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Human rights are our entitlements to have our dignity and worth as human beings recognised. We all have them, we all want them recognised in our friends and families, and we all have responsibilities to recognise them in others.

We work to find practical and long-term solutions to the human rights issues facing people in Australia, as well as to build greater understanding and respect for human rights in our community.

We have also played an important leadership role internationally by sharing our experience with other national human rights institutions and by contributing technical assistance to advance partnerships for human rights in other countries.

*Complaints in this category were not conciliable and therefore transferred from the Commission’s Complaint Handling Section to the Legal Section for further inquiry and possible reporting.

Consultation: Protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and sex and/or gender identity The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ conducted a consultation in 2010 to canvas the experiences and views of people who may have been discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation and sex and/or gender identity. There is little protection in federal law – unlike…

By the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Download report PDF [1.5 MB] Word [720 KB]

The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has now completed its update of the Guideline on the Application of the Premises Standards first issued in March 2011.

The Disability Discrimination Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against people with disabilities in employment, including recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, and dismissal or termination.

2011 Freedom of religion and belief in 21st century Australia A research report prepared for the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ By Professor Gary Bouma, Professor Desmond Cahill, Dr Hass Dellal, and Athalia Zwartz Download Report in Word [1.38 MB] Download Report in PDF [1.80 MB] For supplementary papers and other material from this project see the main project index page

Reports on complaints of discrimination on the grounds of sexual preference, criminal record and trade union activity are available on our discrimination in employment and occupation page.

2009 Immigration detention and offshore processing on Christmas Island Download in Word [ 3.2 MB ] Download in PDF [ 905 KB ] DIAC response to the report Table of Contents PART A: Introductory sections 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Background 4.1 Conduct of visit 4.2 Purpose of visit 4.3 Relevant human rights standards 5 Snapshot: immigration detainees on Christmas Island 5.1…

This guide has been produced by the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ to help you participate in the Australian Government’s National Human Rights Consultation.

back to Immigration, Asylum Seekers and Refugees 2008 Immigration detention report Summary of observations following visits to Australia’s immigration detention facilities DIAC response AFMA response Summary Factsheet Download PDF [444 kB] Download Word [1.12 MB] Contents 1 Introduction 2 Overview 3 Recommendations Monitoring of standards in immigration detention Length and uncertainty of