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Rights and Freedoms27 March 2023Submission
Queensland inspection standards for youth detention centres and prisons
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Queensland Ombudsman and Inspector of Detention Services' consultation on inspection standards for youth detention centres and prisons (Qld Standards). -
8 April 2022Conciliation register
2020-10-08
The complainant’s son has fragile X syndrome and an intellectual disability and needs assistance when handling money, paying bills and accessing his bank account. The complainant had been assisting her son with his banking at the respondent bank and claimed the bank told her that third-party authorisation would continue after he turned 18. She alleged that when her son turned 18, the bank… -
Sex Discrimination5 May 2023Submission
Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee), on Australia’s List of Issues Prior to Reporting (LOIPR)
This submission is made by the Australian Human Rights Commission (Commission), an ‘A status’ national human rights institution operating in conformity with the Paris Principles, based on work it has undertaken in accordance with its mandate and functions. -
Legal20 March 2023Submission
Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws
The Australian Human Rights Commission (Commission) makes this submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) in relation to its inquiry into Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws. -
Technology and Human Rights28 April 2023Submission
Fighting Tech-facilitated Slavery
Find out how technology is assisting illegal slavery operations in digital spaces and what we can do to stop it. -
16 March 2022Conciliation register
2020-08-02
The complainant experiences chronic lower-back joint pain, depression, and anxiety and at times uses a walking stick. She worked as a driver for the respondent government department and claimed that the department did not provide her with an accessible parking space, asked her not to use her walking stick and did not otherwise accommodate her disability. She also alleged colleagues bullied… -
16 March 2022Conciliation register
2021-02-02
The complainant is 71 years of age and a long-term customer of the respondent bank. He made enquiries about obtaining a home-loan to enable him to buy an investment property which may later become his home. He alleged he was told it was the bank’s policy not to offer home loans to persons over 70 years of age without taking into account his ability to repay the loan. The complainant received… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees7 December 2023Opinion piece
Hasty detainee laws raise human rights concerns
Read an opinion piece from Australia's Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay raising concerns about the passage of new laws responding to the fallout from the recent NZYQ High Court decision. -
2 July 2021Conciliation register
2020-06-02
The complainant has a hearing impairment and alleged the respondent subscription broadcaster did not offer closed captions, meaning he was unable to access programs. The broadcaster advised it was in the process of introducing closed captioning in its broadcasts. The broadcaster indicated a willingness to try to resolve the complaint by conciliation. The complaint was resolved with an… -
2 July 2021Conciliation register
2020-06-14
The respondent provided accommodation to the complainant, who was a distant relative from overseas. The complainant alleged the respondent sexually harassed her, including by making sexual comments, sending sexual text messages, showing her pornographic images and saying he would not have invited her to come live with him if he knew she would not have sex with him. On being informed of the … -
2 July 2021Conciliation register
2020-06-07
The complainant is a woman and alleged the respondent bowls club did not admit women as full members. The bowls club claimed that its constitution empowered and allowed its male-only committee to deny women full membership to the club. The complaint was resolved with an agreement that the club accept the Complainant’s application for full membership and an acknowledgement by the club that… -
2 July 2021Conciliation register
2020-06-05
The complainant is a transgender woman. She alleged that a staff member of the respondent supermarket told her she was not a woman and laughed at her for wearing a dress. On being advised of the complaint, the supermarket indicated a willingness to try to resolve the complaint by conciliation. The complaint was resolved with an agreement that the supermarket apologise to the complainant for… -
Children's Rights17 April 2023Submission
General Comment 26 on children's rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change
Submission by the National Children's Commissioner to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child consultation on General Comment 26 on children's rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice24 May 2023News story
One year since the Uluru Statement called for Voice, Treaty & Truth
The Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO is encouraging all Australians to reflect on the call made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Central Australia one year ago. On May 26 last year, First Nations peoples from around the country presented the historic Uluru Statement from the Heart. It called for: constitutional reforms to empower our people and take a rightful… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice24 May 2023News story
Uluru Statement ‘cannot be ignored’
Australia’s human rights bodies tell political leaders: Uluru Statement ‘cannot be ignored’ Australia’s federal, state and territory human rights bodies have urged political leaders to work across party lines to deliver Constitutional reform for Australia’s First Peoples. In a joint letter, the Australian Council of Human Rights Authorities (ACHRA) says the Uluru Statement from the Heart … -
8 April 2022Conciliation register
2021-04-01
The complainant is 64 years of age and was employed by the respondent computer wholesaler and IT services provider. Employees under the age of 65 were covered by a group salary continuance insurance policy which provided a monthly income benefit in case of total or partial disability due to illness or injury. Employees who were members of the corporate superannuation fund were also covered… -
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Rights and Freedoms12 April 2023Submission
Draft General Comment on Article 4 of Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT)
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (UN SPT) consultation on its Draft General Comment on Article 4 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT)