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1.1 Background to this report 1.2 Compliance with human rights obligations 1.3 Conduct of visits 1.4 Overview of immigration detention facilities 1.5 Response by Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

Appendices Appendix 1 – Total resources and expense for our outcome* Table 37: Resources for outcome Outcome 1 – An Australian society in which human rights are respected, protected and promoted through independent investigation and resolution of complaints, education and research to promote and eliminate discrimination, and monitoring, and reporting on human rights. Budget* 20109–11 $’000…

Appendices Appendix 6 – Submissions 2011-2012 2012 Supplementary information to the Inquiry into Cyber Safety for Senior Australians (10 May 2012) Information concerning Australia and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (04 May 2012) Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012 (12 April 2012) Consideration of Australia’s ratification of the Optional Protocol to the…

On Saturday 29 July 2000 the then Human Rights Commissioner, Mr Chris Sidoti, assisted by a consultant, Dr Mary Crock, Senior Lecturer in Law at Sydney University, visited the Curtin Immigration Reception and Processing Centre outside Derby in the Kimberley region of WA. They made observations and obtained information about accommodation, programs and services, and particulars about the…

1. Section 32 transfer. 2. Departmental Appropriation combines “Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1)” and “Revenue from independent sources (s31)”.

Appendices Appendix 4: Website statistics Table 41: Website statistics Section Views of section home page Views of all pages in section Commission homepage 616 981 n/a www.humanrights.gov.au Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice 97 733 1 282 416 https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-island… Age Discrimination 51 710 146 738 www.humanrights

Appendices Appendix 3: Website statistics Table 37: Visitors to the Commission website Section Views of section home page Views of all pages in section Commission homepage 550 170 n/a www.humanrights.gov.au Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice 98 061 1 244 495 https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-island… Age Discrimination 51 836 106 595

Appendices Appendix 5 – Consultancy services Table 39: Consultancy services Consultant name Description Contract price Selection process* Justification** Dr Paula Abood Education and training services $36 762 Direct Source B Australian National University Development of human rights-based immigration detention standards $49 500 Direct Source B Elena Campbell Technical writing $28 512 Direct…

Appendices Appendix 5 – Staffing statistics Table 42: AHRC staffing profile (as at 30 June 2012) Classification Male Female Full time Part time Total Ongoing Total Non-ongoing Total Statutory Office Holders 2 4 6 6 6 SES Band 2 1 1 1 1 SES Band 1 1 1 2 2 2 Executive Level 2 ($107,491-$123,899) 8 12 16 4 19 1 20 Executive Level 1 ($89,404-98,042) 3 29 26 6 24 8 32 APS 6 ($71,475-80,109) 9 31…

Appendices Appendix 4 – Staffing statistics Table 38: Commission staffing profile (as at 30 June 2011) Classification Male Female Full time Part time Total Ongoing Total Non-ongoing Total Statutory Office Holder 2 2 4 4 4 SES Band 2 1 1 1 1 SES Band 1 1 1 2 2 2 EL2 ($99,119 – $119,099) 9 13 17 5 20 2 22 EL1 ($85,941 – $94,243) 6 22 19 9 21 7 28 APS6 ($68,706 – $77,006) 9 25 29 5 26 8 34 APS5…

There is no issue currently causing more destruction to the fabric of Indigenous communities than family violence. This has been acknowledged by all levels of government in recent years, with a number of significant inquiries and initiatives undertaken or commenced at the federal, state and territory level to address its impact.

*Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2011-12 Budget. 1. Appropriation Bill (No.1) 2011-12 and Appropriation Bill (No.3) 2011-12. This may also include Prior Year departmental appropriation and S.31 relevant agency receipts. 2. Includes an amount of $0.346m in 2011-12 for the Departmental Capital Budget. For accounting purposes this amount has been designated as &…

The new arrangements for Indigenous affairs have brought about a number of changes to programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. During the past year, the Australian Government has reviewed the operation of the Community Development Employment Program (CDEP) and aligned it with mainstream employment programs.

The failure in Australia to perceive native title and land rights as the basis on which to address Indigenous economic and social development has been evident at legal, policy and administrative levels. Legally, the increasingly narrow interpretation of native title by the High Court has, as Noel Pearson has pointed out, stripped native title of much economic meaning or benefit.

Glossary A ACARA The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority is the independent authority responsible for the development of a national curriculum, a national assessment program and a national data collection and reporting program. ADA Age Discrimination Act 2004 AHRCA Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 APF Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions –…

Glossary A ADA Age Discrimination Act 2004 AHRCA Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 APF Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions – A member-based organisation that supports the establishment and strengthening of independent human rights institutions in the Asia-Pacific region. APS Australian Public Service ASTRA Australian Subscription Television Association ASX…