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The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ welcomes the opportunity to submit comments to the Social Policy Committee of the NSW Legislative Assembly in its Inquiry into International Student Accommodation in New South Wales. The Commission is established by the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Act 1986 (Cth) and is Australia’s national human rights institution.

The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ welcomes the opportunity to submit comments on the cross-curriculum priorities. As stated in our previous submissions, we appreciate the consultative approach taken by ACARA to the development of the national school curriculum.

Information concerning Australia and the Convention on the Rights of the Child ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child August 2011 Download in PDF [416KB] Download in Word [498KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 National developments 3 General measures of implementation 3.1 Legal protection of children’s rights 3.2 UN Declaration on the…

Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Dialogues with China and Vietnam ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade – Human Rights Sub-Committee August 2011 Download in PDF [1705 KB] Download in Word [308 KB] Table of contents 1 Introduction and Background (a) Attendance at Dialogues (b) Preparation of Briefing (c)…

Recommendation 1: That subsection 22(3)(b) and proposed subsection 15B(3)(a) of the Extradition Act be expanded to provide that the Attorney-General must not make a surrender determination where there are substantial grounds for believing that, if the person were surrendered to the extradition country, the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading…

Inquiry into Multiculturalism in Australia ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration 29 April 2011 Download in PDF [536KB] Download in Word [222KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Recommendations 3 Multiculturalism, social inclusion and human rights 4 Settlement and participation 5 National productive capacity 1 Introduction The Australian…

The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ welcomes the development of a national school curriculum (the Curriculum). We believe that the development of the Curriculum is a unique opportunity to ensure all young Australians develop an understanding and appreciation for human rights.

Submissions to parliaments and law reform bodies The Commission seeks to promote and protect human rights through submissions to parliamentary inquiries, government departments and law reform bodies. See also Submissions sorted by date sorted by subject other submissions Index by Committee and Department Access and Equity Inquiry Panel Advisory Group on Reform of Australian Government

Inquiry into the Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 3 November 2010 Download in PDF [80 KB] Download in Word [320 KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 The Bill 5 Commission’s recommendations for amendments to the SDA 5.1 Commission’s

Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee on the Age Discrimination Bill 2003 3 September 2003 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (Commission) welcomes the federal government's proposal in the Age Discrimination Bill 2003 ('the Bill') to make discrimination because of age unlawful. 1.2 The concept of age discrimination is not…

Tasmanian Human Rights Charter Consultation ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Tasmanian Department of Justice 29 November 2010 Download in PDF [190 KB] Download in Word [320 KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Tasmanian Charter of Rights model 4.1 Economic, social and cultural rights 4.2 Role of parliament (a) Pre-legislative scrutiny (b)…

HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Submission in response to the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute’s Issues Paper: A Charter of Rights for Tasmania? 15 December 2006 INTRODUCTION The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘the Commission’) makes this submission to the Tasmania Law Reform Institute in response to its issues paper titled A Charter of Rights for Tasmania. The

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) thanks the Human Rights Consultation Committee (the Committee) for the opportunity to make this submission.

The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ (the Commission) makes this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee in its inquiry into the Commonwealth Commissioner for ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ and Young People Bill 2010. This submission considers the broad issues raised by the Bill. It does not make a detailed analysis of each proposed provision.

This submission is made by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘Commission') in response to the terms of reference issued by the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties inquiry into the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on Involvement of ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in Armed Conflict (‘Optional Protocol').

Australian Citizenship Test Submission by the Human Rights And Equal Opportunity Commission to the Australian Citizenship Test Review Committee 5 June 2008 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Level 8, 133 Castlereagh St GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 Ph. (02) 9284 9600 Download Word A: Introduction 1. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) welcomes the Minister’s …

Submission of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commissi on to the Legal And Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing Bill) 2007 6 July 2007 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Level 8, 133 Castlereagh St GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 Ph. (02) 9284 9600 www.humanrights.gov.au A. INTRODUCTION The Human Rights and Equal…

SENATE LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL LEGISLATION COMMITTEE ON THE AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP BILL 2005 20 January 2006 Introduction 1. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ('the Commission') has been invited by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee ('the Committee') to make submissions on the Australian Citizenship Bill ('the Bill'), which is intended to replace the …

At the hearing held 30 January 2006, the Commission took three questions on notice. I am advised that the answers to the Honourable Senators’ questions are as set out below.

Recommendation 2: Provision be made for serious offences by providing that serious offences can only be spent if a court so orders (in accordance with the procedure set out at clause 9).