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Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Speech
Australian Lawyers Alliance Conference (2009)
As lawyers who work every day with ordinary people, you will all have first hand experience of the value that we, in Australia, place on human rights. You will also be acutely aware of the significant gaps in human rights protection in Australia. -
Commission – General4 July 2024News story
Let’s resist the worst of times with the best of humanity
By having empathy and compassion, and by making dignity real for everyone by respecting each other, we keep true to our shared humanity and to the best part of ourselves. -
Legal17 July 2013Submission
Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Visa Subclass 457 Integrity Review Issues Paper 3: Integrity and Exploitation
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Rights and Freedoms28 July 2020Opinion piece
Wearing a mask will protect human liberties, not infringe upon them
There’s been a lot of talk, anger and resistance to the changes of our rights and freedoms as Australia deals with the COVID-19 pandemic. In some way or another, each and every one of us has encountered restrictions – on our freedom of movement, the right to peaceful protest, the ability to engage in public areas without wearing masks and the requirement to provide personal information for the ... -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
An update on the work of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)
I would like to acknowledge the Larrakia people on whose traditional land we meet today. I would also like to thank the Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission for hosting this event at such short notice. What I plan to do today is to talk briefly about a few of the issues which are currently on HREOC’s agenda. The first issue is HREOC’s Same-Sex Same Entitlements Inquiry. -
Race Discrimination19 March 2021News story
Commission recommends removing structural barriers to racial equality at Basketball Australia
The Australian Human Rights Commission today released its report on the independent Racial Equality Review of Basketball Australia . The report, commissioned by Basketball Australia, examined organisational policies, pathways, programs, leagues, governance, and culture within basketball at the national level, providing 12 recommendations to make the sport’s governing body more inclusive ... -
Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Speech
59th Session of the Commission on Human Rights
Read a statement about the history of the Australian Human Rights Commission, which was presented at the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva in 2003. -
Rights and Freedoms22 July 2014Speech
Accessing Justice – The Australian Experience
20th International AIDS Conference, Melbourne -
Children's Rights12 July 2019Speech
Children’s Rights in Australia: looking back and moving forward
Good morning everyone. I’d like to begin today by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land, the Widjabul people of the Bundjalung nation. I acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make. I also pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging. I’d also like to thank Professor Anne Graham for inviting me to speak to you today. And I also want to ... -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Commission submissions: P v P
2. The exercise of the jurisdiction of the Family Court is directly linked to the child's capacity to consent and therefore the capacity to consent must be the first issue to be decided. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Australian Citizenship Bill 2005
At the hearing held 30 January 2006, the Commission took three questions on notice. I am advised that the answers to the Honourable Senators’ questions are as set out below. -
Children's Rights25 October 2023Media Release
National Children’s Commissioner urges governments to monitor child rights
Australia’s National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds is urging governments and service providers to implement a new national toolkit to help improve laws and policy decisions and monitor their impacts on children. -
Children's Rights17 January 2019Publication
Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (2018)
Most Australian children grow up in safe and healthy environments and do well. However, there are some groups of children whose rights are not adequately protected, which impacts negatively on their wellbeing and ability to thrive. -
Disability Rights11 September 2019Speech
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities briefing with civil society (2019)
22nd Session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities briefing with civil society, Monday, 9 September 2019 Geneva, Palais des Nations Room XVII Opening Statement of Australian Human Rights Commission Dr Ben Gauntlett, Disability Discrimination Commissioner Thank you, Mr Chairman. I welcome the opportunity to make this ... -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees8 July 2013Webpage
The Commission's role
Asylum seekers, refugees and people in immigration detention Over the last decade the Commission has worked to promote and protect the human rights of asylum seekers, refugees, and people in immigration detention. This work has included: i nvestigating complaints about alleged breaches of human rights in immigration detention conducting visits to immigration detention facilities and publishing ... -
Disability Rights13 September 2019Speech
22nd Session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
22nd Session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Australia’s appearance, 12 to 13 September 2019 Geneva, Palais des Nations Room XVII Opening Statement (5 minutes) Ben Gauntlett, Disability Discrimination Commissioner Thank you Mr Chairman. I welcome the opportunity to make this statement on behalf of the Australian Human Rights Commission. Australia has made some progress ... -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Commission submission - MIRIUWUNG
A. International treaties and the interpretation of Statutes B. International treaties and the development of the common law C. International law and the Constitution D. Relevant human rights norms -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Commission Submission: Ashmore
1. The Coroner has jurisdiction, relevantly, "to investigate a death". See s 19(1) of the Coroner's Act 1996 (CI) (the Act). Also see the definition of "investigation" in s 3 and ss 8, 25(1) - (3), 27(3) - (5), 44(2), 46(2) and 50 of the Act. Cf s 6(1) of the Coroner's Act 1920 (CI) which limited the jurisdiction of the Coroner, relevantly, "to inquire into the manner and cause of the death of [a] person". -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Commission submissions: CEO
For the purposes of this Act, a person (discriminator) discriminates against another person (aggrieved person) on the ground of a disability of the aggrieved person if the discriminator requires the aggrieved person to comply with a requirement or condition: -
Technology and Human Rights1 June 2023News story
Does the Metaverse Threaten your Right to Privacy Online?
Learn about the Australian Human Rights Commission's concerns about consumer privacy in the Metaverse.
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