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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012PublicationPromoting Rights for Indigenous Young People with Mental Health Issues
Part 1: Why do we need this research? Arguing for protection, prevention and knowledge for Indigenous young people with cognitive disabilities and mental health issues -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Publication
"Facilitator or Advisor?: A discussion of conciliator intervention in the resolution of disputes under Australian human rights and anti-discrimination law" (2004)
State and federal anti-discrimination & human rights law in Australia, as in many other countries2, provides for the resolution of complaints of discrimination and breaches of human rights by a process of conciliation. Conciliation is an alternative dispute resolution mechanism for parties to complaints in that it is an 'alternative' to more formal determination of the dispute by a court or… -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Publication
Behind closed doors: Approaches to resolving complaints of sexual harassment in employment
This paper looks specifically at the issue of sexual harassment in employment and approaches to resolving associated complaints that are brought before the Australian Human Rights Commission ("AHRC"). -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Publication
Alternative Dispute Resolution in education: case studies in resolving complaints of Disability Discrimination (2002)
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) came into effect in March 1993. The Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against people with a disability in many areas of public life. The purpose of the Act was to 'assist people with disabilities to exercise their rights as Australian citizens'(3) in recognition that 'people with disabilities are entitled to the same rights and same opportunities… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Publication
Partnerships between Indigenous Peoples, governments and civil society
Partnerships between Indigenous Peoples, governments and civil society United Nations Workshop on Engaging the Marginalised, 2005 International Conference on Engaging Communities, Brisbane, Australia, 15 August 2005. For a PDF version of the Workshop Report and the Guidelines for Engagement with Indigenous Peoples suitable for printing please click here. CD Rom A CD Rom of the conference… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Publication
Corporate Responsibility - Developing principles on Resource Development on Indigenous land: Index
Development and Indigenous land: a human rights approach (2002) is a joint publication of HREOC and Griffith University. The following materials were developed developed from a forum entitled 'Resource Development on Aboriginal Land; a Human Rights Approach', which took place in Alice Springs in May 2002. The forum was co-hosted HREOC and Griffith University, with participants including -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Publication
Indigenous Peoples: Issues in International and Domestic Law
Indigenous Peoples: Issues in International and Australian Law. Martin Place Papers No. 6, 2007 International Law Association (Australian Branch) Papers presented at a series of three seminars held between 2002 and 2004 in association with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. Edited by Greg Marks. ISSN 0728-7445 Download PDF (900 kb) TABLE OF CONTENTS About the International…