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Rights and Freedoms3 April 2013Publication
Asylum seekers and refugees
Australia has obligations to protect the human rights of all asylum seekers and refugees who arrive in Australia, regardless of how or where they arrive and whether they arrive with or without a visa. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 06-07: Chapter 5 - Legal Services
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act gives HREOC the function of inquiring into complaints concerning breaches of human rights or discrimination in employment. HREOC attempts to resolve such complaints through conciliation where appropriate. If the matter is not resolved through conciliation and the President is satisfied that a breach of human rights or an act of discrimination has occurred, the President reports on the matter to the federal Attorney-General. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
Enabling access
I also acknowledge distinguished guests, representatives of State and local government, members of access advisory committees, and my colleague Mr Mike Taggart who has been a central figure in the achievement we celebrate today. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice26 September 2018Teachers Article
Bringing Them Home (2017)
Complementing the 1997 report this resource helps students understand the forced removal of Indigenous people in Australian history. It addresses the effects of separating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, communities, and Country. -
14 December 2012Book page
A last resort? Useful links
Media Pack Homepage Statements by Dr Sev Ozdowski, Human Rights Commissioner (Audio Files for Download) Inquiry Commissioner and Assistants Biographies About the Inquiry Inquiry Methodology Terms of Reference Useful Links and Resources -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
Our Right to Protect our Knowledge
I begin by paying my respects to the Ngunnawal peoples, the traditional owners of this land. I pay my respects to your elders, past, present and future. -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Annual Report 2003-2004 : Chapter 9: Race Discrimination
Over the past year increasing trends of prejudice and harassment of particular groups in our community has continued to be an area of significant concern for me. As noted in the 2002-03 annual report, I launched the Isma project in March 2003 in response to increasing concerns expressed by Arab and Muslim organisations about the rise in anti-Arab and anti-Muslim prejudice in Australia. -
Sex Discrimination15 July 2015Webpage
Assistance and making a complaint
The decision of where to bring a complaint is a complex one and legal advice should be sought. It can depend on several factors like the time it will take for a complaint to be dealt with, time limits on lodging the complaint and the range of remedies or relief that are available if the matter has to go to court. The following organisations may be able to provide assistance and advice: National ... -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2005: Chapter 3
The first twelve months of the federal government's new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs has ended. The primary focus of this period has been on abolishing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) and creating new processes to engage with local Indigenous communities and coordinate mainstream delivery of services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Twelve months on, the new arrangements remain in a transitional phase. It will be a number of years before they are fully locked into place. -
Commission – General24 May 2013Webpage
Commission reports raising ICCPR Article 10
This page is intended to provide easier access to reports responding to complaints under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act which raise ICCPR Article 10 issues. All AHRCA reports are also found on our general reports page. No 56 - Sri Lankan refugees v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Citizenship ) (2012) Detention of asylum seekers with adverse security assessments ... -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Webpage
Moving Forward with Dignity - The Report of the Law Commission of Canada and its aftermath
The French version of this speech is available from the offices of the Law Commission of Canada, 473 Albert Street, 11th floor, Ottawa, K1A 0H8, and will be available on the web site www.cdc.gc.ca.ù -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Access and Equity: Inquiry into the responsiveness of Australian Government services to Australia’s culturally and linguistically diverse population
The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Access and Equity Inquiry Panel in its inquiry into the responsiveness of Australian Government services to Australia’s culturally and linguistically diverse population. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2005 : Appendix 1 : Chronology of events relating to the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs, 1 July 2004 - 30 June 2005
This Appendix provides an overview of main events since the introduction of the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs on 1 July 2004. It commences with a summary table and is followed by a detailed description of each event. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
My name is Katie Brosnan. I am a permanent resident of Australia and a citizen of Ireland. I qualified as a high school teacher in Ireland in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in education. I have taught in Ireland, Poland and Australia in mainstream educational facilities as well as with marginalized groups e.g. refugees in Ireland, gypsies in Ireland. -
15 April 2014Book page
Part one: Close the gap – A shared national priority
(a) How did we get here? It is not credible to suggest that one of the wealthiest nations in the world cannot solve a health crisis affecting less than 3% of its citizens. Dr Tom Calma AO, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, 2005 [10] In 2008, the United Nations Human Development Index ranked Australia the third most developed nation in the world. Then, as now, we ... -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission - Inquiry into Older People and the Law (2006)
ADA: Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cwth) CEDAW: Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women DDA: Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cwth) EOWA: Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency HREOC: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission HREOCA: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cwth) Older people: People aged over 65 years RDA: & -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Appendix 6
The Protector of Aborigines made the legal guardian of every `aboriginal and half-caste child' whose parents are dead or unknown, or one of whom agrees, until the age of 21. Any two Justices, with the consent of the Governor and one of the parents, may apprentice `any half-caste or other aboriginal child having obtained a suitable age' until the age of 21 provided that `due and reasonable provision is made for the maintenance, clothing and humane treatment of any apprentice.' -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
Address to Blind Citizens Australia Convention 1999
Graeme Innes AM Deputy Disability Discrimination Commissioner Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 15 October 1999 Note: This is the full version of Deputy Commissioner Innes' paper, which was presented in summary form at the convention for reasons of time. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2006
This appendix summarises the main findings from research and consultations conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission between 2001 and 2006 that relate to family violence and abuse in Indigenous communities. The summary has also been published in a more detailed research paper prepared by the Social Justice Commissioner in 2006 entitled Ending family violence and abuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander communities: Key issues.[1] -
Sex Discrimination14 December 2012Speech
Ausyouth Conference 2001
The creation of Ausyouth is an initiative that clearly picks up on the real-life needs of today's youth, an initiative that has the potential to foster the building blocks of a progressive caring society, and from a human rights perspective, it's an initiative that addresses some of Australia's obligations with respect to international instruments, to which we as a nation are committed.
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