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back to UPR page The UPR is a unique process that involves the regular review of the human rights situation in each country in the world. The UPR provides two major opportunities for Australia: It allows the Australian community and Government to take stock of how well we are protecting and promoting the human rights of all people in Australia; and It permits the Australian Government to…

Download in PDF Download in Word Table Of Contents ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ bullying What are the impacts of cyberbullying? What is the Commission doing about cyberbullying and bystanders? Getting help Where can I get more help? Other useful resources What are the impacts of cyberbullying? Bullying, including cyberbullying, can have serious impacts on individuals, organisations and communities. [10]…

Download in PDF Download in Word Table Of Contents ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ bullying What are the impacts of cyberbullying? What is the Commission doing about cyberbullying and bystanders? Getting help Where can I get more help? Other useful resources What is the Commission doing about cyberbullying and bystanders? The Commission currently has ‘tackling violence, harassment and bullying’ as one of its priority…

Download in PDF Download in Word Table Of Contents ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ bullying What are the impacts of cyberbullying? What is the Commission doing about cyberbullying and bystanders? Getting help Where can I get more help? Other useful resources Getting help Practical bystander actions to take if you witness bullying [27] Make it clear to your friends that you won't be involved in bullying behaviour…

Reach Out is an online community for young people that can help with mental health and wellbeing related issues they also provide opportunities for connecting with young people.  http://au.reachout.com

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘the Commission') gives notice of its decision, on 6 January 2010, on an application by the Australasian Railways Association on behalf of its members for further temporary exemptions pursuant to section 55(2) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

Chapter 6 Practice and Procedure Back to index Download Chapter 6 in PDF [555 KB] Download Chapter 6 in Word [556 KB] 6.1 Introduction 6.1.1 Role of the special purpose commissioners as amicus curiae 6.2 Parties to a complaint to HREOC 6.2.1 Complainants (a) ‘A person aggrieved’ (b) Bodies corporate (i) Can a body corporate be a ‘person aggrieved’? (ii) Determining whether the ‘person…

(4) If the court concerned is satisfied that there has been unlawful discrimination by any respondent, the court may make such orders (including a declaration of right) as it thinks fit, including any of the following orders or any order to a similar effect:

There are no specific provisions relating to costs in unlawful discrimination proceedings before the Federal Magistrates Court (‘FMC’) and Federal Court. The courts have a general discretion to order costs under the provisions of the Federal Court Act 1976 (Cth) (‘the Federal Court Act’) and the Federal Magistrates Act 1999 (Cth) (‘the Federal Magistrates Act’)…

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Discover details about the online launch of Federal Discrimination Law on June 26, 2008.

Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Nature and Scope of this Publication 1.2 What is 'Unlawful Discrimination'? 1.2.1 'Unlawful Discrimination' Defined 1.2.2 Distinguishing 'Unlawful Discrimination' from 'ILO 111 Discrimination' and 'Human Rights' under the HREOC Act 1.1 Nature and Scope of this Publication Federal Discrimination Law 2005 provides an overview of significant issues in federal…

Chapter 2: The Age Discrimination Act 2.1 Introduction to the ADA 2.1.1 Background 2.1.2 Structure of the ADA 2.1.3 Application of the ADA 2.1.4 Offences 2.2 Age Discrimination Defined 2.2.1 'Age' Defined 2.2.2 Direct Discrimination 2.2.3 Indirect Discrimination 2.2.4 The 'Dominant Reason' Test 2.2.5 Age Discrimination and Disability Discrimination 2.2.6 Discrimination against a relative or …

Chapter 3: The Racial Discrimination Act 3.1 Introduction to the RDA 3.1.1 Background and Scope 3.1.2 Other Unlawful Acts and Offences 3.1.3 Interaction between RDA, State and other Commonwealth Laws 3.2 Racial Discrimination Defined 3.2.1 Grounds of Discrimination 3.2.2 Direct Discrimination under the RDA 3.2.3 Indirect Discrimination under the RDA 3.2.4 Interference with the Recognition