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14 December 2012WebpageConsolidation of Commonwealth Discrimination law
Consolidation of Commonwealth Discrimination law Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Attorney-General’s Department 06 December 2011 Download in PDF [110 KB] Download in Word [471 KB] Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Overall approach to the review 4 Meaning of Discrimination 4.1 Defining discrimination: A unified test (a) Separate and non-overlapping concepts of … -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
2 February 2014PublicationNational Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention 2014: Discussion Paper
Why are we holding this inquiry? The purpose of this inquiry is to investigate the ways in which life in immigration detention affects the health, well-being and development of children. The inquiry will assess the impact on children by seeking the views of people who were previously detained as children in closed immigration detention and by assessing the current circumstances and responses… -
Disability Rights
18 February 2015WebpageDisability discrimination
Learn about how it's against the law to discriminate against a person with a disability by reading the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA). -
14 December 2012Book page
Human Rights Act - Events - Seminars and Consultation Workshops
back to the Commission's National Human Rights Consultation pages Events: Seminar Series During the National Consultation, the Commission held a series of seminars to encourage debate about whether Australia should have a Human Rights Act. These included: 19 May 2009 , Melbourne A Human Rights Act for Australia: Dispelling the Myths A free public lecture by the Hon Catherine Branson QC,… -
Commission - General
27 January 2015Book page2 Introduction
2.1 What is Workplace Diversity? The term diversity refers to what makes us different. It covers gender, age, language, disability, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation and religious belief. Diversity also refers to our many other differences in education, work experience, occupation, socio-economic background, marital status and whether or not we have family and carer -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Book page7. Acknowledgements
A special thank you goes to the following organisations, particularly for their generosity of time, assistance and goodwill, which contributed to the development of this guide: -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Federal Discrimination Law 2005: Chapter 2: The Age Discrimination Act
Chapter 2: The Age Discrimination Act 2.1 Introduction to the ADA 2.1.1 Background 2.1.2 Structure of the ADA 2.1.3 Application of the ADA 2.1.4 Offences 2.2 Age Discrimination Defined 2.2.1 'Age' Defined 2.2.2 Direct Discrimination 2.2.3 Indirect Discrimination 2.2.4 The 'Dominant Reason' Test 2.2.5 Age Discrimination and Disability Discrimination 2.2.6 Discrimination against a relative or … -
14 December 2012Book page
DIAC Response to the 2010 Australian Human Rights Commission Report on Immigration Detention on Christmas Island
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) 2010 Report on Immigration Detention on Christmas Island. -
14 December 2012Book page
DIAC Response to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s 2009 Immigration Detention and Offshore Processing on Christmas Island Report
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) report on Immigration detention and offshore processing on Christmas Island following its visit to Christmas Island in July 2009. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Consolidation of Commonwealth Discrimination law - domestic and family violence
Consolidation of Commonwealth Discrimination law - domestic and family violence Australian Human Rights Commission Supplementary Submission to the Attorney-General’s Department 23 January 2012 Download in PDF [401 KB] Download in Word [317 KB] Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Recommendations 3 Discrimination against victims and survivors of domestic and family violence 4 Rationale for a… -
15 June 2015Book page
9 Barriers to employment
Australians with disability can face a range of individual and structural barriers at different stages of employment including recruitment, retention and re-entering the workforce. Certain groups within the community may experience discrimination on the basis of their disability differently from others, for example, older people, women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people…