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> Back to University sexual assault and sexual harassment project FAQs What is the closing date for submissions? Submissions closed on Friday, 2 December 2016 . If you would like to contact us about an extension of time, please email universitiesproject@humanrights.gov.au . Do I have to be a currently enrolled student to make a submission? No. The submission process is open to anyone who would ...

It would be deceiving the peoples of the world to let them think that a legal provision was all that was required ... when in fact an entire social structure had to be transformed : Rene Cassin, during the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Human rights based approaches are about turning human rights from purely legal instruments into effective policies, practices, and practical ...

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In Australia, human rights are protected in different ways. Unlike most similar liberal democracies, Australia has no Bill of Rights to protect human rights in a single document.

Learn about how it's against the law to discriminate against a person with a disability by reading the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA).

A woman who uses a wheelchair complained that when she took her 11 year old nephew to a museum as part of an interstate family holiday, he was denied access to important parts of the collection on the basis of her disability. Children under 12 were required to be accompanied by an adult; access to some of the exhibits was not feasible for the complainant because of her disability; and the respondent had declined a request to permit the boy to be accompanied by a museum staff member instead.

A man complained on behalf of his grandson, a year 6 school student, that reasonable adjustments were not being made to accommodate his disabilities including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. He was concerned that his grandson had been suspended on several occasions, and was frequently sent home from school early.

Explore a summary of decisions regarding complaints submitted to the Commission that were declined by the Disability Discrimination Commissioner.