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Commission - General
29 November 2016Book pageRecommendations
Recommendation 1: The Australian Government follow up the initial meetings with Indigenous leadership with regular consultations which materially inform policy and legislation impacting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Recommendation 2: The Australian Government pursue the key priorities for change and recommendations outlined in the Redfern Statement, utilising the Council of … -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
29 November 2016PublicationSocial Justice and Native Title Report 2016
As Acting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and Deputy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, we are pleased to present the Social Justice and Native Title Report 2016. -
Rights and Freedoms
23 November 2016Opinion pieceStriking the right balance on free speech
Discover how a former Human Rights Commissioner was asked whether the Racial Discrimination Act impinges on freedom of expression under international law. -
Commission - General
3 November 2016Publication
Annual Report 2015-2016
Also available: Complaint Statistics 2015-2016 | President’s statement This Annual Report sets out the performance of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in the 2015–16 financial year. This year has been both a challenging and rewarding one for the Commission. We have achieved the highest conciliation rates of complaints under the four discrimination laws since our inception 30 years ago … -
Legal
28 October 2016SubmissionCriminal Code Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2016
Criminal Code Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2016 Submission to Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security 12 October 2016 -
Legal
28 October 2016Submission
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 Submission to Senate Standing Committees on Economics 5 September 2016 Note: The attached submission was previously provided to the Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee in May 2015 for their inquiry into social security amendments relating to psychiatric confinement which is now Schedule 20 of the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016.
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