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14 December 2012WebpageInquiry into the sexualisation of children in the contemporary media environment
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts (the Senate Committee) inquiry into the sexualisation of children in the media environment (Inquiry). -
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17 July 2013Submission
Inquiry into Children, Young People and the Built Environment
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14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Artwork Submitted to the Inquiry 6. Drawing provided by a child at Baxter IDF and given to Commission staff during visit. To return to the Artwork Index page click here. Last Updated 6 March 2003. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Artwork Submitted to the Inquiry 4. Drawing provided by a former child detainee in a focus group of the Inquiry. To return to the Artwork Index page click here. Last Updated 9 January 2003. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Artwork Submitted to the Inquiry 5. Comments made by former child detainee on cover of HREOC Report, Those who've come across the seas To return to the Artwork Index page click here. Last Updated 9 January 2003. -
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17 July 2013Submission
Inquiry into the Correctional Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2006
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14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Artwork Submitted to the Inquiry 1. Drawings provided by a child who has been in detention at Port Hedland for 22 months. To return to the Artwork Index page click here. Last Updated 9 January 2003. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Artwork Submitted to the Inquiry 3. Two drawings provided by a child at Woomera IRPC At Night This Happens (Woomera, June 2002) To return to the Artwork Index page click here. Last Updated 9 January 2003. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Every night I remind you my mom when I look at the sky I see your face as moon as shines above me during the night at the sky I see your eyes as stars as shine above me during the night at the sky I feel I'm lonely here I miss you mom -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Artwork Submitted to the Inquiry The following poems and drawings were submitted to the inquiry. Click on the images below to view larger versions. 1. Drawings provided by a child who has been in detention at Port Hedland IRPC for 22 months. 2. Two poems and a drawing provided by the mother of a child at Woomera IRPC Click here to read: Just for Australian Kind People (1) and Just for… -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry into Employment and Disability: Employer Consultation - Sydney, 7 July 2005
They discussed some of the problems and strategies associated with recruitment and retention of people with disabilities. They also provided feedback on some of the Inquiry's draft recommendations. -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Removal of Mandatory Minimum Penalties) Bill 2012
The Commission supports the repeal from the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (Migration Act) of the mandatory minimum penalties currently applicable to the aggravated offence of people smuggling. -
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21 December 2015Submission
Inquiry into the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No.1) 2015
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14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (2010)
the Commission in its Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the inquiry into the effectiveness of the SDA in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality (the Senate Committee); and -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the Native Title Amendment Bill (No 2) 2009 (Cth) (2009)
The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (the Committee) in its Inquiry into the Native Title Amendment Bill (No 2) 2009 (Cth) (the Bill). -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Detention Reform and Procedural Fairness) Bill 2011
Recommendation 2: The Migration Act should be amended to provide that detention of unlawful non-citizens in immigration detention facilities must only be used as a measure of last resort. There should be a clear presumption against the detention of children for immigration purposes. -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Inquest into the deaths of David Gurralpa and Robert Plasto-Lehner (2009)
Part 2.2: The obligations imposed by the right to life (article 6 of the ICCPR), including that by arresting and detaining individuals police take responsibility to care for their life. -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Supplementary information to the Inquiry into Cyber Safety for Senior Australians
Information about cyber safety needs to be extended to offline media platforms in order to reach older Australians who are not yet online and may have concerns about going online due to safety issues. Older Australians are still very loyal to traditional media platforms such as TV, radio and print.[1] The following media settings and publications target older Australians and could be good avenues… -
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18 November 2014Submission
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Bill 2014
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Bill 2014 Submission by the Australian Human Rights Commission 28 October 2014 Download PDF Download Word -
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26 February 2016Submission
Submission to Inquiry into the Regulatory and Legislative Aspects of Surrogacy Arrangements (2016)
Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Surrogacy and human rights 4.1 What is surrogacy? 4.2 Human rights issues in surrogacy arrangements 5 Current regulation of domestic surrogacy in Australia 6 Options for future domestic regulation: increase consistency and certainty domestically 6.1 Previous attempts at national consistency 6.2 Identifying people willing to enter…