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Sex Discrimination
10 February 2015Webpage
The Australian mining and resource sector and human rights
Learn how the Australian mining and resource sector integrates human rights into business practices, ensuring compliance and managing risks effectively. -
Sex Discrimination
10 February 2015Webpage
The Australian finance sector and human rights
Learn how the Australian finance sector integrates human rights into business practices, ensuring ethical operations and addressing human rights impacts. -
Employers3 February 2015Quick Guide
Access to Premises
Everybody has a right to access and use public places, such as shops, restaurants, office blocks, educational institutions, sporting venues, libraries and cinemas. It is against the law for public places to be inaccessible to people with disabilities. This applies to existing places, as well as places under construction. The Disability Discrimination Act requires organisations to make… -
Legal
24 November 2014PublicationBasikbasik v Commonwealth of Australia
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Legal
18 November 2014Submission
Review of parentage laws
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Legal
18 November 2014Submission
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Bill 2014
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Bill 2014 Submission by the Australian Human Rights Commission 28 October 2014 Download PDF Download Word -
Complaint Information Service12 November 2014Webpage
Complaint information in Auslan
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Legal
27 October 2014Submission
Information concerning Australia’s compliance with the Convention Against Torture
Information concerning Australia’s compliance with the Convention Against Torture Submission by the Australian Human Rights Commission 17 October 2014 Download PDF Download Word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Statutory powers of the Australian Human Rights Commission 3 Independent monitoring and inspection mechanisms, including ratification of the Optional Protocol 4 Domestic… -
Legal
22 October 2014Publication
MC and Hassan Ghanbari v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)
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Legal
22 October 2014Publication
Arif v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)
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Legal
22 October 2014Publication
[2014] AusHRC 73
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Children's Rights
13 October 2014PublicationChildren's Rights Report 2014
The report outlines work the National Children's Commissioner has undertaken throughout 2013-14, which focuses on the findings of the examination into intentional self-harm, with or without suicidal intent, in children and young people under 18 years of age. -
Legal
10 October 2014Submission
Inquiry into the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014
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Asylum Seekers and Refugees
10 October 2014Opinion pieceMagna Carta shelters asylum-seekers
NEXT year is the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, signed reluctantly by King John at the demand of his rebellious barons in 1215. Buried in the middle of this foundational document of English constitutional law — setting out the single measure for wine and ale and the rights of widows on the death of their husband — are these words: “No freeman is to be taken or imprisoned or disseised… -
Rights and Freedoms
10 October 2014Opinion pieceEven in pursuit of valid goals, let's stop sacrificing principles and rights
In pursuit of legitimately tackling isolated criminal behaviour, Parliaments are reversing the basic principle of liberal democracy by criminalising the exercise of human rights and prescribing lawful activity. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
8 October 2014Opinion piece
Keeping asylum seeker children in detention doesn't stop people smugglers - so why do it?
The former and current ministers for immigration and border security, Chris Bowen and Scott Morrison, agree on one thing: that asylum seeker children are not detained to deter people smuggling. Rather, it appears that patrol boats and naval frigates, commanded by a three star general, and a refusal to allow refugees to settle here, have reduced the number of boats reaching Australia. Why… -
3 October 2014Opinion piece
Time to strengthen our lax surrogacy laws
Nationwide regulations are urgently needed to cover situations when Australians are engaging surrogates to have children for them. The range of assisted reproductive technologies available today presents many legal, moral and ethical challenges. These are challenges we can no longer ignore and require national, state and international leadership. In Australia, altruistic surrogacy is… -
Complaint Information Service18 September 2014Webpage
Information sheets for complaints
Complaints about racial, sex, disability and age discrimination Information for Complainants in Word (191.3 KB) Information for Complainants in PDF (120.36 KB) Information for Respondents in Word (177 KB) Information for Respondents in PDF (148 KB) Conciliation information in Word (179 KB) Conciliation information in PDF (184 KB) Complaints about breaches of human rights and other… -
Disability Rights
15 September 2014PublicationNational Disability Forum 2014 - Summary of Survey Results
Australian Human Rights Commission National Disability Forum 2014 Summary of Survey Results 15 September 2014 Table of Contents 1 Background 2 Purpose 3 Focus and structure 4 Method 5 Survey results 5.1 Respondent Information 5.2 Disability Rights Generally 5.3 Disability Rights and Employment 5.4 The Commission’s Roles and Priorities 1. Background On 14 July 2014 newly appointed Acting… -
4 September 2014Book page
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