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Disability Rights14 December 2012Webpage
Disability Discrimination Bill 1992: Explanatory memorandum
Part 1: Preliminary Clause 1 - Short Title Clause 2 - Commencement Clause 3- Objects Clause 4 -Interpretation Clause 5 - Disability discrimination Clause 6 - Indirect disability discrimination Clause 7 - Disability discrimination palliative and therapeutic devices and auxiliary aids Clause 8 - Disability discrimination interpreters. readers and assistants Clause 9 - Disability discrimination - guide dogs. -
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 ... -
Sex Discrimination10 October 2019Project
Indigenous Defence Project
Defence has requested the Australian Human Rights Commission to complete a project on the attraction, recruitment and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Defence Australian Public Service (Defence APS). -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice28 September 2023Opinion piece
The referendum is Australia’s gateway moment
Read Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, June Oscar's op-ed in support of the Voice Referendum, published in The Guardian Australia. "We’ve been advocating for a permanent representative body for decades. My old people wanted this. My family in remote Australia facing unbelievable struggles daily want this." -
Sex Discrimination8 April 2021Media Release
Commission welcomes response to Respect@Work Report
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the considered and constructive response to the 55 recommendations made in its 2020 Respect@Work Report on the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces . The Report and the Federal Government’s response, with whole of community buy in, paves the way for globally ground-breaking reform on workplace sexual harassment. “The fact ... -
Sex Discrimination28 November 2022Media Release
Time for respect: One third of workers say they have experienced sexual harassment
The survey found that reporting of workplace sexual harassment remains alarmingly low, at only 18%. Women (41%) were far more likely than men (26%) to experience harassment, and more than three quarters of harassers were men (77%). -
2 July 2021Conciliation register
2020-06-04
The complainant is blind. His employer offered him the opportunity to participate in a postgraduate leadership program delivered by the respondent not-for-profit organisation. The complainant said he informed the organisation of his disability on enrolment and requested adjustments to accommodate his disability, including the provision of reading materials in an accessible format. The complainant ... -
14 January 2021Conciliation register
2019-05-15
The complainant is deaf and uses Auslan to communicate. She said she was offered the use of Auslan interpreters on three occasions when she first started work at the respondent public hospital. However, she said no further Auslan support was provided over the ensuing years, meaning she was often unable to understand what was being said at meetings or training courses, including information about ... -
10 February 2021Conciliation register
2020-02-06
The Complainant’s primary-school-aged son has autism, Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, Generalised Anxiety Disorder and motor dyspraxia. She said her son had been enrolled in a vacation care program and after-school care program with the respondent out of school hours care provider. The complainant alleged the service declined to enrol her son for future programs because of the cost ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-06-11
The complainant is Indian and alleged the respondent club denied him entry because of his race. He claimed a security guard was rude to him, said words to the effect that ‘we do not want trouble in this country’ and claimed the complainant had previously been reported to the police for disorderly behaviour at the club. The complainant claimed the security guard was unable to provide him with any ... -
27 September 2019Conciliation register
2018-08-02
The complainant is 64 years of age and applied for the role of flying instructor with the respondent aviation company. He advised he was not offered an interview and claimed the successful applicants were both aged in their thirties, were less experienced than himself and had been trained by him. He also said the company informed him it had believed he held a restricted pilot’s licence. He alleged ... -
30 September 2020Conciliation register
2019-02-11
The complainant advised she is a South Sea Islander and her husband and children are Aboriginal. She is 53 years of age and worked as an animal facility officer with the respondent local council. The complainant alleged that, during a conversation, a colleague referred repeatedly to ‘Abos’ and said words to the effect that ‘they are okay when they are not drunk’. She alleged that when seeking to ... -
Education4 August 2023Webpage
Understanding and addressing workplace sexual harassment for retail and hospitality managers
This page is about the new Australian Human Rights Commission Workplace sexual harassment eLearning course for retail and hospitality managers. -
Rights and Freedoms30 March 2019Speech
To our children’s children, the glad tomorrow
A speech by Rosalind Croucher, AM posing the question ‘what kind of Australia do we want for our children’s children?’ and using this to frame the national conversation. -
10 February 2021Conciliation register
2020-02-08
The complainant is a 19-year-old Aboriginal woman. She alleged that colleagues at the fast food outlet where she worked made racist and derogatory comments about Aboriginal people. She alleged that, on one occasion, her manager said she did not like 'those dirty Aboriginals'. She claimed she raised the issue with the store owner, but nothing was done. The complainant said she felt she had no ... -
1 October 2019Conciliation register
2018-09-04
The complainant is Aboriginal and undertook a graduate program with the respondent government department. She acted in higher duties for a period and applied for the role when it was advertised. The complainant was not invited to attend an interview and sought feedback from the head of the interview panel. She alleged he told her that discussing her Aboriginality in her application was a factor in ... -
21 May 2020Conciliation register
2018-11-27
The complainant worked part-time at the respondent health products company as a digital customer service Representative. She said that during her pregnancy she experienced pregnancy-related physical and mental health issues as well as work-related stress. She alleged that after becoming aware of her pregnancy, her supervisor was hostile towards her, started questioning her work ethic and ... -
30 September 2020Conciliation register
2019-02-12
The complainant worked as a sales assistant and then as a store manager with the respondent furniture company. She alleged that two male directors and a male colleague sexually harassed her over several years, including by drawing sexually explicit cartoons and showing them to her, telling her she needed a ‘boob job’, making comments of a sexual nature, telling sexually explicit stories and ... -
Disability Rights26 April 2024Webpage
Hosting accessible and inclusive in-person meetings and events
Learn about designing meetings and events to be accessible and inclusive for all employees and visitors, from venue access, to correspondence and activities. -
Disability Rights30 October 2020Submission
Submission in response to the National Disability Strategy: Position Paper (2020)
1. Introduction The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) welcomes the opportunity to provide the Department of Social Services (DSS) with this submission in response to the National Disability Strategy: Position Paper [i] (the Position Paper) regarding the development of a new National Disability Strategy (the New Strategy). The Commission is Australia’s national human rights ...