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Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Opinion pieceBill of rights is essential to best serve human rights (2008)
Click here to return to the Articles and Opinion Pieces Index Bill of rights is essential to best serve human rights Author: President John von Doussa Published: The Sydney Morning Herald, Page 15 (Thursday 9 October 2008) and On Line Opinion (Wednesday 15 October 2008) Five years ago I began my term as the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, confident in the ability of the… -
14 December 2012Book page
NSW ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH INC Submission: Living Wills
Our response to the Key Issues for Comment contained in your Discussion Paper follows. You will note that throughout this document we have referred to "Advance Directives" as we feel strongly that this is a preferable term, for the reasons stated below. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
14 December 2012Opinion pieceTreating asylum seekers well is in all our interests (2011)
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Legal
14 December 2012WebpageInquiry into the Migration Litigation Reform Bill 2005
Learn about the inquiry into the Migration Litigation Reform Bill 2005. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Migration Submission (May 2004)
As Mr Lenehan observed (at page 13 of the Hansard) the Commission's written submission did not include a specific proposal for a legislative provision conferring discretion on courts to extend the proposed time limits. Having had the opportunity to consider that issue further, the Commission puts forward the following suggested amendments to the Bill: -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Summary of Submission to ATSIC Review
Summary of Submission to ATSIC Review - Social Justice Commissioner calls on government to strengthen ATSIC Also available: Submission to the Review of ATSIC by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Dr Bill Jonas has called on the government to strengthen the monitoring role of ATSIC at the national level as well… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
melbourne trams exemption notice
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 15 March 1999 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning trams and light rail in Melbourne. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Commission submissions: Mt Isa
3. His Honour failed to take into account the decision of the High Court of Australia in Waters -v- the Public Transport Commission in stating that the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission is not limited in its consideration by anything set down in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984. -
Sex Discrimination
29 January 2013Book page1. ADFA: Description of Current Culture
The Terms of Reference required the Review to make recommendations on initiatives to drive cultural change at ADFA regarding the treatment of women. To properly identify these initiatives, the Review needed to assess the culture as it currently exists. Part of this process involved examining the notion of military culture generally and, more specifically, the culture for women at ADFA. The…