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Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission: review of Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 NSW
Submission to the NSW Attorney-General's review of Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 NSW 11 February 2005 Mr Lloyd Babb Director Criminal Law Division NSW Attorney-General’s Department GPO Box 6 Sydney NSW 2001 Dear Mr Babb I refer to the letter to me of 23 December 2004 from Mr John Feneley, Acting Director General of the Attorney-General's Department in which he invites me to make a… -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2001-2002: Chapter 6
Dr Ozdowski has made public education on human rights a priority for his term. Other priority areas are the elderly in our ageing society and children. Dr Ozdowski is working to progress the Commission’s 2000 recommendations for alleviating age discrimination, as set out in the report Age matters: a report on age discrimination. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2006: Chapter 4: International developments on the rights of indigenous peoples – Closing the ‘protection gap’
Social Justice Report 2006 Back to Contents Chapter 4: International developments on the rights of indigenous peoples – Closing the ‘protection gap’ Back to Report Home (TOC) Chapter 2 Chapter 3 >> Chapter 4 International developments on the rights of indigenous peoples United Nations Reform and human rights The making of global commitments to action – The Millennium Development Goals… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
A Human Rights Guide to Australia's Counter-Terrorism Laws
A Human Rights Guide To Australia’s Counter-Terrorism Laws (2008) 1. What is the guide about? 2. What impact can counter-terrorism laws have on human rights? 2.1 Human rights may be infringed by counter-terrorism laws 2.2 Some human rights can be legitimately restricted. Other human rights must always be protected 2.3 Human rights concerns about counter-terrorism laws 3. What counter… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission: Human Rights and Good Governance Education
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) which was established in 1986 by the Federal Parliament as successor to the 1981 Human Rights Commission is an independent statutory authority whose functions are to monitor, protect and promote human rights in Australia. The Commission has played a key role in the education of civil society in regard to these rights. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice15 July 2014Book page
Chapter 3: How do we keep moving forward? A road map for our future
3.1 Introduction In chapters 1 and 2, I look back over the past 20 years that the Social Justice Commissioner position has been in place and think about the journey and our learning over this time. In this chapter, I want to explore how those lessons can take us forward to chart a confident course into the future and how the realisation of our rights can produce long term sustainable… -
Rights and Freedoms10 April 2013Publication
Homelessness is a Human Rights Issue
Contents 1. Homelessness is about human rights 2. What is homelessness? 3. What are some of the causes of homelessness? 4. How many people are affected by homelessness? 5. Who is affected by homelessness? 5.1 Indigenous people are disproportionately affected by homelessness 5.2 Women are significantly affected by homelessness 5.3 Children and young people are disproportionately affected by … -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Convention on the Rights of the Child - Human rights at your fingertips
Learn about the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, which recognises the inherent dignity and equal rights of all of humanity. -
14 December 2012Book page
Homelessness is a Human Rights Issue (2008)
Homelessness is a Human Rights Issue (2008) Download Word (60 kb) Contents 1. Homelessness is about human rights 2. What is homelessness? 3. What are some of the causes of homelessness? 4. How many people are affected by homelessness? 5. Who is affected by homelessness? 5.1 Indigenous people are disproportionately affected by homelessness 5.2 Women are significantly affected by homelessness… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission - Proposed WA Human Rights Act (2007)
Submission of the HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (HREOC) to the Consultation Committee for a proposed WA Human Rights Act on the HUMAN RIGHTS FOR WA DISCUSSION PAPER AND DRAFT HUMAN RIGHTS BILL 2007 6 September 2007 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Level 8, 133 Castlereagh St GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 Ph. (02) 9284 9600 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION The Human Rights… -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2002: Discrimination and native title
The resolution of the debate as to whether the extinguishment of native title by the common law and the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) (‘NTA’) is racially discriminatory, depends upon the interpretation given to its two essential components: extinguishment and discrimination. The interpretation that the High Court has given to the extinguishment provisions of the NTA and its relationship…