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14 December 2012Book page
Web Watch: Accessibility of government websites
This site is being established by the Commission as an initiative to promote provision of Government information in forms which all Australians can use and which comply with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2007 - Chapter 3: The Northern Territory 'Emergency Response' intervention
On 21 June 2007, the Australian Government announced a ‘national emergency response to protect Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory’ from sexual abuse and family violence.[1] This has become known as the ‘NT intervention’ or the ‘Emergency Response’. The catalyst for the measures was the release of Report of the Northern Territory Board of Inquiry into… -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageAustralasian Railways Association application for temporary exemption under the Disability Discrimination Act: Recommendations (Consultation Draft)
These draft recommendations are being circulated for comment before final recommendations are put to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. In view of the amount of discussion which has already occurred on this application a period of four weeks for comments is being provided. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechPresident speech: Keynote address to VIEW Clubs of Australia
Good morning. I would like to acknowledge the Kaurna people, the traditional owners of the land upon which we meet, and pay my respect to their elders past and present. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2004 : SUMMARY SHEET FOUR
Recommendations and follow up actions Addressing the needs of Indigenous women exiting prison The new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs Follow up actions by the Social Justice Commissioner Download as PDF Recommendations and follow up actions -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2004 : Recommendations and follow up actions
In accordance with the functions set out in section 46C(1)(a) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth), this report includes 5 recommendations - 2 in relation to the needs of Indigenous women exiting prison and 3 relating to the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs. The report also contains 10 follow up actions that my office will undertake over… -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Speech
Launch of the Social Justice and Native Title Reports 2008
President speech: Launch of the Social Justice and Native Title Reports 2008 11.00am-1.00pm, 4 May 2009 Turner Hall, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW Audio of Speech in mp3 format [6.88MB] Introduction The Hon Cathy Branson QC, President, Australian Human Rights Commission I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, the Traditional Owners of the land where we gather today. I pay my… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
14 December 2012Opinion pieceTreating asylum seekers well is in all our interests (2011)
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Opinion pieceBill of rights is essential to best serve human rights (2008)
Five years ago I began my term as the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, confident in the ability of the common law and a robust democracy to protect human rights. I leave convinced we need a major legal and cultural overhaul in order to deal with the human rights challenges of the 21st century. -
Disability Rights
20 May 2013SpeechPanel - Big Ideas to change the employment of people with disability
Australian Network on Disability Annual Conference. Panel - Big Ideas to change the employment of people with disability: Moving Australia from 21 out of 29 OECD countries, to the top ten. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
15 March 2017PublicationClose 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 gap close in this generation – by 2030. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Respect for the human person entails respect for the rights that flow from his [sic] dignity as a creature. These rights are prior to society and must be recognised by it. They are the basis of the moral legitimacy of every authority; by flouting them, or refusing to recognise them in its positive legislation, a society undermines its own moral legitimacy … Catechism of the Catholic Church,… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Information Note: CERD and the periodic reporting process
Australia is a party to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). The Convention has been ratified by 170 nations (only the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women have been ratified by more nations). -
14 December 2012Book page
Preventing Crime and Promoting Rights for Indigenous Young People with Cognitive Disabilities and Mental Health Issues
This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), no part may be reproduced without prior written permission from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. Requests and inquiries concerning the reproduction of materials should be directed to the Executive Director, Human Rights and… -
14 December 2012Book page
Foreword
It has become apparent to the Australian Human Rights Commission that employers and managers are supportive of workers with mental illness. However, there is a need for guidance on how to do this better. -
14 December 2012Book page
AFMA response letter
Mr Graeme Innes AM Human Rights Commissioner and Disability Discrimination Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission GPO Box 5218 SYDNEY NSW 2001 -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Chapter 14
The Government has to explain why it happened. What was the intention? I have to know why I was taken. I have to know why I was given the life I was given and why I'm scarred today. Why was my Mum meant to suffer? Why was I made to suffer with no Aboriginality and no identity, no culture? Why did they think that the life they gave me was better than the one my Mum would give me? -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2005 : Chapter 4 : Leasing on Indigenous land: a human rights appraisal
This report has focused on proposals for the leasing or alienation of Indigenous land, with a specific focus on the Indigenous Land Tenure Principles released by the National Indigenous Council (NIC). The purpose of this Chapter is to discuss these Principles from a human rights perspective, with a particular focus on the right to development. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Webpage
Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child for their Day of General Discussion on the Rights of Indigenous Children
This submission is made by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner on behalf of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) of Australia. In recent years the Commissioner has undertaken many activities relating to the rights of Indigenous children. This submission provides an overview of the inequality and discrimination faced by Aboriginal and Torres… -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
The National Program on Refugees and Displaced People operates under the Christian World Service Commission of the National Council of Churches in Australia, which has been assisting refugees to resettle in Australia since 1948.