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14 December 2012WebpageDIMIA: temporary exemption
By this instrument the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission grants to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (“DIMIA”) its contractors and agents, a temporary exemption ("the exemption") pursuant to section 44(2) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) ("the Act"), from the operation of sections 22, 23 and 26 of the Act. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012SpeechHenry Parkes Primary Schools Citizenship Convention
For those of you unfamiliar with Australia’s Human Rights Commission, it’s an independent government body that protects and promotes human rights. My role as Human Rights Commissioner is to check that human rights in Australia are being respected including the human rights of children and young people. -
Legal
27 August 2014Webpage
Survey Policy
Discover how the Australian Human Rights Commission actively seeks to engage with a broad cross-section of the community through surveys. -
12 February 2013Book page
2 Background and framework for promotion and protection of human rights
2.1 Scope of international obligations Australia prides itself on its commitment and ongoing support for human rights internationally as well as its involvement in the development of the international human rights system. [5] Australia is a party to seven of the core human rights treaties. [6] Countries raised concerns against Australia’s reservations to a number of treaties. [7] ACHRA… -
Legal
26 February 2016Submission
Submission to Inquiry into the Regulatory and Legislative Aspects of Surrogacy Arrangements (2016)
Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Surrogacy and human rights 4.1 What is surrogacy? 4.2 Human rights issues in surrogacy arrangements 5 Current regulation of domestic surrogacy in Australia 6 Options for future domestic regulation: increase consistency and certainty domestically 6.1 Previous attempts at national consistency 6.2 Identifying people willing to enter… -
14 December 2012Book page
A last resort? Biographies
Media Pack Homepage Statements by Dr Sev Ozdowski, Human Rights Commissioner (Audio Files for Download) Inquiry Commissioner and Assistants Biographies About the Inquiry Inquiry Methodology Terms of Reference Useful Links and Resources -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech2011 Disability Speech: NSW Careers Forum
RITA KUSEVSKIS-HAYES: Good morning, everybody. If I can ask everyone to take their seats. Good morning, everybody. My name is Rita Kusevskis-Hayes, and I would like to welcome you on behalf of the 2011 Careers Forum Organising Committee to the University of New South Wales. -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry on Employment and Disability Interim Report: chapter 6
Discussion about people with disability in the open workplace tends to focus on whether a person can find a job, rather than keep a job. While successfully obtaining a job is clearly the first step for a person seeking employment in the open workplace, it is only the first step. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Commission submissions: Gunn and Taylor
(gb) Where HREOC considers it appropriate to do so, with the leave of the court hearing the proceedings and subject to any conditions imposed by the court, to intervene in proceedings that involve issues of discrimination on the ground of sex, marital status, pregnancy or potential pregnancy or discrimination involving sexual harassment; -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
21 October 2013PublicationCasenote: FKAG v Australia and MMM v Australia
The UN Human Rights Committee has found that the indefinite detention of 46 refugees with adverse security assessments was arbitrary and amounted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Commission Submission Amicus Curiae - Vickers v Ambulance Service NSW
These submissions are filed on behalf of the Acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner ('the Commissioner') in the event that leave is granted by the Court for the Commissioner to appear as amicus curiae in these proceedings pursuant to s 46PV(2) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ('HREOC Act'). Such leave was sought by the Commissioner by way of Notice of… -
Rights and Freedoms
1 May 2013Webpage
Rights of non-citizens
Learn about how under international law, human rights are to be recognised for all individuals in Australia, including refugees and asylum seekers. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
1. I am registered as a teacher in South Australia [number removed] and hold a Batchelor of Education specialising in Junior Primary/Primary education. These are my understandings and opinions based on my observations and experiences in Woomera IRPC. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechPresident Speech: A human rights-based approach to immigrant women’s issues (2011)
I would like to begin by joining other speakers in acknowledging the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, the traditional owners of the land upon which we meet. I pay my respects to their elders, both past and present. -
14 December 2012Book page
5. Where to get assistance
JobAccess is a confidential advice service available to managers who work with workers with disability, including workers with mental illness. The free telephone service provides: -
Education14 December 2012Webpage
Human Rights Explained: The International Bill of Rights
Explore the International Bill of Rights, including the Universal Declaration and key covenants, and their impact on global human rights. Learn more with this fact sheet. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Speech
Can rights solve the issue of homelessness?
Homelessness has, I'm sure, been on your agendas for many years. More recently, both Parity and the Rudd federal government (if I can put you both in the same league) has given it a much increased focus. Today, I want to identify the many human rights issues raised in the context of homelessness, and suggest how a human rights framework would help address what is an ever-increasing problem in our… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech
Speech -Keynote Address for Suncorp and PWC’s Traumatic Injury & Disability Insurance Summit (2012)
I'm a proud Australian. We live in a great democracy, with one of the strongest economies in the world. I'm not proud, though, of how we treat Australians with disability- some of our most disadvantaged citizens. And we are all ashamed that, in such a strong nation, that treatment continues. This shame can no longer continue. So let's fix the system. Let's have an NDIS so that not some, but every… -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Project
Climate Change and Human Rights
Governments have traditionally approached climate change as an ecological problem, or more recently, as an economic one. So far, the social and human rights implications of climate change have not been widely recognised. The effects of climate change may threaten a broad range of internationally accepted human rights, including the rights to life, to food and to a place to live and work. In… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
24 June 2014WebpageFrequently Asked Questions
What is the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples? The Declaration is a set of principles which describe equality, non-discrimination, partnership, consultation and cooperation between Indigenous peoples and governments. It is a comprehensive standard on human rights for Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration is not legally binding and it does not compel governments to certain actions…