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14 December 2012WebpageCitizenship Bill 2005
1. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ('the Commission') has been invited by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee ('the Committee') to make submissions on the Australian Citizenship Bill ('the Bill'), which is intended to replace the Australian Citizenship Act 1948 (Cth) (the 'Citizenship Act') -
Commission – General
1 August 2022Media ReleaseCommission urges passage of new Bill to strengthen integrity
The Australian Human Rights Commission is urging all federal parliamentarians to support the passage of the new Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Amendment (Selection and Appointment) Bill 2022. Commission President, Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, has welcomed the introduction to Parliament of the new Bill by Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP, last week. The… -
Race Discrimination
27 September 2019Media ReleaseSubmission on the draft Religious Discrimination Bill
The Australian Human Rights Commission supports reform to improve protections against religious discrimination for all people in Australia. While supporting much of the draft Religious Discrimination Bill, the Commission urges that the Bill be amended to avoid limiting other human rights and overriding existing anti-discrimination laws. “The Commission has advocated for more than 20 years… -
Commission – General
9 October 2024E-bulletin (Monthly)
October 2024: Commission News | President's message
Dear friends, Australia is one of the safest, most stable and prosperous countries on the planet. For most of us, most of the time, it is a great place to live. For many Australians, human rights violations are things that happen to other people in other places, often overseas. This can lead to complacency about our own rights protection and the importance of protecting the rights of those… -
Commission – General
27 October 2022Media Release
Commission welcomes passage of new Bill to strengthen its independence
The Australian Human Rights Commission has welcomed the passage in the Senate today of the Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Amendment (Selection and Appointment) Bill 2022. The Bill ensures Commissioner appointments are publicly advertised and subject to an open, transparent and merit-based process, in line with our international commitments. It removes the possibility of… -
Rights and Freedoms
31 January 2020Media ReleaseCommission warns on Religious Discrimination Bill overreach
In its submission on the latest draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill, the Australian Human Rights Commission warns that elements of the Bill are inconsistent with international human rights law. The Commission is particularly concerned that exemptions for ‘statements of belief’ in the Bill would override existing federal, state and territory discrimination laws on grounds such as race,… -
Sex Discrimination
28 November 2022Media ReleasePassage of ‘Respect@Work’ Bill is a major step in preventing harassment
The Bill creates a positive duty requiring employers to implement measures to prevent sexual harassment, sex discrimination and victimisation, and confers new regulatory powers on the Commission. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Model Spent Convictions Bill
Recommendation 2: Provision be made for serious offences by providing that serious offences can only be spent if a court so orders (in accordance with the procedure set out at clause 9). -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Australian Citizenship Bill 2005
At the hearing held 30 January 2006, the Commission took three questions on notice. I am advised that the answers to the Honourable Senators’ questions are as set out below. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Bill to remove Commissioner
I write to alert you to a Federal Government proposal to abolish the post of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (together with the posts of Race Discrimination Commissioner, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Disability Discrimination Commissioner and Human Rights Commissioner). Those interested in this matter may wish to make a submission to the Senate Legal and… -
Legal
30 January 2019Submission
Migration (Validation of Port Appointment) Bill 2018
1 Introduction 1. The Commission makes this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee in relation to the Migration (Validation of Port Appointment) Bill 2018 (Cth) (the Bill) introduced by the Australian Government. 2 Summary 2. The Commission welcomes the opportunity to make a submission in relation to this Bill. 3. The Bill seeks to retrospectively… -
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Technology and Human Rights
7 August 2024SubmissionCriminalising deepfake sexual material
Learn more about proposed amendments to the Criminal Code which criminalises the creation and transmission of sexual deepfakes. -
Legal
28 October 2016Submission
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 Submission to Senate Standing Committees on Economics 5 September 2016 Note: The attached submission was previously provided to the Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee in May 2015 for their inquiry into social security amendments relating to psychiatric confinement which is now Schedule 20 of the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Defence legislation amendment Bill 2005
1.1 The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘the Commission’) is established by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) (‘HREOC Act’). It is Australia's national human rights institution. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2004
1. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ('the Commission') is established by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth). It is Australia's national human rights institution. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2010
The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2010. -
Legal
23 September 2021Submission
Inquiry into the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Integrity of Elections) Bill 2021
The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee with respect to the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Integrity of Elections) Bill 2021. This submission is made only in relation to Schedule 2 of the Bill relating to voter identification.
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