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Sex Discrimination14 December 2012Publication
Pregnancy Guidelines (2001)
The Pregnancy Guidelines follow the Commission's Report of the National Inquiry into Pregnancy and Work, Pregnant and Productive: It's a right not a privilege to work while pregnant, commissioned by the federal Attorney-General in August 1998. -
Legal14 December 2012Publication
Review of the Federal Unlawful Discrimination Jurisdiction
Change and Continuity: Review of the Federal Unlawful Discrimination Jurisdiction September 2000 - September 2002 This review was prepared following legislative changes affecting the enforceability of decisions made under federal discrimination law. Click on the links below to access: "Change and Continuity: Review of Federal Unlawful Discrimination Legislation" in PDF format "Change and -
Race Discrimination14 December 2012Publication
The RDA and native title (1997)
The response to the High Court’s Wik decision has given rise to intense discussions about the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (RDA), the Australian Constitution and the future of native title, among other things. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees14 December 2012Publication
DIAC Response to the Australian Human Rights Commission report on the use of community arrangements for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons who have arrived to Australia by boat
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) report on the use of community arrangements for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons who have arrived to Australia by boat. -
Sex Discrimination14 December 2012Publication
Mechanisms for advancing women’s human rights
This is a practical guide for lawyers, advocates and women experiencing violations of their rights on how to use the Optional Protocol to CEDAW and other international complaint mechanisms to seek redress for alleged violations of women's human rights. -
Education14 December 2012Publication
RightsED - Young people in the workplace
Explore educational resources on young people in the workplace. -
Education14 December 2012Publication
RightsED: Child Rights
Discover educational resources on children's rights. -
Education14 December 2012Publication
Voices of Australia - RightsED
Educational teaching and learning resources that allow students to share ideas about each other, to explore their own family history and experiences of diversity, discrimination, race relations, friendships and signs of respect. -
Education14 December 2012Publication
Understanding human rights - rightsED
Resource: Understanding human rights Human rights are basic to humanity. They apply to all people everywhere. An understanding of human rights is an important part of our individual status as human beings and of our collective status as members of the global community of humankind. To understand how human rights affect us in our daily lives and to acknowledge our responsibilities in… -
Education14 December 2012Publication
Commemorate Human Rights Day - rightsED
Resource: Commemorate Human Rights Day Download complete resource in PDF (740 KB) Download complete resource in Word (340 KB) Resource information Subjects: Civics and Citizenship, Society and Environment (all), Design and Technology, English, Legal Studies, International Studies Level: Year 9 and up (14 years and up) Time needed: 1 - 4 lessons December 10 is the anniversary of the adoption… -
Education14 December 2012Publication
Human rights education in the national school Curriculum
Human rights education in the national school Curriculum: Position Paper of the Australian Human Rights Commission 2 June 2011 Download in Word [366KB] Download in PDF [199KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Background to the national school curriculum 2.1 Who is writing the Curriculum? 2.2 What is the scope of the Curriculum? 2.3 What stage is the curriculum development at? 3 What is…