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14 December 2012WebpageRefugee review
1. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("the Commission") seeks to make submissions to the Tribunal pursuant to paragraphs 11(1)(g), (o) and (p) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ("the HREOC Act"). -
14 December 2012Book page
10. Physical Health of Children in Immigration Detention
The human right to health is not simply the right to health care. It is also a right to the underlying determinants of health, including food and nutrition, housing, access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation, and a healthy environment. -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Webpage
Discrimination of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Case Studies (2009)
Jess is an Aboriginal woman who lives in a country area of NSW. Jess came to the city for a holiday and to visit her cousins who she had not seen for quite a while. On her last night in the city, Jess and her cousins decided to go to a restaurant which they had been told had great food and a great view. Jess said that when they arrived at the restaurant the head waiter told them they could not go in because they were not dressed appropriately. Jess said the waiter was rude to them. -
13 November 2014Book page
President’s statement
<p>This year the Commission finalised its strategic vision for the coming four-year period. The Strategic Plan 2014-2018 provides a roadmap for all our activities and meets the Commission’s new legal obligations under the <em>Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 </em>(Cth).</p> <p>Over the next four years the Commission will work on three core priorities: human rights education and promotion; ensuring freedom from violence, harassment and bullying; and engaging with business on human rights.</p> -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechPresident speech: National Human Rights Consultation: ‘The Great Debate’
My role today is to talk about what a Human Rights Act for Australia might look like and to address some of the arguments that have been made against an Act of this kind being adopted. -
14 December 2012Book page
Human Rights Publications
Reports on complaints of discrimination on the grounds of sexual preference, criminal record and trade union activity are available on our discrimination in employment and occupation page. -
Rights and Freedoms
7 December 2023Media ReleaseReport tabled: Revitalising Australia’s commitment to human rights
<p>Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP has tabled a report by the Australian Human Rights Commission that calls for a renewed National Human Rights Framework and National Human Rights Act to better protect the rights of all people in Australia.<br><br> <br><br></p> -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
wild bunch exemption decision
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 27 June 2000 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning accessible premises. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
23 October 2019PublicationMr IB and Mr IC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2019)
Report into arbitrary detention -
Business and Human Rights
27 April 2017PublicationHuman rights in investment (2017)
The value of considering human rights in ESG due diligence. Joint report prepared by EY and the Australian Human Rights Commission -
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. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Madrid - Expert Seminar on Indigenous Peoples - Specific issues relating to the administration of justice – Indigenous women; public order laws; mandatory sentencing schemes; and best practice for diversion of Indigenous juveniles.
This submission is made by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner on behalf of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) of Australia. It addresses the following issues: -
Disability Rights
20 September 2022SpeechDisability Discrimination Commissioner's Speech at the 2022 Jobs and Skills Summit
The participation rate for people with disability is and has remained at 53% for 28 years. The participation rate for people without disability is 83%. -
Sex Discrimination
30 November 2021News storySex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins launches Set the Standard
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins has today launched Set the Standard, the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
The lack of coherence and logic in decisions as regards detainees ethnicity and the veracity of their stories - primary decision makers failure rate as compared to RRT decisions which saw many boys kept in detention for up to 12 months longer than boys who arrived at the same time from the same area on the same boat - some friends still remain in detention today up to two years later when the boys know they are Hazara with the same history and the same claim to protection - leading to complete distrust in the whole system -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Federal Discrimination Law: Update Information for 26 September 2008
<p> <a name="anchor" id="anchor"></a> </p> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="BodyText" --><h2><a href="/legal/FDL/FDL_2008_2009/index.html"><img src="/sites/default/files/content/legal/FDL/FDL_2008_2009/images/fdlbanner.jpg" alt="Federal Discrimination Law Online" width="610" height="162" loading="lazy"></a></h2> <h2>Update Information</h2> <h4>26 September 2008</h4> <p><a name="top" id="top"></a><a href="/legal/FDL/FDL_2008_2009/index.html">Back to index</a></p> <p>This table lists changes to FDL Online to assist regular users keep track of developments in the law.</p> -
Race Discrimination
11 June 2015Opinion piece40 years of the Racial Discrimination Act
Explore an opinion piece that celebrates 40 years of the Racial Discrimination Act by former Race Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Tim Soutphommasane. -
Disability Rights
4 December 2013Speech
Speech to Australia's Network on Disability International Day Function
<p><span class="file media-disabled-element file-media-link" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%224772%22,%22view_mode%22:%22media_link%22,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D"><img alt class="file-icon" src="/modules/file/icons/x-office-presentation.png" title="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/graeme_speech_international_day.pptx" type="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation; length=1283374">Click here to download presentation slide</a>&nbsp;</span></p> -
14 December 2012Book page
Valuing Parenthood - Preface
In 1999, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's (HREOC) Report of the National Pregnancy and Work Inquiry, Pregnant and Productive, recognised the importance of paid maternity leave to Australian women and recommended that the Federal Government commission economic modelling to assess the viability and consequences of such a scheme. This interim options paper has been developed in order to consult, inform the debate and examine the options for paid maternity leave in Australia. The economic modelling to support this debate has not yet been done. -
Disability Rights
29 June 2015Publication
Overlooked Consumers – Australians with Disabilities and Older People
Every day, one in five Australians experiences difficulties or frustrations in performing everyday tasks with everyday things, such as consumer electronics and appliances. As technology develops, an increasing proportion of products are inaccessible to people with a range of different disabilities. These one-in-five Australians are what the author terms the ‘overlooked consumers’.