Publications

LGBTIQ+

Religious exemptions under the SDA - Information Sheet (2017)

This information sheet gives an overview of the religious exemptions to unlawful discrimination in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (SDA).

Sex Discrimination

Conversations on deployment

Kate Jenkins, Sex Discrimination Commissioner visited the Middle East region with the ADF in May 2017. Since July 2014, the Commission has been working collaboratively to assist the ADF embed cultural reform across the three services: Navy, Army and Air Force.

Rights and Freedoms

OPCAT in Australia Consultation Paper (2017)

OPCAT in Australia Consultation Paper MAY 2017 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 What is OPCAT? 2.1 National Preventive Mechanism 2.2 Sub-committee on the Prevention of Torture 3 The NPM model 4 Key issues for consideration 4.1 Stocktake of places of detention 4.2 Definitional issues – what does...

Business and Human Rights

Human rights in investment (2017)

The value of considering human rights in ESG due diligence. Joint report prepared by EY and the Australian Human Rights Commission

Legal

Ms AR on behalf of Mr AS, Master AT and Miss AU v Commonwealth (DIBP)

[2016] AusHRC 110

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Human Rights: Snapshot Report (2nd Edition) 2017

The second edition of this Report provides an update on legal and policy developments related to refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia since 2013. The Report is not intended to address all the issues facing refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia. Instead, it focuses on...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

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...

Rights and Freedoms

Missing out: The business case for customer diversity (2017)

The Australian Human Rights Commission is very pleased to launch Missing out: The business case for customer diversity in partnership with Deloitte Australia.

Sex Discrimination

A National System for Domestic and Family Violence Death Review

This report identifies the steps needed to expand domestic and family death review mechanisms to all Australian jurisdictions and to ensure that recommendations made to Federal Government agencies in death review processes are actioned. Australian data on domestic and family violence death is...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice and Native Title Report 2016

As Acting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and Deputy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, we are pleased to present the Social Justice and Native Title Report 2016.