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Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Opinion pieceBill of rights is essential to best serve human rights (2008)
Click here to return to the Articles and Opinion Pieces Index Bill of rights is essential to best serve human rights Author: President John von Doussa Published: The Sydney Morning Herald, Page 15 (Thursday 9 October 2008) and On Line Opinion (Wednesday 15 October 2008) Five years ago I began my term as the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, confident in the ability of the… -
Sex Discrimination
28 January 2020Publication
Respect@Work: Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report (2020)
Also available: Webinar series May-August 2020 Community Guide Commissioner’s Foreword Australia was once at the forefront of tackling sexual harassment globally. Women’s organisations in Australia began to press for the legal and social recognition of sex discrimination in the early 1970s. This movement built on Australia’s ratification of two key international conventions: the… -
14 April 2015Book page
4 Creating safe communities
4.1 Introduction 4.2 Justice reinvestment in Australia five years on 4.3 Justice targets 4.4 National Justice Coalition 4.5 Conclusion and recommendations 4.1 Introduction The overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as both victims and offenders in the criminal justice system remains one of the most glaring disparities between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander… -
14 December 2012Book page
Chapter 1 - Introduction: Social Justice Report 2009
Social Justice Report 2009 Chapter 1: Introduction back to contents 1.1 Looking back 1.2 Looking forward... 1.3 Contents of the Social Justice Report 2009 This is my sixth, and final, Social Justice Report as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. It covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. This year’s report will focus on: justice reinvestment to… -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageInquiry into hearing health in Australia (2009)
Inquiry into hearing health in Australia Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Committee 16 October 2009 Download in Word [348 KB] Download in PDF [117 KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendation 4 Incidence of hearing impairment and deafness in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities 5 Specific contributing factors and… -
Rights and Freedoms
19 July 2013Webpage
Common law rights, human rights scrutiny and the rule of law
Common law rights, human rights scrutiny and the rule of law Australia is unusual among common law countries in not having a Constitutional Charter or Bill of Rights. However, common law courts have power to provide significant protection of human rights principles including the rule of law, except where legislation specifically overrides this power. Parliament presumed not to intend to… -
Rights and Freedoms
4 February 2015Book page
3 Methodology
3.1 Terms of Reference 3.2 Methodology 3.3 Definitions 3.4 Timeframe for the report 3.5 Commission’s previous work concerning children in detention 3.6 Structure of the report On 3 February 2014, the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission launched the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention. The purpose of the Inquiry was to investigate the ways in which life in … -
Commission - General
9 December 2013Webpage2013 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners
Human Rights Medal 2013 winner Sister Clare Condon Human Rights Medal Sister Clare CondonSister Clare Condon is the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict. Sister Clare has been with the Sisters of the Good Samaritan for about 40 years. Under her leadership, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan have helped provide emergency housing for women and -
1 August 2014Book page
Chapter 5: The legal and policy framework
In summary Australia has entered binding international human rights obligations to prohibit pregnancy/return to work discrimination. Australian laws, such as the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), implement these obligations by prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy, potential pregnancy, breastfeeding and family responsibilities. The National Review found that while the…