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14 December 2012Book page
It's About Time - Chapter 7
7.1 Introduction 7.2 What children want and need 7.3 Early childhood education and care services and children's wellbeing 7.4 Government provision of early childhood education and care services 7.5 How do we make child care services more family-friendly? 7.6 Making early childhood education and care services more accessible for parents and children with disability 7.7 Integration of child care… -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry on Employment and Disability Interim Report: chapter 7
Back to contents National Inquiry on Employment and Disability Interim Report: 7. Interim Recommendations 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Assess and address information needs 7.2.1 Develop a one-stop-information-shop and inquiry service 7.2.2 Map of government services 7.3 Assess and address the costs facing employers and people with disability 7.3.1 Research real costs to people with disability,… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2003: Chapter 4: Responding to petrol sniffing on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands: A case study
Social Justice Report 2003 back to contents Chapter 4: Responding to petrol sniffing on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands: A case study In September 2002, the South Australian Coroner brought down his findings in the inquests into the deaths of Kunmanara [1] Ken (who died on 3 August 1999), Kunmanara Hunt (who died on 27 January 2001) and Kunmanara Thompson (who died on 26 June 2001). Each of… -
Legal10 October 2017Submission
Information concerning Australia’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (2017)
Information concerning Australia’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 18 September 2017 Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Priority areas 3 General information 3.1 Scrutiny of human rights and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (ICCPR article 2; LOI 2 & 4) 3… -
Commission - General14 December 2012Publication
Annual Report 2006-2007:
This Annual Report reflects the commitment and dedication of the Commissioners and staff at the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) to the promotion and protection of human rights in Australia. Over the 2006-07 reporting period HREOC has acted on a broad range of challenging and complex human rights issues. -
14 December 2012Book page
17. Major Findings and Recommendations of the Inquiry
In addition to the detailed findings in each of Chapters 5-16, the Inquiry has made the following major findings in relation to Australia's mandatory immigration detention system as it applied to children who arrived in Australia without a visa (unauthorised arrivals) over the period 1999-2002. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission to the Australia 2020 Summit
Submission of the HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (HREOC) to the Australia 2020 Summit April 2008 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Level 8, 133 Castlereagh Street GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 Phone (02) 9284 9600 Future Directions for the Australian Economy – Education, skills, training, innovation and productivity The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission … -
15 July 2014Book page
Chapter 1: How far have we come? Looking back on 20 years of the Social Justice Commissioner role
1.1 Introduction This year marks 20 years since the establishment of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (Social Justice Commissioner) role under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth). When I first started in this position I was asked if any of the previous Commissioners had left any words or notes of advice. I answered them ‘no, but they all… -
Commission - General14 December 2012Book page
HREOC - Annual Report 2001 - 2002: Chapter 1: The Commission
The Commission is a national independent statutory body established under the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. It has a President and five Commissioners. The five positions are currently held by three persons. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2003: Chapter 2: Reconciliation and government accountability
Social Justice Report 2003 back to contents Chapter two: Reconciliation and government accountability In the Social Justice Report 1999, my first report as Social Justice Commissioner, I identified four key themes and challenges that existed in the approach of the federal government to Indigenous policy making at the time. These were moving beyond welfare dependency, accountability,… -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2002-2003: Chapter 1
The Commission is a national independent statutory body established under the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. It has a President and five Commissioners. The five positions are currently held by three persons. Please refer to the organisational chart for further information.