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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012PublicationSocial Justice Report 2005 : Home
I am pleased to present to you the Social Justice Report 2005. The report is provided in accordance with section 46C(1)(a) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. This provides that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner is to submit a report regarding the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Publication
Native Title Report 2011
I am pleased to present to you the Native Title Report 2011 (the Report), which I have prepared in accordance with section 209 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Publication
Native Title Report 2010
I am pleased to present to you the Native Title Report 2010 (the Report), which I have prepared in accordance with section 209 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). The Report reviews developments in native title law and policy from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 (the Reporting Period). -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Publication
Native Title Report 2009
I have also used this opportunity to examine the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in light of other changes to policy and legislation made between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009 in accordance with section 46C(1)(a) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth). -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Publication
Native Title Report 2008
The report is focused on two main topics. First I give an overview of changes to native title law and policy, and summarise native title cases that were heard during the reporting period. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Publication
Bringing Them Home: The 'Stolen Children' report (1997)
Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. April 1997. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Publication
Social Justice Report 2006: Report Contents
The report is provided in accordance with section 46C(1)(a) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. This provides that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner is to submit a report regarding the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders, and including recommendations as to the action that should be… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012WebpageDisability Rights: Human rights and mental illness
This page provides links to materials related to and following from the Australian Human Rights Commission's National Inquiry on the Human Rights of People with a Mental Illness, which reported in 1993, and more activity including recent consultations conducted in conjunction with the Mental Health Council of Australia and the Brain and Mind Research Institute. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Disability complaint outcomes
Explore a range of Commission and Federal Court decisions, conciliated settlements and decline decisions in relation to disability complaint outcomes. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Conciliated DDA complaints
A substantial proportion of complaints under the DDA are resolved by the parties deciding to settle the matter by conciliation, with the assistance of the Commission but without the Commission or the courts having to formally decide that unlawful discrimination has occurred or what the remedy should be. Thousands of complaints have been conciliated under the DDA. -
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… -
14 December 2012Book page
Guideline on Premises Standards - 2012 draft
The Australian Human Rights Commission has now completed its update of the Guideline on the Application of the Premises Standards first issued in March 2011. -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageNotice for exemption: Brisbane Transport
The Australian Human Rights Commission has received an application from Brisbane Transport under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA) and Part 33A of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards) for an exemption from s 23 of the DDA and Part 11 of the Transport Standards. -
Education14 December 2012Webpage
Business and Human Rights
View the Commission's online hub that assists businesses and employers to support diversity and meet their obligations under anti-discrimination law. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012ProjectDiscrimination in Employment on the Basis of Criminal Record
In recent years the Australian Human Rights Commission has received a significant number of complaints from people alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record. The complaints indicate that there is a great deal of misunderstanding by both employers and people with criminal records about discrimination on the basis of criminal record. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Project
Human Rights and Euthanasia
Euthanasia, or voluntary assisted suicide, has been the subject of much moral, religious, philosophical, legal and human rights debate in Australia. At the core of this debate is how to reconcile competing values: the desire of individuals to choose to die with dignity when suffering, and the need to uphold the inherent right to life of every person, as recognised by article 6(1) of the ICCPR. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Project
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Freedom of religion and belief is a fundamental human right protected by a number of international treaties and declarations, including article 18(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). This right encompasses freedom of thought on all matters and the freedom to manifest religion and belief individually or with others, in public or in private. -
LGBTIQ+
14 December 2012Project
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Equality
Do you think you have been discriminated against in employment for reasons relating to your sexuality? See our Complaints page for information on how to make a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Project
Housing, homelessness and human rights
People experiencing homelessness face violations of a wide range of human rights. Access to safe and secure housing is one of the most basic human rights. However, homelessness is not just about housing. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Project
Let's talk about rights - Human Rights Act for Australia
The Australian Human Rights Commission supports a Human Rights Act for Australia.