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14 December 2012WebpageFederal Discrimination Law 2005: Chapter 8: Costs Awards
There are no specific provisions relating to costs in unlawful discrimination proceedings before the FMC and Federal Court. The courts have a general discretion to order costs under the provisions of the Federal Court Act 1976 (Cth) and the Federal Magistrates Act 1999 (Cth).1 -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechEnhancing Equality: Reforming Anti-Discrimination Laws to Make Australia Fairer
I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Wurundjeri people, and I pay my respects to their elders past and present. -
14 December 2012Book page
Mental Health Legal Centre Inc: Comments on HREOC Discussion Paper on Living Wills
The message coming through loudly and clearly from consumers is that the introduction of Living Wills which have some legal force would mean an improvement in the recognition of their rights. -
Disability Rights
17 December 2013Opinion pieceWooden escalators just aren't cricket
My dog goes with me everywhere - on trains buses and planes, into my doctors surgery, and the nice restaurants to which my wife entices me. She's a guide dog mate. But there are two places she does not go- in two of the busiest railway stations in Sydney. The wooden "heritage" escalators at Town Hall and Wynyard. Why doesn't she go there? Because of the risk of injury to her paws in the wide… -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Submissions to the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Workplace Relations Amendment (WorkChoices) Bill 2005
Mr John Carter, Secretary Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee Department of the Senate Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 By email: eet.sen@aph.gov.au -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Federal Discrimination Law: Update Information for 26 September 2008
Update Information 26 September 2008 Back to index This table lists changes to FDL Online to assist regular users keep track of developments in the law. Updated Section(s) of FDL Online Case Name Chapter 3: The Racial Discrimination Act 3.1.1(b): The right to equality before the law in s 10 Bropho v State of Western Australia [2008] FCAFC 100 3.2.2(a)(iii): ‘Based on’ and intention to… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech
SETTING THE SCENE
May I commence by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today and by doing so remind ourselves that Australia's cultural traditions stretch back many thousand of years. -
Sex Discrimination
27 February 2017SubmissionViolence against women in Australia (2017)
Violence against women in Australia AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SUBMISSION TO THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 20 January 2017 Download PDF Download Word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Background information 5 Recent developments in Australia 5.1 National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children 5.2 Relevant Federal… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Discussion paper on the law of consent and sexual assault (2007)
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) makes this submission to the New South Wales Attorney General’s Department in response to the Law of Consent and Sexual Assault Discussion Paper (the Discussion Paper) and the consultation draft of the Crimes Amendment (Consent – Sexual Assault Offences) Bill 2007 (the Consultation Draft). -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee
A similar but not identical Bill was put before the Federal Parliament in April 1998, a week after the commencement of my Presidency. The Commission opposed many of that Bill's provisions and continues to oppose those provisions that exist in the current Bill as well as new ones. -
Commission – General
6 August 2018Publication
Corporate Plan 2018-2019
Our Corporate Plan is the road map that guides the Commission’s work for each financial year with a four year outlook. It shows how we implement our purpose and promote an Australian society where human rights are enjoyed by everyone, everywhere, everyday. There is no simple way to solve complex human rights issues. From the challenges that face a person with a disability seeking to live -
13 April 2015Book page
Who we are
The Australian Human Rights Commission is independent from government and established by legislation. We strive to resolve complaints, encourage positive law reform and build a shared awareness and recognition of freedoms and rights throughout Australia. We operate under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) as well as federal laws that seek to ensure freedom from… -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Speech
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Thank you Professor Lansbury, and thank you to Marian and the Women and Work Research Group for organising today’s forum. Thank you also to our panellists – Dr Lyn Craig, Petra Stirling, and John Murray. -
13 April 2015Book page
Our Agenda
There is no simple way to solve complex human rights issues. From the challenges that face a person with a disability seeking independent living, through to immigration detention policy, the promotion of rights and freedoms must address issues for individuals as well as the need for broader, systemic change. The Commission uses a range of integrated approaches, while also focusing on… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works on the Proposed Redevelopment of the Villawood Immigration Detention Facility
to meet the individual needs of each detainee taking into account his or her history and experiences, age, gender and cultural, religious and linguistic identity. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submission: Australia's Future Tax System (Retirement Income System) (2009)
The Australian Human Rights Commission (‘the Commission’)[1] makes this submission to the Review Panel on Australia’s future tax system (‘the Review’). The submission specifically addresses Australia’s retirement income system. -
14 December 2012Book page
Close the Gap - Part 4 Acknowledgments
Since the release of the 2005 Social Justice Report, a coalition of organisations and individuals has worked for the adoption of its recommendations and an end to Indigenous health inequality in Australia: -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Speech
H R Law Masterclass: Federal Anti-discrimination Law in an Employment Context: recent developments, likely future directions and the lessons from the past
To some of you the role of The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) in the industrial relations scene in Australia will be well known, others of you may be wondering why a representative of a human rights body would be speaking on this occasion. I propose therefore to briefly summarise HREOC's role in the administration of federal anti-discrimination law, including its complaint… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
6 November 2017WebpageGet support
Support services Speaking out about a traumatic experience can be distressing. If you decide to provide information to us but find that either during or after providing information, that relaying the experience(s) of trauma is causing you distress, you can access counselling support through: 1800RESPECT (24/7 national sexual assault and domestic and family violence counselling service) The…