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Marriage Equality The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ considers that the fundamental human rights principle of equality means that civil marriage should be available, without discrimination, to all couples, regardless of sex, sexual orientation or gender identity. The Commonwealth Parliament, and some state parliaments are now considering legislation that would provide all couples with…

Learn how the Human Rights Commission works to eliminate all forms of sex discrimination against women around the world.

Disability complaint outcomes From this page you can find Conciliated settlements : selected summaries of agreements reached with the Commission s assistance by the parties to complaints under the Disability Discrimination Act Court decisions : decisions by the Federal Court or Federal Magistrates Court, where a complaint has not been able to be conciliated, or has been terminated by the

The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has received an application from Brisbane Transport under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA) and Part 33A of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards) for an exemption from s 23 of the DDA and Part 11 of the Transport Standards.

Submissions The Commission seeks to promote and protect human rights through submissions to parliamentary inquiries, government departments and law reform bodies. Recent Submissions Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) - Bill 2018 Inquiry into local adoption - 12 June 2018 Independent Review of the Australian Public Service - 17 July 2018 Review of the …

View the Commission's online hub that assists businesses and employers to support diversity and meet their obligations under anti-discrimination law.

The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 protects individuals across Australia from direct and indirect discrimination in many parts of public life, such as employment, education and access to premises.

For more detail you can go to the Commission's complaint information pages, frequently asked questions materials, decisions in complaint cases, and standards and guidelines materials, available on our internet site or in other formats on request

ACCESSIBILITY OF ELECTION PROCEDURES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 9 May 2008 Australian resources and developments AEC revised action plan May 2008 Trial of electronic voting for Federal election announced (2006): see Commission media release Speech at 2003 Electoral Commission Workshop Australian Electoral Commission Disability Action Plan Western Australian Electoral Commission Disability…

Australia has made good progress towards achieving gender equality in recent times. However, women still experience inequality and discrimination in many important parts of their lives.

Back to Submissions Index Submissions to United Nations 2017 Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (30 October 2017) Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women – Information for List of Issues on Australia (18 September 2017) Information concerning Australia’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (18 September 2017) CRPD …

The Commission is able to grant temporary exemptions from some parts of the Sex Discrimination Act, the Disability Discrimination Act and the Age Discrimination Act.

Decisions On 23 September 1999, the federal Government passed the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act No. 1 1999 (Cth). This law transferred the public hearing and determination process from the Commission to the Federal Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court. This law came into effect on 13 April 2000. As a result, the Commission no longer conducts public hearings into…

View the various Human Rights Commission Guidelines. Guidelines cover everything from the role of the President to Discrimination exemptions.

Submissions to the Parliaments and law reform bodies Date Index On the instructions of the Commission, another function of the Legal Section is to prepare submissions to the Commonwealth Parliament. See below for some of the submissions prepared by the Legal Section and other units in the commission: See also Submissions sorted by committee sorted by subject other submissions 2018

Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Health Care for Asylum Seekers) Bill 2012 ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committees October 2012 Download in PDF [390 KB] Download in Word [300 KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Summary 4 Recommendations 5 Mental and physical health impacts of prolonged and indefinite…