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Legal26 February 2016Submission
Submission to Inquiry into the Regulatory and Legislative Aspects of Surrogacy Arrangements (2016)
Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Surrogacy and human rights 4.1 What is surrogacy? 4.2 Human rights issues in surrogacy arrangements 5 Current regulation of domestic surrogacy in Australia 6 Options for future domestic regulation: increase consistency and certainty domestically 6.1 Previous attempts at national consistency 6.2 Identifying people willing to enter… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 and Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (2009)
Inquiry into the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 and Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Australian Government Office for Women 30 October 2009 Download Word [ 1.6 MB] Download PDF [ 630 KB ] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Executive Summary 3 Table of Recommendations 4 Diagrams of proposed national… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – List of issues prior to reporting
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – List of issues prior to reporting Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee 10 August 2012 Download in PDF [211 KB] Download in Word [416 KB] Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Legal framework for human rights protection (article 2) 3 Protection against discrimination (articles 2, 3 and 26) 4… -
28 October 2013Book page
2 Onshore detention and processing
2.1 Mandatory immigration detention It is mandatory under the Migration Act for every non-citizen who is in Australia without a valid visa to be detained, regardless of his or her individual circumstances. [24] Once detained, unlawful non-citizens must remain in detention until they are either granted a visa or removed from Australia. [25] The majority of unlawful non-citizens are detained… -
29 January 2013Book page
1. ADFA: Description of Current Culture
The Terms of Reference required the Review to make recommendations on initiatives to drive cultural change at ADFA regarding the treatment of women. To properly identify these initiatives, the Review needed to assess the culture as it currently exists. Part of this process involved examining the notion of military culture generally and, more specifically, the culture for women at ADFA. The… -
Sex Discrimination29 January 2013Book page
1. ADFA: Description of Current Culture
The Terms of Reference required the Review to make recommendations on initiatives to drive cultural change at ADFA regarding the treatment of women. To properly identify these initiatives, the Review needed to assess the culture as it currently exists. Part of this process involved examining the notion of military culture generally and, more specifically, the culture for women at ADFA. The… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2007 - Chapter 3: The Northern Territory 'Emergency Response' intervention
Back to Contents Social Justice Report 2007 Chapter 3: The Northern Territory ‘Emergency Response’ intervention – A human rights analysis Part 1: Background - The Little Children are Sacred Report and the announcement of the 'emergency measures' Part 2: The Northern Territory 'emergency response' legislation Part 3: The measures enacted in the NT emergency response and human rights standards… -
14 December 2012Book page
2008 Immigration detention report - Summary of Observations following the Inspection of Mainland Immigration Detention Facilities
back to Immigration, Asylum Seekers and Refugees 2008 Immigration detention report Summary of observations following visits to Australia’s immigration detention facilities DIAC response AFMA response Summary Factsheet Download PDF [444 kB] Download Word [1.12 MB] Contents 1 Introduction 2 Overview 3 Recommendations Monitoring of standards in immigration detention Length and uncertainty of -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Report No.14
This report to the Attorney-General concerns an inquiry by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("the Commission") into a complaint made under the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ("the HREOCA"). The subject of this report is a complaint of age discrimination made by Mr Andrew Hamilton who was employed by the Commonwealth in the… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees14 December 2012Book page
2010 Immigration detention on Christmas Island
Download in PDF [1.3 MB] Download in Word [2.9 MB] DIAC response to the report Contents PART A: Introductory sections 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Summary 4 Recommendations 5 Overview: immigration detention on Christmas Island 5.1 Who is detained on Christmas Island? 5.2 How many people are detained on Christmas Island? 5.3 How long are people detained on Christmas Island? 5.4 Where are…