the courts. Whether the person can apply for merits review by… -
14 December 2012Book page
Same-Sex: Same Entitlements: Chapter 15
Many same-sex couples who appeared at the Inquiry’s community forums talked about the problems they face in getting visas. They highlighted the limited options available to a same-sex couple wanting to migrate to Australia as a couple. They talked about the additional expense and disruption to their lives in proving their entitlement to a visa. And they talked about the indignity of being… -
27 October 2015Book page
5. Applying for exemptions for targeted recruitment other than in New South Wales
As outlined in this guideline, in all jurisdictions except NSW, the granting of an exemption is not a legal prerequisite for conducting a targeted recruitment strategy, as long as the recruitment program meets the requirements of a special measure. This is because the purpose of an exemption is to exclude the application of a particular law to certain conduct which would otherwise breach… -
14 December 2012Book page
Copyright and Print Disability :Frequently Asked Questions
Copyright and Print Disability :Frequently Asked Questions See also: media release on copyright changes (May 2006) Version 1.2 October 2004 1. Introduction This list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) has been compiled by a committee established by the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) that included representatives from government, the publishing industry, and copyright