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Education18 March 2019Teachers Article
Young people in the workplace
This resource helps students understand workplace discrimination and explores a potential real-life situation of young people entering the workplace. -
Sex Discrimination26 March 2014Book page
Chapter 4: Principle 1: Strong leadership drives reform
Key findings of ADF Review To support and drive the cultural reform envisaged by the ADF Review, strong, clear and consistent leadership is essential. This commitment must be widely communicated and reinforced at all levels of the organisation through policies, practices, rewards and sanctions. Progress must be monitored at the most senior levels regularly and transparently. Every member of… -
14 December 2012Book page
6. Australia's Immigration Detention Policy and Practice
Australian law requires the detention of all non-citizens who are in Australia without a valid visa (unlawful non-citizens). This means that immigration officials have no choice but to detain persons who arrive without a visa (unauthorised arrivals), or persons who arrive with a visa and subsequently become unlawful because their visa has expired or been cancelled (authorised arrivals)… -
Employers13 February 2015Quick Guide
Bullying
Learn about workplace bullying, legal protections, and employer liability under anti-discrimination laws and the Fair Work Act. -
Sex Discrimination23 April 2024Webpage
The Positive Duty in the Sex Discrimination Act
The Commission has developed resources to help organisations and businesses understand their new legal responsibilities under the Sex Discrimination Act. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Information concerning Australia and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Information concerning Australia and the Convention on the Rights of the Child Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child August 2011 Download in PDF [416KB] Download in Word [498KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 National developments 3 General measures of implementation 3.1 Legal protection of children’s rights 3.2 UN Declaration on the… -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Social Justice Report 2002: International developments in the recognition of the rights of Indigenous peoples
Social Justice Report 2002 back to contents Chapter 6: International developments in the recognition of the rights of Indigenous peoples Indigenous peoples in international law A history of exclusion The Working Group on Indigenous Populations from exclusion to participation at the international level Commitments to developing partnerships with Indigenous peoples from Rio and Vienna to… -
Rights and Freedoms17 June 2022Speech
Reflections on women and human rights
Thank you to the Lyceum Club for inviting me to speak, and to Christine Yeats and Judith White for your warm introduction. I recall that for my late mother, Dr Amy McGrath OAM, the revival of the Sydney Lyceum Club was very special. In sorting through papers of my parents, following the passing of my father, the Hon Dr Frank McGrath AM OBE, I found mother’s Lyceum Club card, membership… -
14 December 2012Book page
A Report on Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities by the Human Rights Commissioner 2001
A Report on Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities by the Human Rights Commissioner 2001 Contents Preface 1 Introduction 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 2. Positive initiatives and developments…