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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012SpeechAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and Citizenship
It is the intention of this paper to explore the concept of citizenship, and some associated ideas in order to present a perspective on the relevance of citizenship to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. I will seek to examine some key principles in relation to citizenship which must be established in order to ensure full and just respect for the rights and aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageElectoral and Referendum Amendment Bill 2005
1. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (the Commission) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee on the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2005 (the Bill). -
Rights and Freedoms
1 May 2013WebpagePermissible limitations on freedom to manifest religion or belief
<p><span style="line-height: 1.53em;">Under article 18 of the ICCPR, any actions which fall within the four types of manifestation of belief (worship, observance, teaching and practice) can, in certain circumstances, be subject to limitation by the State. The freedom to manifest religion in sub-paragraph 18(1) is qualified by the limitations set out in sub-paragraph 18(3), including those which are ‘necessary to protect…the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.’</span></p> -
Rights and Freedoms
14 June 2017Speech
Sydney Town Hall: Australians of the Year 2017
<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY</p> <h3>Sydney Town Hall: Australians of the Year 2017</h3> <p>It is wonderful to see so many of you here tonight to celebrate these four great&nbsp; Australians of the year and to learn about their vision for human rights in the future.</p> -
8 December 2020Book page
Part 4: Healthy and engaged lives
Learn how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls face challenges with their health, wellbeing and education and how this is being addressed. -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2009 - Appendix 3
[1] The following guidelines are adapted from Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Engaging the Marginalised: Partnerships between indigenous peoples, governments and civil society, 15 August 2005 (2005), at http://www.humanrights.gov.au/social_justice/conference/engaging_communities/index.html#link2 (viewed 23 November 2009); Australian Human Rights Commission, Draft guidelines for ensuring income management are compliant with the Racial Discrimination Act (2009), at http://www.humanrights.gov.au/word/race_discrim/RDA_income_ma -
25 February 2014Book page
Secondary Year 7 – Year 10: English
Review human rights examples for the Australian school curriculum for Year 7 - Year 10 high school students studying English. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Commission Submission - ON COMMON DIFFICULTIES FACING ABORIGINAL WITNESSES
The communication difficulties that may be faced by Aboriginal people in the legal system have long been recognised.1 In the Queensland context, these have been well documented by Dr Diana Eades 2 and the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC).3 These issues are also dealt with in detail in the Equal Treatment Benchbook of the Supreme Court of Queensland (‘the Queensland Benchbook’)4 and in Aboriginal English in the Courts: A Handbook, (‘The Queensland Handbook’) prepared by the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General to assist judges and other members of the l -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Morton v Queensland Police Service D75/08. (2008)
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘the Commission’)[1] has been granted leave to appear as an amicus curiae in the hearing of this appeal. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechCreating a culture of human rights compliance
Debates about a charter of rights are often monopolised by the contentious issue of the proper role of the courts. While this is undoubtedly an important question, it overlooks the impact a charter would have on the role of Parliament as a guardian of rights of freedoms. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Webpage
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - Human rights at your fingertips
Learn about the principles of human rights, which include the right to self-determination and the right to political, economic and social development. -
14 December 2012Book page
Bystander Approaches to Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Sexual harassment in the workplace is a persistent and pervasive problem in Australia and elsewhere, demanding new and creative responses.[1] One significant area that may inform prevention and response strategies is the area of ‘bystander approaches’. In examining the potential for bystander approaches to prevent and respond to workplace sexual harassment, this paper draws upon a range of theoretical and empirical research. -
Commission – General
30 January 2013Webpage
2013 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners
<h2>Human Rights Medal</h2><p><strong>Sister Clare Condon</strong></p> -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 06-07: Chatper 3 - Monitoring Human Rights
HREOC plays a significant role in monitoring legislation and policy in Australia to assess compliance with human rights principles. This monitoring role includes: -
LGBTIQ+
14 December 2012Opinion pieceOpinion Pieces - Delay in same-sex fairness is wrong (2008)
The Coalition’s decision to send the Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws – Superannuation) Bill 2008 - solely devoted to ending discrimination against same sex couples in superannuation laws - to a Senate Inquiry, is extremely misguided. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
15 March 2017Publication
Close the Gap - Progress & Priorities report 2017
Closing the gap in health equality between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians is an agreed national priority. The Campaign continues to grow each year with 220,000 pledges having been made from across the Australian community, committing to seeing the health outcomes gap close in this generation – by 2030. -
Children's Rights
16 April 2018WebpageChild Safe Organisations and cultural safety
<div class="center-img">&nbsp;</div> <div class="box"> <p>The <a href="https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/childrens-rights/projects/child-safe-organisations">Child Safe Organisations project</a>&nbsp;prepared a background paper on cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people, to inform work on child safe organisations. Download the paper here:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></div> -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission WEBSITE: Healthy Community Projects
CHAMPS is a project for young people aged between 13 and 18 in the Murraylands Region of South Australia. CHAMPS holds youth forums twice each school term informally discussing youth issues in the area. Thirty young people from different cultural and social backgrounds throughout the region make up the forum. Issues like mental health and peer support are discussed. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submission - Inquiry into Older People and the Law (2006)
ADA: Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cwth) CEDAW: Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women DDA: Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cwth) EOWA: Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency HREOC: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission HREOCA: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cwth) Older people: People aged over 65 years RDA: & -
Children's Rights
30 June 2014Speech
National priorities, child’s perspective: Lessons from the Big Banter
Insights into national priorities from a child’s perspective, a speech by Megan Mitchell National Children's Commissioner.