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14 December 2012WebpageCommission submission: IVF
(a) whether section 8 of the Infertility Treatment Act 1995 (Vic) ('ITA') is inconsistent, in terms of section 109 of the Constitution, with section 22(1) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) ('SD Act'); and -
14 December 2012Book page
A Report on Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities by the Human Rights Commissioner 2001
A Report on Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities by the Human Rights Commissioner 2001 Contents Preface 1 Introduction 1.1 Background to this report 1.2 Compliance with human rights obligations 1.3 Conduct of visits 1.4 Overview of immigration detention facilities 1.5 Response by Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 2. Positive initiatives and developments… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Productivity Commission Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave - 20 May 2008
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission – HREOC – is Australia’s national human rights institution with legislative responsibility for the promotion and independent monitoring of human rights in Australia. -
Age Discrimination
14 December 2012PublicationAge Discrimination: exposing the hidden barrier for mature age workers
Contents Foreword Executive summary 1 Introduction 2 Ageism and age discrimination – what is it? 2.1 What is ageism? 2.2 The link between ageism, age discrimination and employment 2.3 Age-based stereotypes in employment 3 The Age Discrimination Act and the international legal framework – what are the protections? 3.1 How is ‘age’ recognised at the international level? 3.2 What legal… -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Social Justice Report 2002: Measuring Indigenous disadvantage
Social Justice Report 2002 back to contents Chapter 4: Measuring Indigenous disadvantage Part 1: Benchmarking Indigenous disadvantage from a human rights perspective 1. Background issues a) Indigenous disadvantage b) The recommendations of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation c) The Social Justice Reports for 2000 and 2001 2. The Human Rights Context 3. Integrating Human Rights and -
Sex Discrimination
14 December 2012Book pageSame-Sex: Same Entitlements: Chapter 3
This chapter explains how the provisions of international human rights treaties protect same-sex couples and their children, in the context of accessing financial and work-related entitlements. In particular, this chapter focuses on the right to non-discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. It also describes how the breach of that right can interfere with a range of other basic human… -
14 December 2012Book page
Mature Workers: 2. Myths and facts around older workers
Negative stereotypes and assumptions of a ‘use by date’ are significant barriers that older Australians face when they look for meaningful work.