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14 December 2012WebpageSubmissions by the Commission
The Commission has a role to review legislation and make recommendations about laws and government policies and programs that involve human rights issues. Submissions are presented to government agencies, parliamentary committees and other inquiry bodies. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Exemptions
The Commission is able to grant temporary exemptions from some parts of the Sex Discrimination Act, the Disability Discrimination Act and the Age Discrimination Act. -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Webpage
Conciliation Register
The Conciliation Register provides summaries of a selection of complaints that have been resolved through the Australian Human Rights Commission’s conciliation process. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Project
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Declaration is the most comprehensive tool we have available to advance and protect the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I use the Declaration as my guide as Social Justice Commissioner. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Opinion pieceOpinion Pieces / Articles
Discover a collection of opinion pieces. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Publication
Native Title Report 2005 : Index
Learn about the 2005 Native Title Report and its findings. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Publication
Native Title Report 2006: Index
Learn about the 2006 Native Title Report and its findings. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Publication
Annual Report 1999-2000
Learn about the 1999-2000 annual report. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Webpage
Media Contacts
We regularly prepare and distribute media releases, opinion pieces, speeches, media kits and fact sheets on the work that the Commission undertakes. Our website also provides extensive research and project information. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012ProjectClimate Change and Human Rights
Climate change and human rights Why are human rights relevant to climate change? Which human rights are affected by climate change? How do climate change policies impact on human rights? Why should climate change policies incorporate human rights principles? Past projects and publications Why are human rights relevant to climate change? Governments have traditionally approached climate… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Publication
Native Title Report 2007: Index
Native Title Report 2007 Community Guide Family Violence Initiatives - Community Guide Contents Overview : Native title 15 years on Chapter 1 : Changes to the native title system Chapter 2 : Changes to the claims resolution process Chapter 3 : Changes to representative Indigenous bodies Chapter 4 : Changes to respondent funding Chapter 5 : Changes to prescribed bodies corporate Chapter 6 :… -
14 December 2012Book page
Our future in our hands (2009)
"Our future in our hands" - Creating a sustainable National Representative Body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Report of the Steering Committee for the creation of a new National Representative Body 2009 Download in Word [2.25MB] Download in PDF [1.72MB] Community Guide to the Report Table of Contents Introduction Section 1: The importance of a National Representative Body… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Health Care for Asylum Seekers) Bill 2012 (2012)
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Health Care for Asylum Seekers) Bill 2012 Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committees October 2012 Download in PDF [390 KB] Download in Word [300 KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Summary 4 Recommendations 5 Mental and physical health impacts of prolonged and indefinite… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Project
Native Title
Native title is a property right which reflects a relationship to land which is the very foundation of Indigenous religion, culture and well-being. The non-discriminatory protection of native title is a recognised human right. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Decisions 1985 - 2001
On 23 September 1999, the federal Government passed the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act No. 1 1999 (Cth). This law transferred the public hearing and determination process from the Commission to the Federal Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court. This law came into effect on 13 April 2000. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Commission Guidelines
View the various Human Rights Commission Guidelines. Guidelines cover everything from the role of the President to Discrimination exemptions. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Date Index - Submissions to the Commonwealth Parliament and law reform bodies
Submissions to the Parliaments and law reform bodies Date Index On the instructions of the Commission, another function of the Legal Section is to prepare submissions to the Commonwealth Parliament. See below for some of the submissions prepared by the Legal Section and other units in the commission: See also Submissions sorted by committee sorted by subject other submissions 2018 -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Federal Discrimination Law 2011
Welcome to Federal Discrimination Law, a publication of the Australian Human Rights Commission that provides a comprehensive overview of case law decided under Australia's federal discrimination legislation. Federal Discrimination Law is updated regularly to reflect the latest developments in the law. -
14 December 2012Book page
2011 Freedom of religion and belief in 21st century Australia
2011 Freedom of religion and belief in 21st century Australia A research report prepared for the Australian Human Rights Commission By Professor Gary Bouma, Professor Desmond Cahill, Dr Hass Dellal, and Athalia Zwartz Download Report in Word [1.38 MB] Download Report in PDF [1.80 MB] For supplementary papers and other material from this project see the main project index page -
14 December 2012Book page
Constitutional reform: Creating a nation for all of us (2011)
By the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Download report PDF [1.5 MB] Word [720 KB]