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14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
The Commonwealth has some statutory obligations to set standards: eg, under the Quarantine Act 1908 (see below), and the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (to provide a national framework for the regulation of therapeutic goods in Australia and ensure their quality, safety and efficacy). -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageQuestions on Notice 8 May 2003
I refer to the Questions on Notice received by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("HREOC") after it gave evidence before the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee's Reference on the Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Bill 2003 ("AHRC Bill") on 29 April 2003 and provide the following responses. -
25 September 2013Book page
10 Questions for discussion
There are two broad challenges regarding human rights and use of the Internet which emerge from the discussion in this paper, namely: How do we as a society achieve an appropriate balance between competing rights in an online environment? What steps should be taken to address discrimination in terms of the ability of certain groups to access (and safely utilise) the Internet? 10.1 Addressing… -
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… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Additional information provided by applicants for exemption under DDA section 55: Cinema captioning and audio description
3. What would be the set up cost of providing both captions and audio description in any one screen? Answer - The set up cost will vary depending on the amount of work required to install the new equipment. I can advise that the equipment (hardware alone) will be approximately $30,000 per screen. It is not possible to judge the labour component due to the complexity each cinema may have in its… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Notice of application for temporary exemption: Queensland and Western Australian Taxi Councils
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has received an application (attached in MS Word format) together with a supporting affidavit (MS Word format) from the Taxi Council of Queensland and the Taxi Council of Western Australia on behalf of their respective members, for exemption from the operation of Part 1.2 of Schedule 1 of the Disability Standards for Accessible Transport 2002 and… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Notice of decision on application for temporary exemption: WizzBus
Under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA) the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 18 February 2009. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Notice of temporary exemption under the DDA: Buchan Bus ‘n Freight
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 27 June 2008 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning accessibility of a bus service operating as Buchan Bus ‘n Freight. -
13 April 2015Book page
Our work plan for 2014-15
Priority: Human rights education and promotion We work to build awareness of rights and freedoms across the community, encouraging a culture of respect and responsibility that values dignity. To make this a reality, the Commission creates a range of community engagement and human rights education programs to engage with a broad cross-section of the community. We use tools such as social… -
5 February 2015Book page
12 Children in detention on Nauru
12.1 Accommodation 12.2 Facilities 12.3 Provision of clothing and footwear 12.4 Recreation and play 12.5 Education 12.6 Security measures 12.7 Policy guiding the transfer of children to Nauru 12.8 Impact of detention on children 12.9 Transfer of unaccompanied children 12.10 Child protection and allegations of abuse 12.11 Health services 12.12 Republic of Nauru Hospital 12.13 Mental health… -
13 November 2014Book page
People and performance
Organisational excellence The Commission is accredited as an ‘A status’ national human rights institution (NHRI) by the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. The ICC is responsible for accrediting new NHRIs, as well as re-accrediting existing NHRIs every five years, according to a rigorous and transparent process… -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2005 : Summary
During 2005, the Prime Minister, the Attorney-General, and the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, made statements to the effect that the Australian Government was interested in supporting Indigenous Australians to explore opportunities to lease or buy communal lands for private or personal use. The government's premise was that if Indigenous people were encouraged… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012SpeechMental Health, Social Inclusion and Citizenship Awards
Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. It is honour to be here today to help recognise the people who try to make a difference to some of the most vulnerable and marginalised people in our community. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechPresentation at the Governor’s Leadership Foundation Forum
HREOC is a statutory body independent of government. While our main function is to promote an understanding and acceptance of human rights in Australia, we are also charged with the responsibilities of investigating, and attempting to conciliate complaints of unlawful discrimination under the federal Racial Discrimination Act 1975, the Sex Discrimination Act 1984, the Disability Discrimination… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Productivity Commission Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave - 20 May 2008
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission – HREOC – is Australia’s national human rights institution with legislative responsibility for the promotion and independent monitoring of human rights in Australia. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Villawood
1. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (the Commission) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (the PWC) on the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre Redevelopment Project. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech
“Access to the arts: Being Discriminating rather than Discriminatory"
Take a piece of canvas, some chicken wire, paint and plastic, and put them together so that they resemble a potato cooked in its jacket. Mount the whole thing on a block of wood, add a label that says "baked potato with butter" and what have you got? You've got a famous example of Pop Art. The collector who bought it is alleged to have remarked, "pop is the art of today, tomorrow… -
14 December 2012Book page
A Bad Business - Part B: The Complaints Process
Sexual harassment is an unwelcome sexual advance, unwelcome request for sexual favours or other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature which makes a person feel offended, humiliated or intimidated, where a reasonable person would anticipate that reaction in the circumstances. [11] The Sex Discrimination Act defines the nature and circumstances in which sexual harassment is unlawful. [12] -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
1. The Women Barristers' Association ("WBA") makes this submission to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission in relation to its national inquiry into children in immigration detention. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012SpeechDeveloping a Culture of Human Rights: Education, Public Awareness and Active Citizenship
The Australian Human Rights Commission supports a Human Rights Act for Australia. It would set out in a single document the human rights that all people in Australia are entitled to enjoy, and the responsibilities we have to respect the rights of others.