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Commission – General31 May 2016Speech
Australian Corporate Lawyers Association Corporate
Check against delivery Keynote Address - Australian Corporate Lawyers Association Corporate Good morning and thank you for your warm introduction. I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet – the Gadigal people of the Eora nation and their elders past and present. Introduction I was pleased to receive your invitation to join you at today’s conference to… -
Employers29 April 2016Speech
HR Leaders Forum
Rights and Responsibilities: Creating Better Workplaces for all Australians -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees19 September 2017Speech
Making detention safe and humane: can we grasp a once-in-a-generation opportunity?
Making detention safe and humane: can we grasp a once-in-a-generation opportunity? Austin Asche Oration Australian Academy of Law and Charles Darwin University Nitmiluk Lounge, Level 4, Parliament House, Darwin 5pm, 19 September 2017 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Introduction Acknowledgements Traditional Aboriginal owners, the Larrakia people Austin Asche AC QC (former NT Administrator and Chief… -
LGBTIQ+8 April 2014Speech
SDA Amendments
Australian Public Service Human Rights Network -
Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Speech
Asia Pacific Forum meeting: Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM (2001)
Although the first Human Rights Commission was established by federal legislation in 1981, ICESCR was not added to its mandate (unlike the ICCPR). The omission was repeated when the new (current) Commission was established in 1986. -
14 December 2012Book page
Discussion Paper: Living Wills
Introduction Proposed purpose Where should comments be sent What is a 'Living Will'? Reasons for discussing living wills Status of living wills How can a person make a living will? When could a living will be invoked? Can a living will be revoked or changed? How can capacity be determined? Legislative considerations Advocacy implications Limitations of Living Wills Benefits of having a living… -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
President speech: Human Rights, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
I would like to begin this morning by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to their elders past and present. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice18 March 2013Speech
Launch of the Social Justice and Native Title Reports 2012
Keynote address by Geoff Scott, Chief Executive Officer, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
1. I am a qualified youth worker who was employed by Australasian Correctional Management (ACM) at the Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing Centre (the WIRPC) from May 2000 to January 2002. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2008-2009: Chapter 8
2008-09 has been a year of positive developments in the human rights area. While many human rights challenges lie ahead, as Human Rights Commissioner, I have been excited by the progress that Australia has made in human rights, both domestically and internationally during the year. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
ANNETCO INC
The applicant, Annetco Inc (formerly WiN Support Services), is a “government funded not for profit organisation which provides services to people with a disability, the aged and their families/carers. Through the delivery of culturally appropriate specialist support services [the applicant] aims to empower people to live independently in the community and is able to offer support on an… -
Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Speech
11th Anniversary of Rwandan Genocide Memorial: Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM (2005)
I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we stand, the Eora People, and pay my respects to their elders both past and present. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
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About six weeks ago I had a dream in which I was about to give this presentation. As I was walking up to the lectern, I suddenly realised that I had forgotten to include anything about the National Arts and Disability Strategy. Not only had I forgotten to include it in my notes, but I couldn't remember a single thing about it. I started to imagine boos and hisses from the audience, projectile… -
14 December 2012Book page
Copyright and Publishing Roundtable
Graeme Innes, AM, Deputy Disability Discrimination Commissioner, welcomed participants to the meeting, and expressed the Commission's pleasure that so much good will and commitment had been observed during the preparatory work leading up to the meeting. He noted that many problems impacting on people with a disability are systemic issues, and may not be most effectively resolved through… -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
National Disability Strategies as tools for implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Summary: Australia’s National Disability Strategy provides a framework for implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons and for means for enhancing reporting under the Convention. Further development and implementation of the NDS should be informed by the Committee’s reporting guidelines and by the dialogue between the Australian Government and the Committee in considering Australia… -
14 December 2012Book page
12. Education for Children in Immigration Detention
Just send my children to school, and let them be in freedom. They should live in a human good atmosphere, they should learn something good, and not the things they are learning here.(1) -
Legal7 June 2017Submission
Submission: Inquiry into Strengthening Multiculturalism (2017)
Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Select Committee on Strengthening Multiculturalism -
8 December 2020Book page
Part 3: Living and belonging
Learn about the Wiyi Yani U Thangani project, which works to improve health, housing and education outcomes for Indigenous women and girls in Australia. -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2008 - Chapter 2
In my Native Title Report 2007, I reported on the changes that were made to the native title system during that year. The changes, which were made through two pieces of legislation which amended the Native Title Act, primarily affected: -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice3 May 2023Webpage
Wiyi Yani U Thangani National Summit Livestream
Welcome to the livestream of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani National Summit of First Nations women, held over three days from 9-11 May 2023. The Summit brings together First Nations women delegates from across Australia, for decision-making, innovation and celebration and is the first ever national gathering of its kind. Please scroll down to see the livestream schedule, or click here to learn…
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