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14 December 2012WebpageInquiry into Access to Justice (2009)
Inquiry into Access to Justice Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 20 October 2009 Download in Word [268 KB] Download in PDF [77 KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Access to justice for Indigenous Australians 4.1 Over representation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system and… -
14 December 2012Book page
Introduction - Social Justice Report 2010
Social Justice Report 2010 Back to Contents Introduction Recommendations Introduction It is with great pleasure that I present my first Social Justice Report (the Report) as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, having commenced my five-year term on 1 February 2010. I write this Report as a Gangulu man from Central Queensland with over 25 years of experience … -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2004 : Media Pack
Social Justice Report 2004 Media Pack back to contents Media Releases Launch Speech by Mr Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Launch of the ATSIC Yilli Rreung Regional Council's Strategic Plan and the Social Justice Report 2004 and Native Title Report 2004, Darwin, 27 April 2005 Media Release : Social Justice Commissioner puts government on notice… -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Chapter 18
Indigenous mental health is finally on the national agenda. As participants in the National Mental Health Strategy, States and Territories acknowledge the importance of the issue. Some of the effects of removal including loss and grief, reduced parenting skills, child and youth behavioural problems and youth suicide are increasingly recognised. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2004 : SUMMARY SHEET FIVE
Social Justice Report 2004 Summary Sheet Five back to contents Upcoming work of the Social Justice Commissioner Downlad as PDF Upcoming work of the Social Justice Commissioner The Social Justice Commissioner proposes to address the following issues in the coming years: Indigenous health - Programs for addressing Indigenous health reveal the problem of a lack of implementation of human rights… -
14 April 2015Book page
6 Giving effect to the Declaration
6.1 Introduction 6.2 Steps taken by the Australian Government to implement the Declaration 6.3 Giving effect to the Declaration 6.4 Conclusion and recommendations 6.1 Introduction Throughout my term, I have continually emphasised the importance of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [565] (the Declaration). The Declaration is the most comprehensive and advanced… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2005 :
Social Justice Report 2005 Chapter 1 : Introduction back to contents A new approach to Indigenous affairs Developments over the past year - work of the Social Justice Commissioner Text Box 1 - HREOC projects on Indigenous issues, 2004-05 Report on the impact of cognitive disabilities on Indigenous juveniles and the criminal justice system Engaging communities workshop Aboriginal and Torres… -
14 December 2012Book page
Chapter 1 - Introduction: Social Justice Report 2009
Social Justice Report 2009 Chapter 1: Introduction back to contents 1.1 Looking back 1.2 Looking forward... 1.3 Contents of the Social Justice Report 2009 This is my sixth, and final, Social Justice Report as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. It covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. This year’s report will focus on: justice reinvestment to… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Information concerning Australia and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) (2010)
What is ICERD and CERD? Information concerning Australia and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the ICERD Committee 8 July 2010 Download PDF [530 KB] Download Word [710 KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Australian Human Rights Framework 3 The Social Inclusion Agenda as a… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 1998 : Introduction: A Handful of Soil
The removal of the children from Wave Hill by MacRobertson Miller aircraft was accompanied by distressing scenes the like of which I wish never to experience again. The engines of the 'plane are not stopped at Wave Hill and the noise combined with the strangeness of an aircraft only accentuated the grief and fear of the children, resulting in near-hysteria in two of them. I am convinced that the… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2006: Chapter 1 : Introduction
Social Justice Report 2006 Back to Contents Chapter 1 : Introduction Table of contents Introduction >> Chapter 2 What makes good Indigenous policy? Reflections on the current policy framework for Indigenous affairs Contents of the Social Justice Report 2006 This is my third Social Justice Report as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and covers the period… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submissions made by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
fv Submissions focussing on Social Justice Issues Submissions focussing on Native Title Issues See other submissions Submissions focussing on Social Justice Issues Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2011 and two related Bills (6 February 2012) Submission on Draft Indigenous Economic Development Strategy - 17 December 2010 Inquiry into the Transportation of Detained Persons - 14… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2005 :
Social Justice Report 2005 Appendix 2 : Summary of each ATSIC Regional Plan back to contents Regional Map Victoria Binjirru Regional Plan 2004 - 2006 Tumbukka Regional Plan 2004 - 2006 New South Wales Binaal Billa Regional Council Strategic Plan 2004-2007 Kamilaroi Regional Council Regional Plan 2004-2007 Many Rivers Regional Council: Many Rivers Strategic Regional Plan 2005 - 2010 Murdi…