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Disability Rights
14 December 2012Opinion pieceThree's company for Jetstar (2011)
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
17 September 2015Opinion pieceWhite paper has the potential to improve indigenous lives
The Northern Australia white paper has the potential to be transformative in improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples if it increases the respect and value of their property rights and their right to development. The white paper, released just over a week ago, focuses on working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who own more than 31 per cent of the ... -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
21 November 2017Media Release
National Stolen Generations reparations scheme needed
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO has called for a national reparations scheme for members of the Stolen Generations. “It’s been heartening to see a number of reparations schemes in states and territories around the country, but a national scheme is vital to ensuring that members of the Stolen Generations have access to financial redress for the ... -
Rights and Freedoms
15 December 2017Media ReleaseAustralia ratifies major anti-torture treaty OPCAT
Today Australia has taken the final step necessary to ratify and implement a major international treaty that combats torture and other forms of mistreatment. This is an opportunity to protect the rights of people who are detained in Australia for generations to come. The Australian Human Rights Commission today welcomes the Australian Government’s ratification of the Optional Protocol to the ... -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechSite navigation
Just over a year ago the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission launched the Same-Sex: Same Entitlements National Inquiry into discrimination against people in same-sex relationships in the area of financial and work-related entitlements. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Webpage
Foreword - Human rights at your fingertips
Australia has a proud history of supporting human rights. Australia played a key role in the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights more than sixty years ago. Since then, Australia has been a leading voice for the implementation of human rights across the globe. -
Disability Rights
6 October 2016Opinion piece
The NDIS: delivering results, delivering equality and even delivering your coffee
Getting a morning coffee on the way to work is a ritual many of us take for granted. Not Jeremy, who is a young man with a communication disability. The thought of not only being able to order coffee, but run a business, was a pipe dream. Until the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) arrived in Lake Macquarie. The NDIS created an opportunity for Jeremy to start communicating for the first ... -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Publication
Native Title Report 2001
Appendix 2: Submission of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner to the Inquiry into Indigenous Land Use Agreements by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageApplication for temporary exemption under Disability Discrimination Act section 55: Oxford Hotel, Casino
On 24 January 2005 the Commission received an application from BCA Check Building Surveyors for exemption under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) regarding accessibility of the upper floor of the Oxford Hotel, Casino. I recommend that the Commission decide to reject the application. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Law and Justice Amendment Bill 2005 – HREOC Submission
Thank you for inviting HREOC to make a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee’s (the Committee) inquiry into the Law and Justice Amendment Bill 2005 (the Bill). -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submission: MIGRATION AMENDMENT (DESIGNATED UNAUTHORISED ARRIVALS) BILL 2006
This Bill represents a backward step in Australia's treatment of asylum seekers. The Commission acknowledges that important improvements have been made in relation to Australia's treatment of asylum seekers. We have witnessed the removal of children from detention centres, the implementation of time limits on processing protection claims, the introduction of independent review of long-term detention and, in October last year, the removal of almost all of the remaining asylum seekers detained on Nauru, after concerns about their deteriorating mental health. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Webpage
Hot topics index
Hot Topics is a new feature that provides assistance in locating significant reports and publications, fact sheets and education materials regarding work the Australian Human Rights Commission has undertaken. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Application for temporary exemption under Disability Discrimination Act section 55: Oxford Hotel, Casino
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has received an application from BCA Check Building Surveyors for exemption under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) regarding accessibility of the upper floor of the Oxford hotel, Casino. -
Disability Rights
16 September 2013Speech
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Opening Statement
Good afternoon Committee members, and thank you for the opportunity to appear before you. Australia is a developed country which places importance on human rights issues. Our Government has participated in the development of many United Nations human rights treaties, including the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. -
Children's Rights
13 March 2013WebpageWeb Links
National Children's Commissioner legislation Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) The United Nations UN Convention on the Rights of the Child UNICEF child-friendly Convention on the Rights of the Child UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Offices of the state and territory Children's Commissioners and Guardians Office of the Children's Guardian New South Wales Commission for ... -
Commission – General
15 May 2013Webpage
5th ICCPR report and concluding observations
The Human Rights Committee considered Australia's 5th Periodic Report under the ICCPR (link to PDF file) in 2009. The Committee's concluding observations are summarised below. The full text is available from the Attorney-General's Department Treaty Reporting Page (Word) or PDF and from the Committee website. Reporting process The Committee considered that Australia's experiment with a more concise ... -
Sex Discrimination
14 December 2012WebpageSex Discrimination - International Activities
Learn how the Human Rights Commission works to eliminate all forms of sex discrimination against women around the world. -
Commission – General
29 March 2013Webpage
Background: Considering the media reform bills package through a human rights lens (2013)
Back to Media Release Background: Considering the media reform bills package through a human rights lens 20 March 2013 What are the relevant human rights issues? The Commission notes that the bills engage human rights, including: ICCPR article 14(1) – right to a fair and public hearing ICCPR article 17 – freedom from arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy ICCPR article 19(2) – right to ... -
Employers18 February 2015Quick Guide
Discrimination
Employers have a legal responsibility to take all reasonable steps to prevent discrimination. Find out more in this quick guide. -
Employers18 February 2015Quick Guide
Racial Discrimination
A quick guide to racial discrimination, legal protection, and special measures to promote racial equality. Promote diversity and prevent discrimination in your workplace.