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14 December 2012WebpageSenate File Listing 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006
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Senate File Listing 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005
PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - INTERNATIONAL CHINA HRTC 2005/2006 - ACTIVITY 1.5.1 PENITENTIARY ADMINISTRATION DESIGN VISIT -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Opinion pieceOpinion Pieces - Scrutinising our counter-terrorism laws (2008)
In 2006, I was a member of the Government-appointed Sheller Committee, which recommended the establishment of an independent review of counter-terrorism laws. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Opinion piece
Opinion Pieces - Protecting Australians' rights (2008)
The new century has thrown up enormous challenges, as well as breathtaking opportunities to us all. One such challenge is the protection of human rights. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Opinion piece
A question of human rights (2008)
As the Government points out on its Australia 2020 Summit website, the new century has thrown up enormous challenges, as well as breathtaking opportunities to us all. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Opinion piece
Opinion Pieces - Immigration detention laws need reviewing (2008)
This is an often depressing tour that we at the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) undertake every year to monitor the conditions of immigration detention in Australia for compliance with internationally recognised human rights obligations. We tour and inspect the facilities, interview the staff and meet with the detainees themselves. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012WebpageKnow your rights about disability discrimination and harassment
Discover your rights regarding disability discrimination and harassment. -
Commission - General
14 December 2012PublicationAnnual Report 2011–2012: ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ
I have pleasure in presenting the Annual Report of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ for the period ending 30 June 2012. The report has been prepared pursuant to section 45 of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Act 1986 and in accordance with the requirements of section 70 of the Public Service Act 1999. -
14 December 2012Book page
AusHRC 54: Pak family v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration & Citizenship)
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14 December 2012Book page
AusHRC 53: Miss Judy Tuifangaloka v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration & Citizenship)
Review the rights of Miss Judy Tuifangaloka regarding family, liberty, and children's best interests. -
14 December 2012Book page
AusHRC 52: Mr SD v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration & Citizenship)
Review the case of Mr. SD vs. Commonwealth of Australia regarding immigration and citizenship. -
Sex Discrimination
14 December 2012PublicationReport: Visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women
In April 2012, the current UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, including its causes and consequences, Ms Rashida Manjoo, accepted an invitation to conduct a study tour to Australia. This was the first visit to Australia ever undertaken by the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women -
14 December 2012Book page
An age of uncertainty - Inquiry into the treatment of individuals suspected of people smuggling offences who say that they are children (2012)
An age of uncertainty Inquiry into the treatment of individuals suspected of people smuggling offences who say that they are children July 2012 Download Complete report PDF (4.54 MB) Complete report Word (679 KB) Contents Foreword Glossary of Terms Executive Summary Recommendations Chapter 1: Introduction and background Chapter 2: Biomedical markers and the assessment of chronological age… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
14 December 2012PublicationCommunity arrangements for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons (2012)
Community arrangements for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons Observations from visits conducted by the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ from December 2011 to May 2012 July 2012 Download Complete report PDF (3.21 MB) Complete report Word (9.0 MB) Contents 1 Summary 2 Recommendations 3 Introduction 4 Australia’s mandatory detention and excision regime 5 Community arrangements for… -
Commission - General
14 December 2012Webpage
Violence, Harassment and Bullying
Violence, harassment and bullying can violate our human rights. Find out how to deal with bullying and where to get help. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Publication
Human Rights: On the record
On the record Guidelines for the prevention of discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record 2012 Over recent years, the Commission 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 employers and people with criminal records… -
14 December 2012Book page
AusHRC 48: Mr CG v State of New South Wales
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14 December 2012Book page
Downloads in PDF and Word: Social Justice Report 2008
Chapter 5: Progress towards achieving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality within a generation – an update on efforts to ‘Close the Gap’ PDF | Word -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2007 - Recommendations
In accordance with the functions set out in section 46C(1) (a) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth), this report includes 14 recommendations- 2 in relation to support for building on promising practices in family violence and child abuse and 12 in relation to the Northern Territory intervention. The report also contains 1 follow up action that my office will… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2007 - Chapter 1: Intoduction
back to Contents Social Justice Report 2007 Chapter 1 Introduction This is my fourth Social Justice Report as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. The focus of this year’s report is family violence and child abuse in Indigenous communities. Issues related to family violence and child abuse have dominated public discussion of Indigenous affairs over the past …