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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012WebpageOvercoming Indigenous Disadvantage Report 2005
I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the country on which we speak other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the room, representatives of the Productivity Commission, Reconciliation Australia and the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission invited guests and other speakers. -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageTemporary Exemption Application -Catholic Education Office
Click here to return to: Notice of inquiry: Application for exemption under Sex Discrimination Act section 44: Catholic Education Office Scholarships for Male Trainee Teachers -
Sex Discrimination
3 May 2021Publication
Change the Routine: Independent Review into Gymnastics in Australia
Placing the voices of children and young people and their families at the centre, this report outlines the Commission’s key findings and presents 12 recommendations for whole of sport change. -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry on Employment and Disability Interim Report: Abbreviations
Review of the Employer Incentives Strategy: Department of Family and Community Services Improving Employment Opportunities for People with a Disability, Report of the Review of the Employer Incentives Strategy , March 2003 -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012SpeechHuman Rights in Contemporary Australia: Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM (2001)
Despite its rather grand title, this presentation will be a relatively modest attempt to set out the key challenges for human rights in Australia as I see them at the outset of my term as Human Rights Commissioner. Let us begin with a quick survey of the state of human rights internationally and in Australia today. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
The Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory's research indicates that as at 24 November 2001 a total of 7933 unlawful non-citizens were admitted to Australian detention centres in the 2000-01 financial year. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No.2]
The Bill should, however, be amended to require the Independent Reviewer to consider the human rights impacts of laws relating to terrorist acts and to strengthen the Independent Reviewers information gathering powers. -
14 December 2012Book page
5. Protecting the Human Rights of Children in Immigration Detention
Australia is responsible for ensuring that all children in its jurisdiction can enjoy all applicable human rights, including those in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and Refugee Convention. That responsibility may be executed through legislation, executive action and the judicial system. Subject to the Australian… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Temporary exemption : REX Airlines
By this instrument, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘the Commission') grants a temporary exemption to Regional Express (“REX”) pursuant to section 55(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) in relation to airline services operated by REX. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Federal Discrimination Law 2005
The July 2007 supplement to Federal Discrimination Law 2005 covers significant cases decided in the federal unlawful discrimination jurisdiction since March 2005. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Commission Submission - Vijayakumar v Qantas
"unlawful discrimination" means any acts, omissions or practices that are unlawful under…[p]art 2 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 …and includes any conduct that is an offence under… Division 4 of Part 2 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992… -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
1. INTRODUCTION 2. HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS FOR MINORS OF AUSTRALIA'S MANDATORY DETENTION 3. ADDITIONAL ISSUES FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS IN DETENTION 4. ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION 5. CONCLUSION -
14 December 2012Book page
Towards Accessible Telecommunications for People with Disabilities
4.1 Overview 4.2 Consumer Representation 4.2.1 Consumers' Telecommunications Network 4.2.2 Telecommunications and Disability Consumer Representation 4.2.3 Deaf Telecommunications Access and Networking 4.3 Disability Equipment Programs 4.4 National Relay Service 4.5 Any-to-any Text Connectivity 4.6 Telecommunications Disability Standard 4.7 Mobile Phones 4.7.1 Hearing Aid Interference 4.7.2 SMS… -
14 December 2012Book page
Prisoners as Citizens:
The Commission convened a workshop in Sydney on 27 November 2000 on this topic. It was attended by more than 120 participants. The workshop was addressed by two keynote speakers: Dr William Jonas AM, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, and Baroness Vivien Stern from the International Centre for Prison Studie at King's College London who travelled to Australia as… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee's inquiry into the Stolen Generation
The Australian Human Rights Commission has made a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee inquiry into the stolen generation. -
Commission – General
9 October 2017Opinion pieceRespect is essential to debates in civilised Australia society
We can all have our say within the bounds of law Respect is the essence of a civil society. It is the cornerstone of human rights - the "active voice" of dignity that links all the international conventions to which Australia has committed. Respect is tolerance. It is a fundamental basis of our democratic society to be able to express our thoughts and feelings, and to respect those of others… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (2009)
The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) makes this submission to Mr Allan Hawke in response to the Independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. -
Education3 May 2013Webpage
RightsTalk: Andrew Byrnes biography
Explore the biography of Andrew Bynes who is Professor of Law at the University of New South Wales and Chair of the Australian Human Rights Centre. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
1 June 2021Speech
AIATSIS Summit Keynote Address: Truth for change—Reckoning with our past and transforming our nation
Introduction and acknowledgements Opening in Bunuba. Good morning everyone. I acknowledge the Kaurna peoples whose lands we gather on for this conference—I pay my respects to your elders, past, present and emerging. I also acknowledge all our peoples who have come from countries—First Nations—from across this vast continent, carrying many diverse and interconnected languages, cultural… -
14 December 2012Book page
letter to canberra times
I hesitate to dignify with a response the second-hand article which the Canberra Times retailed yesterday, calling for discrimination in education against people with a mental illness on the basis of presumed dangerousness ("Entrance exams should test a student's mental suitability", 6 September). The article, referring to "bizarre inscriptions" and "gibberish",…