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Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into Australia’s agreement with Malaysia in relation to asylum seekers
Recommendation 1: Asylum seekers should not be transferred from Australia to Malaysia under the Arrangement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Malaysia on Transfer and Resettlement. -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Report No. 30
Pursuant to s 31(b)(ii) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth), I attach a report of my inquiry into a complaint of discrimination in employment by Mr William Mayne against the Commonwealth of Australia, Australian Defence Force - Royal Australian Air Force. I have found that the act complained of constitutes discrimination in employment on the basis of age. -
Race Discrimination10 July 2014Speech
The Asianisation of Australia?
Keynote speech to Asian Studies Association of Australia Annual Conference, “AsiaScapes: Contesting Borders” -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
Creating Fairness and Equality in the Workplace
It is now 12 months since the introduction of WorkChoices radically restructured Australia’s industrial relations system. Today, I propose to reflect on the implications of WorkChoices for the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) and to outline reforms HREOC believes are necessary to safeguard fairness and equality in the workplace. -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
National Legal Aid Best practice Conference
I would like to acknowledge the Kaurna People, the traditional owners of the land on which we stand and pay my respects to their elders, both past and present. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice and Native Title Report 2007 Community Guide - Family Violence Initiatives Community Guide
Family violence and abuse is occurring at an unacceptable level in our Indigenous communities. It is a scourge that damages our families and communities, traumatises our women and children and tears at the fabric of our culture. -
14 December 2012Book page
Towards Accessible Telecommunications for People with Disabilities
2.1 Introduction 2.2 Telephone Network Evolution 2.2.1 Mainstream Technology Developments 2.2.2 Customer Access Alternatives 2.2.3 Implications for People with Disabilities 2.3 Wireless Communications 2.3.1 Mainstream Developments in Mobile Telecommunications 2.3.2 Implications for People with Disabilities 2.4 Development of the Internet 2.4.1 Mainstream Internet Development 2.4.2 World Wide Web… -
Disability Rights2 July 2014Speech
National Press Club address
(check against delivery) I acknowledge the traditional owners of this land. I do so not as a formulaic beginning, but as a sincere recognition of the place which the land holds in the lives and culture of our first Australians. I saw much of the disadvantage Aboriginal people experience during my time as Race Discrimination Commissioner, and fail to understand why - at a time when we are… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees19 June 2013Speech
Australian Government’s third country processing regime & human rights
Explore a speech delivered by the former President of the Human Rights Commission, Professor Gillian Triggs, to the Refugee Advice and Casework Service. -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2007: Chapter 3
It is crucial to the functioning of the native title system that there are organisations representing Indigenous people and assisting them to gain recognition and protection of native title. -
14 December 2012Book page
Chapter 4: Beyond the Apology - an agenda for healing: Social Justice Report 2008
On 13 February 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, on behalf of the Australian Parliament, made a historic and long overdue national Apology to the Stolen Generations. With eloquence and emotion, Prime Minister Rudd said what so many Australians have wanted to say, and what so many Indigenous peoples have needed to hear: -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Recommendation for granting of temporary exemption under the Disability Discrimination Act: Hervey Bay RSL
Explore a report where the Commission recommends a temporary exemption under the Disability Discrimination Act to the Hervey Bay RSL Club. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Notice of temporary exemption application: Hervey Bay RSL Club
People with disabilities have the same human rights as all members of the community. -
14 December 2012Book page
Mature Workers: Case studies from the workplace
With the Australian workforce changing rapidly, more and more employers are recognising the benefits that older workers bring to their organisation: experience, reliability, dependability, to name a few. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2001-2002: Chapter 9
In 2000-01, as in past years, the Commission participated in some bilateral international program activities, generally as part of the Australian Governments development cooperation program developed by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). -
Children's Rights14 December 2012Webpage
Children and young people
Most violence is perpetrated against children and young people by someone they know, often in the family. Addressing family violence raises multiple challenges due to its ‘private’ nature and the widespread recognition that the family is the natural environment for its members and should provide physical and emotional safety.[63] -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
The Sabean Mandaean Association in Australia was founded in 1982. The Association’s financial and non-financial membership is around 2,000 persons. Inter alia, the Association looks after the humanitarian, spiritual, and social needs of Mandaean asylum seekers who have settled or who wish to settle in Australia. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
NOTICE OF GRANT OF APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY EXEMPTION
By this instrument, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘the Commission’) grants to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (‘ABS’) a temporary exemption pursuant to s 44(1) of the Sex Discrimination Act (Cth) 1984 (‘the SDA’) from the operation of Divisions 1 and 2 of Part II of the SDA, in the terms set out from 1.1 to 1.3 below. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
INQUIRY INTO THE STOLEN GENERATION COMPENSATION BILL 2008
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘HREOC’) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Senate Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee for its Inquiry into the Stolen Generations Compensation Bill 2008. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2007-2008: Chapter 11 - International Activities
While the role and functions of HREOC as set out in legislation are primarily directed towards human rights issues within Australia, HREOC undertakes an international education and training role, with a specific focus on agencies in the Asia Pacific region.
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