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Rights and Freedoms1 May 2013Webpage
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief
Back to rights and freedoms: right by right Article 18 | Human Rights Committee General Comment | Commission work | More information | Comments Article 18 Article 18 of the ICCPR states: Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in … -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2004
Learn about the Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2004. -
Sex Discrimination14 December 2012Book page
Same-Sex: Same Entitlements: Chapter 8
Same-sex couples are not eligible for a range of rebates and tax concessions available to opposite-sex couples. This means same-sex couples may end up paying more tax than opposite-sex couples because tax legislation does not recognise their relationship. -
25 September 2013Book page
6 Some regulatory challenges
The challenge of finding the appropriate balance between rights is not one which is specific to the Internet.It is difficult to know if Australian laws that limit freedom of expression in the interests of other rights, or on other permissible grounds, have ‘drawn the line’ appropriately without a comprehensive review of such laws. In New Zealand, a legislative review undertaken by the New… -
14 December 2012Book page
3 The Commonwealth’s understanding of the usefulness of biomedical markers for age assessment purposes
This chapter considers the Commonwealth’s approach to the use of biomedical markers to assess age since wrist x-rays became a prescribed procedure for the purpose of age determination following the enactment of the Crimes Amendment (Age Determination) Bill 2001 (Cth). It also considers what each relevant Commonwealth agency knew, or should have known, about the value of specific age… -
25 September 2013Book page
7 Are current regulatory responses sufficient and appropriate?
Current federal anti-discrimination laws would generally apply to cyberspace to the extent that discriminatory behaviour (or harassment) online relates to a protected attribute, and could be said to have occurred in one of the stipulated areas of ‘public’ life. This is particularly clear in relation to the prohibition on sexual harassment under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (SDA), as… -
14 December 2012Book page
Copyright and Publishing Roundtable
Copyright and Publishing Roundtable Friday, March 21, 2003 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Hearing Room, Level 8 133 Castlereagh Street Sydney 10am - 3.00pm 1) Welcome and arrangements for the meeting Graeme Innes, AM, Deputy Disability Discrimination Commissioner, welcomed participants to the meeting, and expressed the Commission's pleasure that so much good will and… -
Disability Rights29 June 2015Publication
Technology accessibility for older people or with disability
The Commission has sought in the conduct of this reference and in its approach to this report to take advantage of the potential of new technologies for achieving improved effectiveness, efficiency and accessibility of information and service delivery which this report and previous papers for this reference discuss. -
14 December 2012Book page
RE: MINISTERIAL INQUIRY INTO GREENFIELDS EXPLORATION - BOWLER INQUIRY (2001)
Thank you for the opportunity to make submissions to the Ministerial Inquiry to identify strategies to increase resource exploration in Western Australia - the Bowler Inquiry. Enclosed is a copy of my submission which contains several recommendations.