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Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Temporary Exemption Application -Catholic Education Office
The Catholic Education Office ("CEO"), Archdiocese of Sydney, applied to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission for a temporary exemption to allow the CEO to discriminate against women by offering primary teacher training scholarships to male students only. -
Sex Discrimination14 December 2012Publication
Pregnancy Guidelines (2001)
The Pregnancy Guidelines follow the Commission's Report of the National Inquiry into Pregnancy and Work, Pregnant and Productive: It's a right not a privilege to work while pregnant, commissioned by the federal Attorney-General in August 1998. -
Commission - General14 December 2012Opinion piece
Excerpt from the 2003 Mitchell Oration to be delivered by John von Doussa, QC (2003)
Plainly, there is no easy solution. There are millions of hearts to be warmed, and what works for some may have little influence on others. There must be many programs, operating on many levels and operating incrementally so as to touch the greatest possible number of people. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission: Sex Discrimination Amendment Bill (No 1) 2000 (Cth)
1.1 The amendments effected by the Sex Discrimination Amendment Bill (No 1) 2000 (Cth) ("the Amendment Bill") go to the core of the guarantee of non discrimination contained in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) ("the SDA"). 1.2 The provisions of the Amendment Bill are of great concern to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("the Commission") and the… -
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. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission: Anti-Terrorism Bill (No 2) 2005
Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee inquiry into the Anti-Terrorism Bill (No 2) 2005 Submission of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 11 November 2005 Introduction The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ('the Commission') is established by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ('HREOC Act'). It is Australia's national… -
Rights and Freedoms13 November 2014Book page
Highlights of the year
Key achievements Information and Complaints Services In 2013-14, the Commission assisted 19 688 people and organisations – up 16% on the previous year – by providing information about the law, assisting with problem solving and facilitating referrals to other services. We received 2223 complaints of alleged discrimination and breaches of human rights and finalised 2178 complaints. We… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice30 January 2014Opinion piece
We need to fix the Constitution, says Social Justice Commissioner
Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the nation’s Constitution is a waste of time, 2UE Drive host Justin Smith recently argued. There are many things the Constitution doesn’t recognise, he said, the document is dull, and we would be better off if we paid attention instead to the words we use every day. I agree with Mr Smith on one point: the Constitution isn’t a page… -
14 December 2012Book page
Community arrangements for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons - Some barriers to use of community arrangements
Community arrangements for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons Observations from visits conducted by the Australian Human Rights Commission from December 2011 to May 2012 Back to Contents 1 Summary 2 Recommendations 3 Introduction 4 Australia’s mandatory detention and excision regime 5 Community arrangements for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons 6 Some barriers to use… -
Rights and Freedoms19 January 2015Opinion piece
Charlie Hebdo V 18C: no contest
Charlie Hebdo would have risked being censored by the courts, but self-censorship is the reality of Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. -
Rights and Freedoms10 October 2014Opinion piece
Even in pursuit of valid goals, let's stop sacrificing principles and rights
In pursuit of legitimately tackling isolated criminal behaviour, Parliaments are reversing the basic principle of liberal democracy by criminalising the exercise of human rights and prescribing lawful activity.