Refine results
-
Rights and Freedoms
19 September 2018WebpageRights and Freedoms
Learn how the Commission works to protect the right of all Australians to be treated with dignity and value as it lies at the foundation of human rights. -
Rights and Freedoms
19 June 2018Publication
OPCAT in Australia. Consultation Paper: Stage 2
In this second stage of consultation with civil society, the Commission invites comments on the proposals set out in the Interim Report, as well as a further set of questions regarding how OPCAT should be implemented in Australia. The two stages of the Commission’s consultation are intended to be complementary -
-
Rights and Freedoms
4 August 2017Webpage
Submissions to OPCAT in Australia Consultation 2017
Submissions - OPCAT Civil Society Consultation Submissions received by the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in response to the guideline questions its OPCAT in Australia Consultation Paper (2017) available here. You can follow the progress of our consultations at our OPCAT Consultation Page. Submissions from organisations and individuals Where a submission is not available it is either -
Rights and Freedoms
3 August 2017Webpage
Submissions: OPCAT Civil Society Consultation
Submissions - OPCAT Civil Society Consultation Submissions received by the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in response to the guideline questions its OPCAT in Australia Consultation Paper (2017), available here. Submissions from organisations and individuals Where a submission is not available it is either confidential or its confidentiality is pending. Northern Territory Anti… -
Rights and Freedoms
18 May 2017Publication
OPCAT in Australia Consultation Paper (2017)
Review the OPCAT Australia Consultation Paper 2017, which discusses the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture. -
Rights and Freedoms
15 May 2017Webpage
OPCAT Consultation Page
OPCAT in Australia Consultation - Implementation Consultations with Civil Society OPCAT Page On 9 February 2017, the Australian Government announced it would ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) by December 2017, working closely with states and territories. On 15 December 2017, the Australian… -
Rights and Freedoms
24 February 2017Publication
Missing out: The business case for customer diversity (2017)
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ is very pleased to launch Missing out: The business case for customer diversity in partnership with Deloitte Australia. -
Rights and Freedoms
13 February 2017Opinion piece
OPCAT could revolutionise Australia's treatment of detainees
The federal government has announced it will ratify and implement the OPCAT treaty . Few people will have heard of OPCAT (Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture). It creates no new legal rights. Yet it could be the single most positive step this decade in improving conditions in all Australian places of detention. OPCAT will enhance how independent bodies inspect places of…
Download PDF (0.16 mb)