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Sex Discrimination
22 July 2013Book pageChapter 7: ADFA’s Structure and Staffing (Recommendations 11-15)
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Legal
14 December 2012WebpageCommission submissions:the Queen
Apart from the express statutory authority for such intervention it would appear that the non party intervention may only be allowed where the intervener can provide arguments or facts which will contribute to the Court's reaching an informed decision, and where the significance of those arguments or facts is sufficient to outweigh any expense and/or delay which may be caused to the parties by… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Book pageSocial Justice Report 2003: Speech by Dr William Jonas, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.
As this is the first public speech I have made in Sydney since the events at Redfern several weeks ago, I would also like to begin today by paying my respects to the family of TJ Hickey and to express my condolences for your loss. I would also like to acknowledge the elders of the Redfern community for the strength and the dignity that you have displayed in dealing with these tragic events and… -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry into Disability and Employment: Submissions - round 1
National Inquiry into Disability and Employment: Submissions - round 1 This page lists submissions made to the Australian Human Rights Commission's National Inquiry on equal employment opportunity and participation for people with disabilities prior to the release of the Inquiry's Interim Report, and provides links to those submissions which have been provided electronically and on which no … -
14 December 2012Book page
Timeline of Major International Human Rights Treaties
back to Universal Declaration of Human Rights Anniversary pages Timeline of Major International Human Rights Treaties 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Universal Declaration) The Universal Declaration was the first detailed expression of the basic rights and fundamental freedoms to which all human beings are entitled. 1948 Genocide Convention The Convention on the Prevention and -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2003: Chapter 2: Reconciliation and government accountability
Social Justice Report 2003 back to contents Chapter two: Reconciliation and government accountability In the Social Justice Report 1999, my first report as Social Justice Commissioner, I identified four key themes and challenges that existed in the approach of the federal government to Indigenous policy making at the time. These were moving beyond welfare dependency, accountability,… -
Sex Discrimination
14 December 2012Publication
Pregnancy Guidelines (2001)
The Pregnancy Guidelines follow the Commission's Report of the National Inquiry into Pregnancy and Work, Pregnant and Productive: It's a right not a privilege to work while pregnant, commissioned by the federal Attorney-General in August 1998.