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Children's Rights14 April 2015Speech
Embedding children’s rights into children’s services
YMCA 2015 National Children’s Services Conference Moonee Valley Racing Club, Victoria Saturday 21 March 2015 Introduction Good morning and thank you for the introduction. I would like to start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation and pay my respects to their elders past and present. I’d like to thank YMCA for the ... -
14 April 2015Book page
4 Creating safe communities
4.1 Introduction 4.2 Justice reinvestment in Australia five years on 4.3 Justice targets 4.4 National Justice Coalition 4.5 Conclusion and recommendations 4.1 Introduction The overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as both victims and offenders in the criminal justice system remains one of the most glaring disparities between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... -
14 April 2015Book page
5 Nations - Self-determination and a new era of Indigenous governance
5.1 Introduction 5.2 The importance of Nations 5.3 Framework for Indigenous governance 5.4 Community governance: a Nation building approach 5.5 Australian accounts of successful nation building 5.6 Voices of Nations, not just national voices 5.7 Conclusions and recommendations 5.1 Introduction Since the beginning of my term as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, I ... -
14 April 2015Book page
6 Giving effect to the Declaration
6.1 Introduction 6.2 Steps taken by the Australian Government to implement the Declaration 6.3 Giving effect to the Declaration 6.4 Conclusion and recommendations 6.1 Introduction Throughout my term, I have continually emphasised the importance of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [565] (the Declaration). The Declaration is the most comprehensive and advanced ... -
14 April 2015Book page
7 Appendices
7.1 Appendix 1: Acknowledgements 7.2 Appendix 2: Mandatory sentencing laws as at July 2014 7.3 Appendix 3: Declaration Dialogues: questions asked at workshops 7.1 Appendix 1: Acknowledgements The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner thanks the following people and organisations for their assistance in preparing the Social Justice and Native Title Report 2014: Cath ... -
Complaint Information Service15 April 2015Webpage
Preparing for Conciliation
You can access the Australian Human Rights Commission's complaint information service, which provides information on how to prepare for conciliation. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Opinion piece
Seeing reconciliation through is an ongoing challenge but ultimately rewarding (2010)
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Opinion piece
New National Congress has every chance of being an organisation of which we can be proud (2010)
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published. -
23 April 2015Book page
Appendix 1: Agency resource statement
Actual available appropriation for 2013-14 $’000 Payments made 2013-14 $’000 Balance remaining 2013-14 $’000 (a) (b) (a)-(b) Ordinary Annual Services 1 Departmental appropriation 2 35,078 25,733 9,345 Total 35,078 25,733 9,345 Administered expenses Outcome 1 144 144 Total 144 144 Total ordinary annual services A 35,222* 25,877 Other Services Departmental non-operating Equity injections 0 0 0 Total ... -
23 April 2015Book page
Appendix 2: Expense for our outcome
Table 2: Expenses for Outcome 1 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* 2013–14 $’000 Actual Expenses 2013–14 $’000 Variation 2013-14 $’000 (a) (b) (a)−(b) ... -
23 April 2015Book page
Appendix 3: Complaint statistics
Enquiries and complaints received The Commission received 19 688 enquiries in 2013-14. This is 16% higher than the number received in the previous year. The majority of enquiries (73%) were received via our National Information Hotline. The main issues raised by enquirers in this reporting year related to disability discrimination (18%); general employment matters, including harassment and ... -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice17 January 2019Speech
Healing Our Spirit Worldwide 8th Gathering Closing Keynote Address
Introduction in Bunuba Thank you. Jalangurru lanygu balangarri - good afternoon everyone. Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Gadigal yani U. Balangarri wadjirragali jarra ningi – gamali ngindaji yau muwayi nyirrami ngarri thangani. Yaningi miya ngindaji Muwayi ingga winyira ngirranggu thangani. Yathawarra, wilalawarra jalangurru ngarri guda. I speak to you in my first language ... -
Rights and Freedoms17 January 2019Speech
2018 Human Rights Awards
14 December 2018 Westin Hotel, Sydney (Check against delivery) [Thank you for your warm welcome to country] Introduction I begin by paying my respects to the Gadigal people of the Eora nation— to their elders, past and present, and to the future generations; and I particularly acknowledge all Indigenous guests joining us here today. On behalf of the Australian Human Rights Commission may I welcome ... -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice17 January 2019Opinion piece
Turning the tide on Indigenous children in out of home care
Child protection intervention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families across the country is at crisis point. Women are telling me it’s like another stolen generation and as I travel across Australia hearing their stories, it certainly does feel that way. As the 2018 Family Matters report reveals, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children make up just over 36 per cent of all children ... -
17 January 2019Webpage
National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces - limited waiver of confidentiality obligations
Learn how the Commission asked employers to allow their staff to make confidential submissions to the National Inquiry into Workplace Sexual Harassment. -
17 January 2019Webpage
ANZ
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) will provide a limited waiver of confidentiality obligations in any non-disclosure agreements or other kinds of agreements so that people may make a confidential submission to the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment on the following basis: The submissions themselves, and any material published or communicated by or in relation to the National ... -
Commission – General17 January 2019Publication
Annual Report 2017-2018
This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2017–18 financial year. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees21 January 2019Publication
Australian Human Rights Commission Inspection of Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre: Report (2018)
This report contains an overview of key observations and concerns arising from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inspection of the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre (CIIDC) in August 2017 -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees21 January 2019Publication
Australian Human Rights Commission Inspection of Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation: Report (2018)
This report contains an overview of key observations and concerns arising from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inspection of the Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation (BITA) facility in September 2017. -
Complaint Information Service29 January 2019Webpage
Information for advocates and lawyers participating in conciliation
The Commission values the positive role that advocates and lawyers can play in conciliation. Advocates and lawyers can provide important support to parties, assist parties understand and articulate how they see the law applies to a complaint and advise parties on possible options to resolve the complaint. Conciliators at the Commission decide whether it is appropriate for an advocate or lawyer to ...
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