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View the Commission's Submission to a Parliamentary Joint Committee in relation to police powers, control orders and preventative detention orders.

Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Information concerning Australia’s compliance with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ submission to the UN

Information concerning Australia’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 18 September 2017 ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Priority areas 3 General information 3.1 Scrutiny of human rights and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (ICCPR article 2; LOI 2 & 4) 3…

Australian Citizenship Legislation (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017 21 July 2017 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendation 4 Additional requirements for people seeking citizenship by conferral 4.1 Four years permanent residency 4.2 English language requirements 4.3 Integration into the Australian community 4.4 …

NSW Juvenile Justice: Human rights and the use of force Submission to NSW Inspector of Custodial Services

Submission by the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ to the UN Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights

7 June 2017 Strengthening the test for Australian Citizenship Department of Immigration and Border Protection PO Box 25 Belconnen ACT 2616 Sent via email: citizenship.submissions@border.gov.au Submission on the proposed changes to the test for Australian citizenship The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ (‘the Commission’) makes this submission to the Department of Immigration and Border

Inquiry into Strengthening Multiculturalism ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Select Committee on Strengthening Multiculturalism 19 May 2017 Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Multiculturalism in Australia 5 Government and other official support for multiculturalism 6 Issues facing Australia’s multicultural society 6.1 Racial discrimination and its…

Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 23 March 2017 Ms Toni Matulick Committee Secretary Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 By email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au Dear Ms Matulick, Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 I refer to the above Bill which has been referred to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affair…

Violence against women in Australia AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SUBMISSION TO THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 20 January 2017 Download PDF Download Word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Background information 5 Recent developments in Australia 5.1 National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ 5.2 Relevant Federal…

ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights 15 February 2017 Additional documents - 17 February 2017 Opening Statement to the Free Speech Inquiry - 17 February 2017 Prior v QUT Chronology Dinnison v Leak Chronology Executive summary 1. The Commission made a submission to this inquiry on 9 December 2016 and appeared before the Committee…

Inquiry into Migrant Settlement Outcomes ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration 31 January 2017 Download Word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Non-discrimination 4.1 International obligations 4.2 Migration and racial discrimination in Australia 4.3 Assessing settlement prospects 5 Settlement outcomes and…