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You are all aware of the cultural, linguistic and historical factors that impact upon Indigenous people’s interaction with the legal system. Such factors that include:

1.1.2 amendments that impact upon the internal procedural operation of the Commission and the public's understanding and perception of the Commission but are not integral to the Commission's independence, namely:

Table of Contents Introduction Summary Recommendations Implications of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for scheme design Article 1 - Purpose Article 2: Definitions Article 3 - General principles Article 4 - General obligations Article 5 - Equality and non-discrimination Article 6 - Women with disabilities Article 7 - Children with disabilities Article 8 - Awareness-raising Article 9 - Accessibility Article 10 - Right to life Article 11 - Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies Article 12 - Equal recognition before the law Article 13 - Access to justice Article

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘the Commission’) has been invited by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee (‘the Committee’) to make submissions on the National Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 (‘the Bill’). The Commission welcomes the opportunity to make this submission and thanks the Committee for its invitation.

FileId:        2006/341-4                              Create Date    09-May-2011    Name:          GENERAL COMPLAINTS                                                                                  Title:         COMPLAINT HANDLING - NATIVE TITLE                                                                   INVESTIGATION