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Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Federal Discrimination Law 2005: Chapter 4: The Sex Discrimination Act
Chapter 4: The Sex Discrimination Act 4.1 Introduction to the SDA 4.1.1 Scope of the SDA 4.1.2 Limited Application Provisions and Constitutionality 4.2 Direct Discrimination under the SDA 4.2.1 Causation, Intention and Motive 4.2.2 Direct Sex Discrimination 4.2.3 Direct Marital Status Discrimination 4.2.4 Direct Pregnancy Discrimination 4.2.5 Discrimination on the Ground of Family… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Bill to remove Commissioner
Federal Government proposes to abolish position of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner A Message from Dr William Jonas, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner I write to alert you to a Federal Government proposal to abolish the post of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (together with the posts of Race -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
DIMIA: temporary exemption
By this instrument the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission grants to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (“DIMIA”) its contractors and agents, a temporary exemption ("the exemption") pursuant to section 44(2) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) ("the Act"), from the operation of sections 22, 23 and 26 of the Act. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Federal Discrimination Law: Chapter 6 - Practice and Procedure
Chapter 6 Practice and Procedure Back to index Download Chapter 6 in PDF [555 KB] Download Chapter 6 in Word [556 KB] 6.1 Introduction 6.1.1 Role of the special purpose commissioners as amicus curiae 6.2 Parties to a complaint to HREOC 6.2.1 Complainants (a) ‘A person aggrieved’ (b) Bodies corporate (i) Can a body corporate be a ‘person aggrieved’? (ii) Determining whether the ‘person… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2004 : Appendix 1: Chronology of events relating to the introduction of new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs, 2002 - 2004
Social Justice Report 2004 Appendix 1: Chronology of events relating to the introduction of new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs, 2002 - 2004 back to contents This appendix provides an overview of the main events leading up to the introduction of the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs on 1 July 2004, as well as the key events which have… -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Report No. 36
Pursuant to section 11(1)(f)(ii) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth), I attach a report of my inquiry into a complaint against the Commonwealth of Australia. I have found that the respondent failed to provide the complainant with a safe place of detention whilst she was detained at the Curtin Immigration Reception and Processing Centre and that such failure… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
DIMA: temporary exemption
By this instrument the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission grants to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (“DIMA”) its contractors and agents, a temporary exemption ("the exemption") pursuant to section 44(1) of the Sex Discrimination Act (Cth) 1984 ("the Act"), in relation to the operation of sections 22, 23 and 26 of the Act. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
The protection of genetic information of Indigenous peoples
Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission inquiry into the protection of genetic information by the Aboriginall and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, HREOC 13 May 2002 Introduction Special situation of Australian Indigenous peoples International human rights standards as a means of protecting Indigenous genetic information Indigenous Identity Recognition of…