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Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Amicus - Hervey Bay:
Learn about the amicus brief in the Hervey Bay case. -
Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Webpage
Index of Submissions: Discrimination in Employment on the Basic of Criminal Record
The Commission has changed names and details in some submissions posted on the website to protect individuals and organisations from identification. Please note that some submissions made to the Commission are confidential. -
17 January 2019Webpage
National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces - limited waiver of confidentiality obligations
Learn how the Commission asked employers to allow their staff to make confidential submissions to the National Inquiry into Workplace Sexual Harassment. -
Disability Rights29 June 2015Publication
Guideline for compliance of bus stops with Accessible Public Transport
The Guideline has been prepared by the Commission to assist bus infrastructure providers to comply with the DSAPT. The Guideline does not replace the provisions of the DSAPT and does not seek to alter or expand upon the content of the DSAPT. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission: Commission intervener
Discover the Commission's submission as an intervener in legal cases. -
Race Discrimination14 December 2012Publication
The RDA and native title (1997)
The response to the High Court’s Wik decision has given rise to intense discussions about the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (RDA), the Australian Constitution and the future of native title, among other things. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Commission submissions: Clarke
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY No. WAD 195/2010 GENERAL DIVISION NATALIE CLARKE Applicant NATIONWIDE NEWS PTY LTD T/A THE SUNDAY TIMES Respondent INTERVENER’S OUTLINE OF SUBMISSIONS Application for leave to intervene Basis for intervention On 27 July 2011 the Australian Human Rights Commission filed a motion seeking leave to intervene in this proceeding… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Decision on exemption application
See also Notice of Inquiry for links to application, submissions and other documents ; and subsequent decisions on assistance animals ; assistance in ascending and descending boarding ramps; and mobility aids -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Federal Discrimination Law 2005: Chapter 4: The Sex Discrimination Act
Chapter 4: The Sex Discrimination Act 4.1 Introduction to the SDA 4.1.1 Scope of the SDA 4.1.2 Limited Application Provisions and Constitutionality 4.2 Direct Discrimination under the SDA 4.2.1 Causation, Intention and Motive 4.2.2 Direct Sex Discrimination 4.2.3 Direct Marital Status Discrimination 4.2.4 Direct Pregnancy Discrimination 4.2.5 Discrimination on the Ground of Family… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Federal Discrimination Law: Chapter 7 - Damages and Remedies
(4) If the court concerned is satisfied that there has been unlawful discrimination by any respondent, the court may make such orders (including a declaration of right) as it thinks fit, including any of the following orders or any order to a similar effect: