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Sex Discrimination26 May 2025Webpage
Workplace Sexual Harassment Resources
Resources for workers, employers and advocates on workplace sexual harassment—what works, what doesn’t, and how to make workplaces safer. -
Sex Discrimination5 July 2019Webpage
National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces - Submissions to the National Inquiry
Explore the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inquiry into workplace sexual harassment and contribute to a safer, equitable work environment. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 and Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (2009)
Inquiry into the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 and Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Australian Government Office for Women 30 October 2009 Download Word [ 1.6 MB] Download PDF [ 630 KB ] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Executive Summary 3 Table of Recommendations 4 Diagrams of proposed national… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality (2008)
(1) Support a two-stage inquiry process for the SDA, with some amendments made now to the existing law (Recommendations), and the rest completed within three (3) years (Options for Reform) -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Independent Interim Report on CEDAW
Independent Interim Report on CEDAW Australian Human Rights Commission Report To The Committee On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women 31 August 2012 Download in PDF [109 KB] Download in Word [459 KB] Contents 1 Introduction 2 Recommendations 3 Violence against women 3.1 National Plan 3.2 Domestic and family violence 3.3 Sexual harassment 3.4 Violence against… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Review of Australia’s Fourth Periodic Report on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights
Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights 17 April 2009 Download in Word [556KB] Download in PDF [207KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Framework for human rights protection 4.1 Formal protection for econmic social and cultural rights Human Rights Commission (a) Australian Human Rights … -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality (2008)
Submission of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) in Eliminating Discrimination and Promoting Gender Equality 1 September 2008 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Level 8, 133 Castlereagh St GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 Ph. (02) 9284 9600 Download Word Download PDF Table of Contents 1 -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
National Human Rights Consultation - Appendix 2
Back to Table of Contents Appendix 2 – Further specific measures that would better protect human rights in Australia Appendix 2: Further specific measures that would better protect human rights in Australia Contents 1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2 Asylum seekers, refugees and migrants 3 People trafficking 4 Counter-terrorism legislation 5 Gender equality 6 Gay, lesbian,… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Information concerning Australia and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Information concerning Australia and the Convention on the Rights of the Child Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child August 2011 Download in PDF [416KB] Download in Word [498KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 National developments 3 General measures of implementation 3.1 Legal protection of children’s rights 3.2 UN Declaration on the… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Information concerning Australia and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) (2010)
What is ICERD and CERD? Information concerning Australia and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the ICERD Committee 8 July 2010 Download PDF [530 KB] Download Word [710 KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Australian Human Rights Framework 3 The Social Inclusion Agenda as a…