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14 December 2012WebpageHot topics index
Hot Topics is a new feature that provides assistance in locating significant reports and publications, fact sheets and education materials regarding work the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has undertaken. -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Webpage
Conciliation Register
The Conciliation Register provides summaries of a selection of complaints that have been resolved through the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s conciliation process. -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Webpage
Complaints publications
Publications and other documents Act information sheets Complaint process brochures Pathways to Resolution DVD Charter of Service Translated information 'Know Your Rights' - Information card for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Information for Young People Human Rights reports -
Legal
14 December 2012PublicationReports to the Minister under the AHRC Act
In addition to receiving complaints of unlawful discrimination, the Commission can inquire into complaints of breaches of human rights and workplace discrimination under the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Act 1986 (Cth) (AHRC Act). -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Webpage
Complaint Guides
Discover guides for filing complaints. -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Webpage
Pathways to Resolution: The conciliation process of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ
Pathways to Resolution: The conciliation process of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ. One of the Commission's main roles is to try to resolve complaints made under federal human rights and discrimination law through a process called 'conciliation' This video/DVD provides useful information about the Commission's conciliation process for people who have made, or are thinking about… -
14 December 2012Book page
Complaint statistics - Annual Report 2009-2010: ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ
*Complaints in this category were not conciliable and therefore transferred from the Commission’s Complaint Handling Section to the Legal Section for further inquiry and possible reporting. -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Webpage
Responding to complaints
Information for people and organisations responding to complaints -
14 December 2012Book page
Constitutional reform: Creating a nation for all of us (2011)
By the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Download report PDF [1.5 MB] Word [720 KB] -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012WebpageDisability complaint outcomes
Disability complaint outcomes From this page you can find Conciliated settlements : selected summaries of agreements reached with the Commission s assistance by the parties to complaints under the Disability Discrimination Act Court decisions : decisions by the Federal Court or Federal Magistrates Court, where a complaint has not been able to be conciliated, or has been terminated by the -
14 December 2012Book page
Guideline on Premises Standards - 2012 draft
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has now completed its update of the Guideline on the Application of the Premises Standards first issued in March 2011. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Notice for exemption: Brisbane Transport
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has received an application from Brisbane Transport under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA) and Part 33A of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards) for an exemption from s 23 of the DDA and Part 11 of the Transport Standards. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Subject Index - Submissions to the Commonwealth Parliament
Submissions The Commission seeks to promote and protect human rights through submissions to parliamentary inquiries, government departments and law reform bodies. Recent Submissions Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) - Bill 2018 Inquiry into local adoption - 12 June 2018 Independent Review of the Australian Public Service - 17 July 2018 Review of the … -
Education14 December 2012Webpage
Business and Human Rights
View the Commission's online hub that assists businesses and employers to support diversity and meet their obligations under anti-discrimination law. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012ProjectClimate Change and Human Rights
Climate change and human rights Why are human rights relevant to climate change? Which human rights are affected by climate change? How do climate change policies impact on human rights? Why should climate change policies incorporate human rights principles? Past projects and publications Why are human rights relevant to climate change? Governments have traditionally approached climate… -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Project
Discrimination in Employment on the Basis of Criminal Record
Discrimination in Employment on the Basis of Criminal Record In recent years the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has received a significant number of complaints from people alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record. The complaints indicate that there is a great deal of misunderstanding by both employers and people with criminal records about discrimination on… -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Project
Human Rights and Euthanasia
Euthanasia, or voluntary assisted suicide, has been the subject of much moral, religious, philosophical, legal and human rights debate in Australia. At the core of this debate is how to reconcile competing values: the desire of individuals to choose to die with dignity when suffering, and the need to uphold the inherent right to life of every person, as recognised by article 6(1) of the ICCPR. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Project
Freedom of Religion and Belief
News: 1 September 2015 - Religious Freedom Roundtable announced. Introduction | More detail on Article 18 | Project: Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century | Publications | Speeches | Comments Introduction The right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion is recognised in Article 18 of the ICCPR. Article 18 protects not only the ‘traditional’ religious beliefs of the major… -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Project
Housing, homelessness and human rights
People experiencing homelessness face violations of a wide range of human rights. Access to safe and secure housing is one of the most basic human rights. However, homelessness is not just about housing. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Project
Prisoners Rights
Prisoners, just like all other people, are entitled to enjoy their human rights. Prisoners can make complaints to the Commission about human rights breaches and discrimination that occurs in prison.