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Employers18 February 2015Quick Guide
Contact Officer
Learn about the purpose, roles, and responsibilities of a contact officer in the workplace. -
Employers18 February 2015Quick Guide
Hearing Impairment
Hearing impairments can be covered by the Disability Discrimination Act. The Act makes it against the law to discriminate against a person because of disability. There are some limited exceptions and exemptions. It is not unlawful to discriminate against an employee on the basis of their disability if the person cannot perform the inherent requirements of a job after reasonable adjustments… -
Employers13 February 2015Quick Guide
Conciliation
If a complaint of discrimination or harassment is made to the Australian Human Rights Commission, the complaint may be resolved through a process known as ‘conciliation’. Conciliation is an informal, flexible approach to resolving complaints. The Commission tries to help everyone involved in the complaint to understand the issues and find a solution that is acceptable to everyone. We do not… -
Employers3 February 2015Quick Guide
Access to Premises
Everybody has a right to access and use public places, such as shops, restaurants, office blocks, educational institutions, sporting venues, libraries and cinemas. It is against the law for public places to be inaccessible to people with disabilities. This applies to existing places, as well as places under construction. The Disability Discrimination Act requires organisations to make… -
Education22 May 2013Webpage
RightsTalk: David Marr biography
Explore the biography of media identity David Marr, who abandoned the law to write for the Fairfax press and broadcast for ABC radio and television. -
Legal
8 February 2018SubmissionSubmission: Review of certain police powers, control orders and preventative detention orders (2017)
View the Commission's Submission to a Parliamentary Joint Committee in relation to police powers, control orders and preventative detention orders. -
Sex Discrimination
13 March 2013WebpageInquiries
Explore the Australian Human Rights Commission’s efforts to combat sex discrimination and promote gender equality through inquiries and initiatives. -
29 January 2013Book page
Glossary of Cadet Terms
Chit Medical Advice Card outlining any treatment or limitation required by a cadet Chitting Refers to use of a Medical Advice Card to malinger Dully First year cadet E&D’ed Disciplinary action in relation to certain unacceptable behaviour Grey man A cadet whose performance (either negative or positive) does not come to the attention of staff Jacking A perceived display of disloyalty,… -
14 December 2012Book page
20 Years on: The Challenges Continue - Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission would like to thank the following people. COMMISSIONER AND EDITOR Pru Goward DIRECTOR, SEX DISCRIMINATION UNIT Sally Moyle AUTHORS Pru Goward Gayle Balding CONTRIBUTORS Sex Discrimination Unit Melissa Stutsel Karen O’Connell Marissa Sandler (to November 2003) Complaints Rocky Clifford Paula Gonzalez Legal Katie Ellinson… -
14 December 2012Book page
Mandatory detention laws in Australia
Briefing paper Outlines and evaluates the state and territory laws. The paper describes the impact of the laws and provides a summary of criticisms made by others. -
14 December 2012Book page
Same-Sex: Same Entitlements: Letter of Transmission
We are pleased to present Same-Sex: Same Entitlements, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission’s report of the National Inquiry into Discrimination Against People in Same-Sex Relationships: Financial and Work-Related Entitlements and Benefits. -
14 December 2012Book page
Appendix 3 Action taken by the Department
A last resort? National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention Back to contents Appendix 3 Action taken by the Department Click here to view/download this document in PDF 13 May 2004 -
14 December 2012Book page
Appendix 5 Acknowledgements
Research : Vanessa Lesnie, Kate Temby, Alanna Sherry, Dr Pauline Moore, Stephen Duffield, Des Hogan, Karen O'Connell, Bassina Farbenblum, Rachel Stein-Holmes, Ian Price, Linda Gibbons -
14 December 2012Book page
INQUIRY INTO EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND PARTICIPATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: TERMS OF REFERENCE
Dr Sev Ozdowski, Human Rights Commissioner and Acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner, will conduct on behalf of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and pursuant to sections 31(a)(b)(c) and (e) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth), an inquiry into equal opportunity in employment and occupation for people with a disability in Australia. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submissions in reponse to revised application re free to air TV captioning: September 2008
Submissions in reponse to revised application re free to air TV captioning: September 2008 See also notice of inquiry Joint submission: Deafness Forum; Deaf Australia; Deafness Council of Western Australia (MS Word) Media Access Australia (MS Word) -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submissions in response to Queensland Rail application for exemption: allocated spaces on tilt train
Submissions in response to Queensland Rail application for exemption: allocated spaces on tilt train See also notice of inquiry Accessible Public Transport Jurisdictional Committee (MS Word) -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submissions on application for temporary exemption: Westbus
Submissions on application for temporary exemption: Westbus These submissions are in response to a notice of inquiry issued by the Commission. P.Reid Physical Disability Council of NSW People With Disabilities NSW M.Corcoran K.Irvine South Australian Passenger Transport Board -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submissions in response to application for exemption under DDA section 55: Regional broadcast television captioning
Submissions in response to application for exemption under DDA section 55: Regional broadcast television captioning Australian Federation of Deaf Societies (PDF) Deafness Council of Western Australia (MS Word) Deafness Forum of Australia (MS Word) -
14 December 2012Book page
Voices of Australia: Activity sheet 2 - rightsED
Complete an activity sheet where you need to identify a character who came to Australia in 1970 and has a diverse range of experience and interests. -
14 December 2012Book page
Voices of Australia: Activity sheet 8 - human rights education
Complete a puzzle that increases the human rights vocabulary of students on issues such as discrimination, ethnicity, migration, respect and civil law.