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Commission – General14 December 2012Webpage
Statement by the Australian Human Rights Commission – UN Human Rights Council
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons on her mission to Australia in November 2011. -
Children's Rights13 April 2016Speech
Youth Homelessness Matters Day 2016 – Yfoundations Launch Event
Thank you and good morning everyone. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and pay my respects to Elders past and present. I also want to thank Yfoundations for the invitation to speak to you all this morning. In particular I would like to thank Michael Coffey, CEO of Yfoundations, for the ... -
Sex Discrimination20 April 2016Speech
National Press Club speech - Kate Jenkins
‘Accelerating change: gender equality from the household to the workplace’ Kate Jenkins Sex Discrimination Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission National Press Club 20 April 2016 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY I would like to acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, the Traditional Custodians and First People of the land on which we meet. I want to pay my respects to their Elders, past and present, and ... -
26 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-04-05
The complainant was employed by the respondent advertising company. She broke her arm outside work during her probation period and required treatment and time off work to recover. She alleged that she was told she had placed the company in a difficult position and that the company terminated her employment 11 days after she broke her arm. The company claimed the complainant was dismissed because ... -
26 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-04-06
The complainant is an adult with Autism Spectrum Disorder and had been a client of the respondent bank for several years. He advised that he completed and signed documentation allowing his National Disability Insurance Agency plan manager to access his bank account. He alleged the bank questioned his legal capacity to grant such access and described him as “mentally incapacitated”. The complainant ... -
26 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-04-07
The complainant has a vision impairment and has an assistance animal. She alleged a staff member of the respondent restaurant asked her to leave when he saw her assistance animal. The complainant said she attempted to explain to the staff member the role of her assistance animal but ultimately decided to leave the restaurant with her friends. On being advised of the complaint, the restaurant ... -
26 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-04-08
The complainant experiences difficulty in standing for long periods due to arthritis. He claimed he had difficulty completing paperwork at the respondent service provider outlet because only waist-high tables with no chairs were provided. On receiving the complaint, the service provider indicated a willingness to try to resolve the matter through conciliation. The complaint was resolved. The ... -
14 December 2012Book page
AusHRC 50:Campbell v Black & White Cabs Pty Ltd and Tighe
Pursuant to s 31(b)(ii) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth), I attach my report of an inquiry into the complaint made by Mr Norman Campbell of discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record by Black & White Cabs Pty Ltd and Mr John Tighe. -
26 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-04-09
The complainant was employed in a temporary administrative role with the respondent distribution centre while the company looked for someone to fill the role on a permanent fulltime basis. She alleged the company told her there was no further work available for her after becoming aware of her pregnancy, but employed another person on a temporary basis in her place. The company claimed a person was ... -
26 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-04-10
The complainant was employed by the respondent telecommunications corporation. He alleged that, during the company’s Christmas party, his male supervisor took the complainant’s genitals in his hand and squeezed while smiling. The complainant alleged the company did not respond appropriately to his internal complaint about the incident because of his sex. He claimed the complaint process was slow ... -
26 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-04-11
The complainant was employed on a casual basis at the respondent sporting club. She alleged the head coach at the club sexually harassed her, including by brushing his hands over her legs, touching her neck, commenting that he could see her bra under her work t-shirt, asking intrusive questions about her private life and telling jokes of a sexual nature in front of her. The complainant said she ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-06-01
The complainant is 54 years of age and applied for a position with the respondent company. He said he had extensive experience with the company and claimed he and the company had an agreement that his application would be considered favourably. He alleged his application was ultimately unsuccessful and a younger person was appointed to the role. The company said it followed the usual recruitment ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-06-02
The complainant is 70 years of age and alleged the respondent bank declined his application for a personal loan because of his age. The bank claimed the complainant’s loan application was refused because the bank could not be satisfied that he could service the loan. The complaint was resolved with an agreement that the bank pay the complainant $3,500 ex-gratia. ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-06-03
The complainant alleged the respondent pharmacy terminated her employment a few days after she commenced working as a pharmacy assistant because of her criminal record. She said she disclosed her criminal record during the recruitment process and wrote to the pharmacy explaining the circumstances surrounding her criminal record once a criminal record check was completed. However, she claimed the ... -
14 December 2012Book page
AusHRC 49: Cherkupalli v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration & Citizenship)
I have completed my report of an inquiry into the complaint made pursuant to section 11(1)(f)(ii) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) by Mr Prashant Cherkupalli. -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-06-04
The complainant alleged the respondent recruitment agency cancelled two job interviews because one of its clients became aware of his criminal record. He claimed a staff member of the agency told him the agency would no longer represent him because of his criminal record. The complainant had been convicted of possession of tainted material. The recruitment agency advised one of its clients ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-06-05
The complainant has physical disability as a result of having had polio and uses a motorised wheelchair for mobility. He claimed he was unable to safely and independently exit his driveway because the kerb was not accessible. He alleged the respondent local council declined to provide an accessible travel path from his driveway to the kerb. The council advised it is the responsibility of a ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-06-06
The complainant has an ambulatory disability and is unable to safely walk on soft or uneven ground. He alleged he was unable to access a local bus stop because it was located on a grass slope. On being advised of the complaint, the respondent local council indicated a willingness to try to resolve the matter by conciliation. The complaint was resolved with an undertaking by the local council to ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-06-07
The complainant has limb-girdle muscular dystrophy and alleged she was unable to undergo a sleep study by the respondent medical specialist at the respondent hospital because her carer was unable to remain with her for the duration of the sleep study. The hospital advised that sleep studies are conducted in small rooms in an old building that are not suitable to accommodate a carer. The specialist ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-06-08
The complainant’s 15-year-old daughter has a mild intellectual disability and severe language disorder and attends the respondent private high school. The complainant claimed the school had failed to make adjustments to assessments and day-to-day tasks to accommodate her daughter’s disability. She also claimed that some teachers were making inappropriate comments about her daughter’s disability ...
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