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29 January 2015Book page1 Introduction
1.1 A snapshot of children in detention 1.2 Australian law and the detention of children 1.3 Does the Government owe a duty of care to children in detention? 1.4 International law and the detention of children My hope finished now. I don’t have any hope. I feel I will die in detention. (Unaccompanied 17 year old, Phosphate Hill Detention Centre, Christmas Island, 4 March 2014) Drawing by… -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageInquiry into Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 2012
Inquiry into Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs 7 February 2012 Download in PDF [406 KB] Download in Word [1.27 MB] Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Background: Causes, Prevalence and Impact of FASD (a) Alcohol consumption (b) Prevalence of FASD (c) Impact… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
melbourne trams exemption reasons
5. Issues for consideration 5.1 Submissions on the application 5.2 What should be done to make Melbourne trams accessible? 5.3 The question of heritage values -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Notice of application for temporary exemption: Tiger Airways
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has received an application (attached in MS Word format) from Tiger Airways, dated 12 November 2007 and received 20 November 2007, requesting exemption from the Disability Discrimination Act and from the provisions of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport so far as to excuse Tiger Airways from liability for failure to provide… -
14 December 2012Book page
Complementary protection: meeting Australia's obligations to people fleeing danger
The Australian Human Rights Commission presented the third of its seminar series celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), entitled Complementary protection: meeting Australia’s obligations to people fleeing danger. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Temporary exemption : REX Airlines
By this instrument, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘the Commission') grants a temporary exemption to Regional Express (“REX”) pursuant to section 55(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) in relation to airline services operated by REX. -
14 December 2012Book page
Overview: African Australians - Compendium (2010)
As Professor Graeme Hugo's background paper indicates, there is a long history of migration between African and Australia - however in recent years, it has accelerated. -
Rights and Freedoms
4 February 2019SpeechRoles, responsibilities and challenges
The Australian Human Rights Commission—roles, responsibilities and challenges Supreme and Federal Court Judges’ Conference 2019 Hobart, 22 January 2019 Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM [Professor Croucher spoke to this paper] Introduction I begin my presentation by acknowledging the traditional custodians of this land, and pay my respect to the elders, past, present, and emerging…