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Legal14 December 2012Webpage
REVIEW OF AUSTRALIAN PRIVACY LAW (DP 72, 12 September 2007)
(b) Use, disclosure and access to personal information (whether relating to a living or a deceased individual) Proposals 3-11, 12-8, 22 and 26-1 -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission - ‘Towards An Alternative Settlement Framework For Native Title’ (2006)
I welcome the Western Australian Government’s commitment to developing an Alternative Settlement Framework to resolve native title claims, following the standards of recognition and extinguishment set by the Yorta Yorta1 and Miriuwung Gajerrong2 decisions, respectively. I also note the Government’s commitment to a fair and just relationship between the Government and Aboriginal people in Western Australia, as set out in the Statement of Commitment.3 -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
President speech: ‘A Human Rights Act for Australia’ - Dame Roma Mitchell Memorial Luncheon
I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, and pay my respects to their elders past and present. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission on Exposure Draft of the Policy Outlines for Income Management (2010)
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Exposure Draft of the Policy Outlines for Income Management (draft Policy Outlines), issued by FaHCSIA on 15 June 2010. Thank you also for granting an extension to provide feedback by 25 June 2010. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
ZP v PS Submission - COMPARATIVE INTERNATIONAL LAW
The English superior courts have taken the view that their inherent parens patriae powers, which include making the child a ward of the court, are invoked where the child has British nationality or is ordinarily resident in the jurisdiction: Nugent -v- Vetzera [1866] L.R. 704, at p.714; McKee -v- McKee [1951] AC 352, at p.360; In re P (An Infant) [1965] 1 Ch 568, at pp. 584, 587, 588 and 590. -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
10th International Criminal Congress
The topic of this seminar is ‘Criminal Justice in a climate of fear’. The word terrorism is not mentioned and yet the subject invites discussion of the impact of terrorism on life and laws in Australia. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Updated information from the Australian Human Rights Commission on Australia’s implementation of the ICCPR (2009)
Ms Nathalie Prouvez Secretary of the Human Rights Committee Human Rights Treaties Branch Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2010
The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2010. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee's inquiry into the stolen generation
This submission has been prepared by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner on behalf of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. -
Rights and Freedoms12 December 2017Speech
Human Rights Awards 2017
Acknowledgments Thank you, Aunty Norma Ingram, for your very warm welcome to country. The Australian Human Rights Commission is honoured to be here today on the ancestral lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present and future and warmly welcome any Indigenous guests attending today. Attorney-General and other very distinguished guests, Commissioners ... -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
President speech: Human Rights, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
I would like to begin this morning by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to their elders past and present. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into International Student Accommodation in New South Wales (2011)
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the opportunity to submit comments to the Social Policy Committee of the NSW Legislative Assembly in its Inquiry into International Student Accommodation in New South Wales. The Commission is established by the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) and is Australia’s national human rights institution. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Refining the Australian Public Service Values (2010)
The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) makes this submission to the Australian Public Service Commission consultation regarding Refining the Australian Public Service Values. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Decision granting temporary exemption: Tiger Airways
By this instrument, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘HREOC') grants a temporary exemption to Tiger Australia pursuant to sections 55(1) and 55(1A) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (‘DDA') in relation to access to and egress from aircraft operated by Tiger. -
Commission – General31 May 2016Speech
Australian Corporate Lawyers Association Corporate
Check against delivery Keynote Address - Australian Corporate Lawyers Association Corporate Good morning and thank you for your warm introduction. I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet – the Gadigal people of the Eora nation and their elders past and present. Introduction I was pleased to receive your invitation to join you at today’s conference to speak ... -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Decision on exemption application: cinema captioning
By this instrument, the Australian Human Rights Commission (‘the Commission’) rejects the application of Village Roadshow Limited, Amalgamated Holdings Ltd trading as Greater Union Cinemas, Event Cinemas and Birch Carroll & Coyle, Reading Cinemas Pty Limited and The Hoyts Corporation Pty Limited (the Applicants) for a temporary exemption pursuant to s 55(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA). SUMMARY -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Women's legal service exemption decision
As required by section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission hereby gives notice of a decision made on 3 September 1996 with respect to the following matter: -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
ARE WE CROSSING THE LINE?: FORUM ON NATIONAL SECURITY LAWS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
This paper deals with two aspects of the bill: the preventative detention orders and the new sedition offence. It does not touch on the problematic control orders. -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
In defence of human rights
I would like to acknowledge that we are meeting on the traditional country of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation and pay my respects to their elders past and present. -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
President speech: How human rights can promote the wellbeing of children in Australia
I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, and pay my respects to their elders past and present.