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<h3>ANZOA meeting</h3><h3>Perspectives on Fairness Meeting of the Minds</h3><p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM</strong></p><p><strong>President, Australian Human Rights Commission</strong></p><h3>Acknowledgment</h3><p>I would like to begin my presentation by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land where I am delivering my presentation today, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and pay my respects to the elders, past, present and emerging. </p>

<h3>Union, University and Schools Club</h3> <p>* check upon delivery</p> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>Thank you to the Union, University and Schools Club for inviting me to speak and to Dr Mary Forbes for reaching out to. This is a wonderful event. Full of pride, full of celebration—and full of women and supportive men!</p> <p>Let me begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and pay my respect to Elders, past, present and emerging, and also to acknowledge any Indigenous guests attending today.</p>

<h3>International Women’s Day Lunch</h3> <h3>Union, University and Schools Club</h3> <p>Thank you to the Union, University and Schools Club for inviting me to speak and to Dr Mary Forbes for reaching out to. This is a wonderful event. Full of pride, full of celebration—and full of women and supportive men!</p> <p>Let me begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and pay my respect to Elders, past, present and emerging, and also to acknowledge any Indigenous guests attending today.</p>

<p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE OVERREACH OF EXECUTIVE DISCRETION: CITIZENSHIP, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND WHISTLEBLOWERS</strong></p> <p>GILLIAN TRIGGS<sup><a href="#fn1" name="fnB1">[*]</a></sup></p> <p>(Annual Tony Blackshield Lecture delivered at Macquarie Law School,<br>Macquarie University, 5 November 2015)</p> <hr> <p> </p>

Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have required very quick action by governments. But those responses have also involved significant limitations on people’s rights and freedoms, especially freedom of movement, and implemented through executive power often with limited parliamentary involvement.

<h3><strong>Kate Jenkins</strong></h3> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY</em></strong></p> <p> </p> <p>I acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the Ngunnawal people, and pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging.</p> <h3><strong>Change takes time</strong></h3> <p>In my role as Sex Discrimination Commissioner, many people tell me to be patient. They tell me that change takes time and generational change will eliminate sexual harassment. The next generation will not tolerate the sexism of the past.</p>

<p><br>Thank you to the Lyceum Club for inviting me to speak, and to Christine Yeats and Judith White for your warm introduction. I recall that for my late mother, Dr Amy McGrath OAM, the revival of the Sydney Lyceum Club was very special. In sorting through papers of my parents, following the passing of my father, the Hon Dr Frank McGrath AM OBE, I found mother’s Lyceum Club card, membership number 101.</p>

<h2>ANZOA meeting </h2><h3>Meeting of the Minds </h3><p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM </strong></p><p><strong>President, Australian Human Rights Commission </strong></p><h3>Acknowledgement </h3><p>I would like to begin my presentation by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land where I am delivering my presentation today, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and pay my respects to the elders, past, present and emerging.  </p>

The compartmentalisation of disability policy has meant people with disability, or their representatives, are often expected to have the information and evidence to justify policy change and even when they do make their case, they need multiple levels and areas of government to support them.

<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>

<h2>The Australian Human Rights Commission: promoting and protecting human rights in Australia </h2><p><strong>St Andrew’s College, University of Sydney, 14 July 2022</strong></p><p>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FAAL</p>

<h2>The Australian Human Rights Commission and Conciliation—a 40+ year success story, but …</h2> <h3>National Mediation Conference, Canberra</h3> <p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM</strong></p> <p>[Professor Croucher spoke to this paper]</p>

<p>Your Honours, distinguished guests:</p> <p>I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the Wurrindjeri people of the Kulin nation and pay my respects to their elders, especially to those elders present today.</p> <p>May also thank our host the Hon Justice Mordy Bromberg and the ICJ for inviting me to this, the ninth Community Opening of the Legal Year.</p>