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Sex Discrimination14 December 2012Speech
Work Life Balance: AIM Breakfast
I hope you’re all enjoying your hot breakfasts and are extremely grateful for them. For a couple of reasons: First- you didn’t have to cook them yourself, or, to be more precise, wash up all the dirty frying pans yourself. This is because you are working and you don’t have time to cook hot breakfasts for a particularly fussy group of consumers, your family. -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2000: Chapter 1: Nation in dialogue
The application of human rights principles to native title has been the subject of an ongoing dialogue taking place both nationally and internationally in the reporting period. -
Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Speech
Access to education: a human right for every child: (2000)
Thank you, Megan McNichol, conference organisers and the Isolated Children's Parents' Association for inviting me to speak at your annual federal conference today. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2000: Chapter 3: International scrutiny of Australia's Indigenous Affairs policies
In the past year Australia's compliance with international human rights obligations has been under scrutiny by United Nations human rights treaty committees through consideration of Australia's periodic reports under four treaties. [1] Much of this attention has focused on issues relating to Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. This chapter focuses on the dialogue between the Australian government and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (the Committee or the CERD), which took place in March 2000. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2000: Appendix 1 Information concerning Australia provided by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission to United Nations Committees in 2000
1) Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD): additional information to Australia's 10th, 11th and 12th periodic reports under CERD, March 2000; -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission: Sex Discrimination Amendment Bill (No 1) 2000 (Cth)
1.1 The amendments effected by the Sex Discrimination Amendment Bill (No 1) 2000 (Cth) ("the Amendment Bill") go to the core of the guarantee of non discrimination contained in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) ("the SDA"). 1.2 The provisions of the Amendment Bill are of great concern to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("the Commission") and the Sex Discrimination Commissioner ("the Commissioner") for a number of reasons outlined below. -
14 December 2012Book page
Report on the Human Rights Commissioner's Visit to Curtin IRPC in July 2000
On Saturday 29 July 2000 the then Human Rights Commissioner, Mr Chris Sidoti, assisted by a consultant, Dr Mary Crock, Senior Lecturer in Law at Sydney University, visited the Curtin Immigration Reception and Processing Centre outside Derby in the Kimberley region of WA. They made observations and obtained information about accommodation, programs and services, and particulars about the conditions and treatment of detainees. This report documents Commissioner Sidoti's observations and the information he obtained with Dr Crock's assistance. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 1999-2000: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Under section 46C(1)(a) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth), the Social Justice Commissioner is required annually to submit a report to the Attorney-General on the exercise and enjoyment of human rights by Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders (the Social Justice Report). -
8 December 2020Book page
Part 3: Living and belonging
Learn about the Wiyi Yani U Thangani project, which works to improve health, housing and education outcomes for Indigenous women and girls in Australia. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
Strengthening our relationships over lands, territories and resources
Let me begin by acknowledging and paying my respects to the Traditional Owners of the place upon which we sit and talk tonight. I honour your Elders that have come before us, those that are here tonight and I await in optimistic anticipation for those Elders who are yet to emerge. -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Publication
ADR in the context of Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Law(2000)
The aim of this paper is to examine the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution [3] (ADR) in the context of the administration of complaints under anti-discrimination and human rights law. -
Commission – General10 December 2021Speech
Human Rights Day Oration 2021: Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher
<h2>Human Rights Day Oration 2021</h2> <p>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM</p> <p>President, Australian Human Rights Commission</p> <p>Friday, December 10, 2021</p> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>On behalf of the Australian Human Rights Commission, welcome to Human Rights Day for 2021!</p> <p>I am speaking today from the traditional lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation and pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging—and to the traditional custodians of the lands from wherever you may joining me today.</p> -
Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Speech
“Child Migrants and Human Rights in our Time”: Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM (2005)
I should add, at this point, that my work over the past few years and my inquiry on children in immigration detention (CIDI), in Australia, the report of which "A last resort?" was tabled in the Australian Federal parliament in May of 2004, has made me even more keenly aware of the fragility of child asylum seekers. But more on that later! -
15 July 2014Book page
Chapter 5: Business and our human rights in the Declaration
<h2><strong>5.1 Introduction</strong></h2> <p>The significant role of business to respect and support our human rights is increasingly being recognised. Although the protection of human rights remains the responsibility of government, business is realising that human rights are both relevant and fundamental to their operations. In many of the conversations I have had with business and community leaders across the country, there is a firm view that business can – and does – play a fundamental role in the realisation of human rights by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.</p> -
Commission – General12 March 2024Speech
A Revitalised National Human Rights Framework for Australia
<h2>Marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights</h2><h3>Fraser Oration</h3><p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FAAL FRSA FACLM(Hon)</strong></p> -
14 December 2012Book page
International Review of Indigenous issues in 2000: Australia - 4. National laws contributing to racism, racist practices and / or race related discrimination
On 3 June 1992 the High Court of Australia handed down its decision in Mabo v Queensland (No.2) (1992) 175 CLR 1. This decision constitutes the first recognition of indigenous property rights at common law in Australia. The Court rejected the previously existing view that Australia was terra nullius (or land belonging to no-one) upon settlement by Europeans in 1788. -
Rights and Freedoms4 February 2019Speech
Roles, responsibilities and challenges
<h2>The Australian Human Rights Commission—roles, responsibilities and challenges</h2> <p><strong>Supreme and Federal Court Judges’ Conference 2019</strong><br><strong>Hobart, 22 January 2019</strong></p> <p>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM</p> <p>[Professor Croucher spoke to this paper]</p> <h3>Introduction</h3> <p>I begin my presentation by acknowledging the traditional custodians of this land, and pay my respect to the elders, past, present, and emerging.</p> <p>Thank you Justice Pearce for your warm introduction.</p> -
Rights and Freedoms6 June 2019Speech
Law, Lawyers and Human Rights
<h2>Law Week Breakfast</h2><h3>Law Society of Western Australia</h3><p>Perth, 13 May 2019</p><p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, President, Australian Human Rights Commission</strong></p><h2>Acknowledgements</h2><p>Thanks to Greg McIntyre SC, President of the Law Society of Western Australia, for the wonderful invitation to speak at the opening of Law Week in Perth. &nbsp;</p> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice19 August 2022Speech
Mabo at 30 – Boodjar: Boorda The Piddington Society
<p>Jalangurru lanygu balangarri. Yaningi Yatharra ngindaji muwayi indirranggu, Noongar yani U.</p> <p>I acknowledge all the countries we gather on today. My deepest respects to all our elder’s past, present and emerging.</p> <p>I would also like to take the opportunity to pay tribute to the memory of Mr Eddie Koiki Mabo and his co-claimants Reverend David Passi, Sam Passi, James Rice and Celuia Mapo Salee.</p> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice9 July 2021Speech
LISTEN. THINK. TRUST. ACT. DIFFERENTLY. Intersectional Movements and a Gender Equal and Just Futures
<p><strong>Panel</strong>:</p> <p><strong>Think</strong>: Associate Professor Chelsea Watego</p> <p><strong>Trust</strong>: Aunty Jackie Huggins, Co-chair Treaty Advancement Committee</p> <p><strong>Act</strong>: June Oscar, Social Justice Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission</p> <p>I want to acknowledge the lands we all stand on—all our elders past, present and emerging, wherever we are beaming in from today.</p>