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14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Appendices
Appendices of the Bringing Them Home report on the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Project
The Sterilisation of Girls and Young Women in Australia: 1997 report
The legal framework regulating sterilisation of children in Australia was set out by the High Court in Marion's Case in 1992. It sought to ensure heightened accountability in decision making in an area where children are at significant risk of grave abuse of their fundamental human right to bodily integrity. It held that: -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice13 March 2013Webpage
First Nations Resources
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice links Government Services for Aboriginal and Islander Peoples Research and key resources Australian Bureau of Statistics: Indigenous specific data Indigenous Law Resources (Austlii: Australian Legal Information Institute site) Australian Indigenous Peoples and the Law (Parliamentary Library of Australia) Centre for Aboriginal Economic… -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Book page
Telecommunications equipment and the Disability Discrimination Act
This note was written in response to a request, at an ACIF (Australian Telecommunications Industry Forum) meeting, for clarification of rights and responsibilities under the Disability Discrimination Act regarding provision of equipment which is accessible to and useable by people with disabilities. -
14 December 2012Book page
Encourage. Support. Act! - Introduction
Learn about bystander approaches to stop sexual harassment in the workplace. Bystanders can help by raising awareness and can intervene to prevent harm. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 06-07: Chapter 5 - Legal Services
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act gives HREOC the function of inquiring into complaints concerning breaches of human rights or discrimination in employment. HREOC attempts to resolve such complaints through conciliation where appropriate. If the matter is not resolved through conciliation and the President is satisfied that a breach of human rights or an act of discrimination… -
Commission - General14 December 2012Webpage
Mick Gooda: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
Mick Gooda is the Commission's former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. He was a commissioner from early 2010 to August 2016. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees14 December 2012Opinion piece
Treating asylum seekers well is in all our interests (2011)
Learn about the benefits of treating asylum seekers well. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Application for temporary exemption: Redline buses
The Commission received an application (attached, RTF format) under clause 31A of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport (DSAPT) from Redline buses, Tasmania in relation to inter-city services operated by them.