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The Australian Human Rights and Commission (the Commission) makes this submission in response to the Australian Government's Discussion Paper on a National Disability Strategy.

Welcome to the webcast of the Premises Standards awareness seminar presented by the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ and the Australian Building Codes Board.

Application of the Transport Standards to the construction and maintenance of bus stops This is the text of a letter sent by Commissioner Graeme Innes on 2 June 2006. It is published here in response to wider interest in the issues raised: I have been asked by a number of organisations to provide my views on this matter and intend to publish this response on the Commission's website for the …

Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry on the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment   (Welfare to work and other Measures) Bill 2005 and the Family and Community Services Amendment (Welfare to Work) Bill 2005 (together 'the Bills')

National Inquiry into Disability and Employment: Submissions - round 2 This page lists submissions made to the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's National Inquiry on equal employment opportunity and participation for people with disabilities following the release of the Inquiry's Interim Report, and provides links to those submissions which have been provided electronically and on which no…

WORK ABILITY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY IN THE OPEN WORKPLACE INTERIM REPORT OF THE NATIONAL INQUIRY INTO EMPLOYMENT AND DISABILITY Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission August 2005 Table of Contents Executive Summary and interim recommendations Abbreviations 1. Background to the Inquiry 2. Information needs, costs and risks for employers 3. Information needs, costs and risks for people…

This is the text of a letter from Commissioner Ozdowski on 4 October 2005 in response to a request from the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations for views on the effect of the draft Disability Standard on Access to Premises on small business and in particular small business operating out of existing buildings:

Human Rights Commissioner and Acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM is considering recommending to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission a possible public inquiry on issues affecting equal employment opportunity for people with a disability in Australia.

Responses to request for comments on possible public inquiry: employment and disability The following responses have been received to the request for comments issued in August 2004 on a possible public inquiry on issues affecting equal employment opportunity and outcomes for people with disabilities in Australia: Organisations ACROD; (MS Word doc) ACTU Australian Association of the Deaf (MS…

Over the last decade the Commission has worked to promote and protect the rights of asylum seekers and refugees in Australia. The Commission aims to provide clear, factual information to highlight the human rights issues involved in the treatment of these groups of people. On this page: Who are asylum seekers and refugees? What are Australia’s human rights obligations in relation to asylum…

back to immigration detention, asylum seekers and refugees The human rights of people who are in immigration detention are of particular concern to the Commission. Liberty is a fundamental human right, recognised in major human rights instruments to which Australia is a party, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child…

Observations from visit to Curtin Immigration Detention Centre and key concerns across the detention network Download in PDF [1.28 MB] Download in Word [26.40 MB] DIAC response to the report Photos Contents PART A: Introductory sections 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Overview: Curtin Immigration Detention Centre PART B: Key concerns arising from the Commission’s visit to Curtin Immigration…

back to Immigration detention, asylum seekers and refugees Photos of immigration detention facilities The Commission conducts visits to Australia’s immigration detention facilities in order to monitor conditions in the facilities. The Commission’s aim is to ensure that conditions meet internationally accepted human rights standards. For further information about the Commission’s visits,…

All the documents on the proposed Premises Standards which were tabled in Parliament on 2 December are now available on the Attorney General's Department website at http://www.ag.gov.au/premisesstandards

Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Pru Goward has today released her final paper, A Time to Value: Proposal for a national scheme of paid maternity leave.