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Children's Rights
5 November 2013SpeechRespecting children’s voices in play and learning
Megan Mitchell National Children’s Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission Continuing the conversation: are all the voices being heard Crown Plaza, Hunter Valley Friday 18 October 2013 View slides 1. Acknowledgments Slide 1 Thank you Aunty Marge for your Welcome to Country. I too would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land we meet on today. It is on their ancestral… -
Rights and Freedoms
11 June 2013WebpageAustralia's 1st National Human Rights Action Plan (1994)
In 1994 Australia was the first nation in the world to provide a National Action Plan on Human Rights. This Plan is now difficult to find on Australian Government or United Nations sites and so it is attached here in MS Word and PDF formats for convenient access together with a 1995 update. Australia: Initial Human Rights Action Plan (Word) or PDF 1995 update (Word) or PDF -
LGBTIQ+
13 July 2018Webpage
Background and terminology
Protecting the human rights of people born with variations in sex characteristics in the context of medical interventions Background In Australian, some people born with variations in sex characteristics may be subject to medical interventions without themselves providing informed consent. It has been reported that this may be done where there is no medical need - for example, it may take… -
Sex Discrimination
28 January 2013WebpageAbout
The Commission was engaged by the Australian Defence Force in a collaborative relationship to improve the representation of women in male-dominated environments -
Commission – General
3 May 2013WebpageRightsTalk: Jeremy Fernandez biography
Learn about Jeremy Fernandez, who is a journalist and presenter with ABC News. He joined the network's Sydney bureau in 2009 after returning from London. -
1 August 2014Book page
Terms of Reference
Research project by the Australian Human Rights Commission: Prevalence of experiences of discrimination relating to pregnancy at work and return to work after parental leave The Sex Discrimination Commissioner, on behalf of the Commission, will conduct research to identify the prevalence of discrimination in relation to pregnancy at work and return to work after parental leave as follows: A … -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageSubmission - Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2011 (2012)
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2011 and two related Bills Australian Human Rights Commission – submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee 6 February 2012 Submission Download in PDF [1 MB] Download in Word [250 KB] Appendices Download in PDF [870 KB] Download in Word [240 KB] See also: Opening Statement, 1 March 2012 -
Commission – General
30 January 2013Webpage
Community Award – Organisation
Community Award - Organisation Finalists The Community Award – Organisation is awarded to a not-for-profit community-based organisation with a track record in promoting and advancing human rights in the Australian community. The shortlisted community organisations are: Settlement Services International: a not-for-profit organisation that provides resettlement and case management services to … -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Appendices
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Report Bringing them Home Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families April 1997 back to content page / next page Appendices Appendix 1.1 New South Wales Appendix 1.2 Australian Capital Territory Appendix 2 Victoria Appendix 3 Queensland Appendix 4 Tasmania Appendix 5… -
14 December 2012Book page
Bush Talks (1999)
Bush Talks was endorsed by Mrs Margaret Smith (National President of the Country Women's Association); Mr Gatjil Djerrkura (Chair of ATSIC); Mr David Dunn (National President of Australian Rural Youth) and Dr Wendy Craik (Executive Director of the National Farmers' Federation). -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2007: Downloads
Social Justice Report 2007 Back to Contents Downloads in PDF Download the full report (9.24 MB) Chapters Social Justice Report 2007 Book Cover (512 KB) About the report & Credits (876 KB) Recommendations (146 KB) Chapter 1: Introduction (117 KB) Chapter 2: Indigenous communities dealing with family violence and abuse: recognising 'promising practice' and learning from achievements (11.86… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submissions on Temporary exemption application under DDA section 55: Broadcast television captioning
Submissions on Temporary exemption application under DDA section 55: Broadcast television captioning see also: notice of application . Submissions requested by 9 May 2003 to disabdis@humanrights.gov.au . Deafness Council Western Australia Australian Association of the Deaf Deafness Forum of Australia M.Wren S.Swann (MS Word doc) M.Fay A.Selby Smith J.Clark A.Porter A.Lill P.Abernethy People… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submissions in response to exemption application: Rex Airlines
Submissions in response to exemption application: Rex Airlines Cairns Community Legal Centre (MS Word) Laura Carrington Angela Snow (MS Word) Nick Morris Samantha Smith Dougie Herd NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre (MS Word) Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (MS Word) Disability Council of NSW Public Interest Advocacy Centre (MS Word) See now response from Rex to -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012WebpageReparations for the stolen generations - Government responds - Senator Aden Ridgeway
Acknowledgement of guests from overseas, Parliamentary colleagues, Social Justice Commissioner Mr Bill Jonas, Justice Elizabeth Evatt, ATSIC Commissioners, distinguished guests. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Webpage
Website information
Website Information Contact Information If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about the site, contact us Purpose The purpose of this web site is to help the Australian Human Rights Commission fulfill its role of distributing information about human rights. The site aims to do so by presenting a clean, fast, consistent and easily navigable online interface onto the work of the -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Speech
Prevention of human rights abuses against irregular migrants: the role of National Institutions
In the age of globalisation there has been a massive increase in international migration and, as the number of international migrants has grown, so too has the problem of irregular migration. Many states have tried to stem irregular migration by introducing new border control measures and tougher criminal sanctions for people smugglers.[1] However, while effective border control is a legitimate… -
14 December 2012Book page
Letter to small business organisations on draft premises standards
The Australian Human Rights Commission recently (May 2004) met with representatives from a number of small business organisations to discuss the draft Premises Standards. The purpose of the meetings was to provide additional information on a number of specific concerns that had been raised. The Commission followed up the meetings with a letter which is reproduced below. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Commission Submission - Giblet & Ors
On 21 April 2006 the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and Acting Race Discrimination Commissioner (‘the Commissioner’) filed a Notice of Motion seeking leave to appear as amicus curiae in proceedings QUD 300/2005 Giblet & Ors v Queensland & Anor, QUD 301/2005 Chong & Ors v Queensland & Anor and QUD 389/2005 Douglas & Ors v… -
Commission – General
10 August 2017Webpage
Senate File Listing - 1 January 2017 – 30 June 2017
see previous SENATE FILE LIST FOR AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 1 JANUARY 2017 – 30 JUNE 2017 File Id File Name Create Date 2014/143-2 2014 INQUIRY INTO CHILDREN IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION - GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH PUBLIC HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLIANCE - HRU PUBLIC INQUIRIES 2017-04-13 2014/143-3 2014 INQUIRY INTO CHILDREN IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION - GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH PUBLIC HUMAN… -
30 January 2013Webpage
Literature Award
Literature Award Finalists The Literature Award is awarded for a non-fiction work published in Australia. Examples could include books focussed on social history, social commentary, biography or human rights. The finalists for 2014 are: Nicholas Clements, The Black War: Fear, Sex and Resistance in Tasmania (University of Queensland Press) Kate Richards, Is There No Place for Me?: Making…