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The concerns outlined in this submission draw on the Commission’s work inspecting Australia’s immigration detention facilities. The Commission has conducted such inspections since the mid-1990s.

Download PDF Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Control Order regime 2.1 Expanding the grounds for a control order 2.2 A less targeted proportionality analysis 2.3 Attorney-General's consent 1 Introduction 1. The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this brief submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (Committee) in its Inquiry into the Counter

ALRC Freedoms Inquiry – Interim Report AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SUBMISSION TO THE AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION 16 October 2015 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Inquiry in Context 3 Scrutiny Mechanisms 4 Freedom of Religion 5 Property Rights - Real Property 1 Introduction The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) makes this submission to the Australian Law…

Australian Human Rights Commission Response to Questionnaire from the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention 8 November 2013 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Response to questions 3.1 Role of the Australian Human Rights Commission 3.2 Australian law on judicial review of detention 3.3 Common problems 3.4 Assistance of individuals by the Commission 3.5 Assistance of the…

SUBMISSION BY THE AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Information for List of Issues Prior to Reporting - Australia 27 June 2016 Contents 1. Introduction 2. National Human Rights Institution 3. Ratification of OPCAT 4. Scrutiny of human rights and role of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights 5. Violence against women and children 6. Trafficking in persons 7. Criminal Justice…

Review the Commission's submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security regarding the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment.

Download 23 October 2014 Senator the Hon Ian MacDonald Chair Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 By email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au Dear Chair, Submission on the Guardian for Unaccompanied Children Bill 2014 The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs…

1 Introduction The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee in its Inquiry into the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2015 (Cth) (Bill) introduced by the Government. 2 Summary The Commission welcomes the opportunity to make a submission about this Bill. Given the limited…

Inquiry into Strengthening Multiculturalism Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Select Committee on Strengthening Multiculturalism 19 May 2017 Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Multiculturalism in Australia 5 Government and other official support for multiculturalism 6 Issues facing Australia’s multicultural society 6.1 Racial discrimination and its…

The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) makes this submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) in relation to its ‘Review of AFP Powers’.

Understand the submission on the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill.