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Disability Rights
7 June 2024Webpage
Guidelines on the rights of people with disability in health and disability care during COVID-19 (2020)
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Children's Rights
7 June 2024Webpage
Greater focus needed on kids during pandemic
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Children's Rights
7 June 2024Webpage
Protecting children from impacts of Coronavirus
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Asylum Seekers and Refugees
7 June 2024Webpage
Commission concerned for detainees during COVID
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Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Commission Determinations, DDA decisions
Prior to changes made by the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 1999 which took effect in April 2000, the Australian Human Rights Commission conducted hearings and made determinations on Disability Discrimination Act complaints referred to it by the Disability Discrimination Commissioner or delegate. Complaints were referred to the Commission because the complaint could not be settled by conciliation or because the nature of the matter was such that it should be determined by the Commission. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
D.D.A. guide: The ins and outs of access
This applies to existing places as well as places under construction. To comply with the DDA existing places may need to be modified to be accessible (except where this would involve "unjustifiable hardship"). -
Employers14 December 2012Webpage
Workplace bullying
Recognise workplace bullying, its impact and affects. Learn what you can do if you are being bullied at work and need support. -
Disability Rights
3 November 2022Publication
Guidelines for the targeted recruitment of people with disability
The Guidelines provide information about designing and implementing targeted recruitment strategies for people with disability. -
Education3 June 2013Webpage
RightsTalk: Ron McCallum biography
Explore the biography of Professor Ron McCallum AO, who is an elected member of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. -
Employers18 February 2015Quick Guide
Disability Discrimination
Disability discrimination occurs when a person is treated less favourably, or not given the same opportunities as others in a similar situation, because of their disability. It can also occur when an unreasonable rule or policy is the same for everyone but has an unfair effect on people with a particular disability. Example: It would be ‘direct disability discrimination’ if a nightclub or ... -
4 April 2022Webpage
Corporate info
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14 December 2012Book page
Compulsory Retirement
This report deals with complaints by four pilots who were compulsorily retired at age 60 from their employment with a major airline. The complainants submitted that the decision, taken pursuant to company policy, constituted discrimination on the ground of age . The respondent submitted that the age restriction was an inherent requirement of the job based on safety and operational considerations and did not amount to discrimination. Attempts to conciliate the complaints were unsuccessful. -
Age Discrimination
27 April 2023Publication
Talking about my generation (2023)
Overview Discussions about ageism are often focused on negative stereotypes and discrimination against older people, but young people also experience negative attitudes and assumptions based on their age. This research sought to enrich the insights from the Commission’s 2021 What’s age got to do with it? report by providing a detailed understanding of how young people in Australia perceive their ... -
Commission – General
5 April 2024WebpageAge Discrimination Commissioner, Robert Fitzgerald AM
Robert Fitzgerald AM Age Discrimination Commissioner, commenced 2 April 2024 Robert Fitzgerald commenced as Age Discrimination Commissioner on 2 April 2024. Mr Fitzgerald is a highly respected lawyer, human rights and social justice advocate, and a leading figure in the anti-discrimination space. He has been the NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner since 2019 and was previously an Australian ... -
14 December 2012Book page
Valuing Parenthood - Part D
10.1 Introduction 10.2 Payment to women versus payment to both men and women 10.3 Payment to natural parents versus payment to both natural and adoptive parents 10.4 Payment to all women versus payment to women in employment -
14 December 2012Book page
Report of the National Inquiry into Pregnancy and Work - HREOC assessment of Government Responses to Recommendations
Recommendation 1: That the Attorney-General amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) to empower HREOC to publish enforceable standards in relation to pregnancy and potential pregnancy. -
14 December 2012Book page
Valuing Parenthood - Part B
4.1 Introduction 4.2 Social security and social insurance schemes 4.3 Employer funded 4.4 Combination of employer and social security 4.5 Parental or family leave -
14 December 2012Book page
Valuing Parenthood - Part A
2.1 Introduction 2.2 Women, work and children in Australia 2.3 Existing maternity leave arrangements 2.4 Government payments to parents 2.5 Lack of statistical information -
14 December 2012Book page
Stop the Traffic 2 - Fact Sheet
“Traffickers violate the basic human rights of victims to be free from sexual abuse, exploitation and slavery. The sexual servitude experienced by those trafficked for prostitution intrudes into and violates a human’s privacy and personal integrity.” -
14 December 2012Book page
Valuing Parenthood - Appendices
This Appendix sets out currently available information describing women's labour force participation and the ways in which women combine work and family responsibilities in Australia. The Appendix also includes information about existing maternity and parental leave arrangements to provide a background to discussing any future paid maternity leave scheme.