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(b) Use, disclosure and access to personal information (whether relating to a living or a deceased individual) Proposals 3-11, 12-8, 22 and 26-1  

In the determination of any criminal charge against him, or of his rights and obligations in a suit at law, everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law.

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission President The Hon. John von Doussa, QC 27 February 2007 Dr Jacqueline Dewar Committee Secretary Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 BY EMAIL: acc.committee@aph.gov.au Dear Dr Dewar Inquiry into the future impact of serious and organised crime on Australian society Thank you for your …

SUBMISSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION to the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS regarding INQUIRY INTO OLDER PEOPLE AND THE LAW December 2006 Table of Contents Introduction Summary Snapshot of older people in Australia HREOC's role in relation to older people Discrimination against older people in Australia Complaints of…

We appeared before the House Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (‘Committee’) in its Inquiry into older people and the law (‘Inquiry’) on 15 May 2007.

1.1 The majority of amendments contained in the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 1996 ("the Bill") draw on the work of a Review Committee established in September 1993 comprising members of the Attorney-General's Department, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("HREOC") and the Department of Finance. The purpose of the review was a broad ranging…

1.1 The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("the Commission") has already presented a written submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee ("the Committee") in respect of the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 1996 (Cth) ("the Bill") (copy annexed). The Commission also attended before the Committee on Tuesday 11 March 1997…

Submission of the HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (HREOC) to the Consultation Committee for a proposed WA Human Rights Act on the HUMAN RIGHTS FOR WA DISCUSSION PAPER AND DRAFT HUMAN RIGHTS BILL 2007 6 September 2007 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Level 8, 133 Castlereagh St GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 Ph. (02) 9284 9600 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION The Human Rights…

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Back to Table of Contents Appendix 1 – Recommendations Appendix 1: Recommendations Recommendation 1: Australia should promote and protect all human rights in the international human rights treaties to which Australia is a party and the international human rights declarations Australia supports. Recommendation 2: The Australian Parliament should enact a national Human Rights Act…

Back to Table of Contents Appendix 2 – Further specific measures that would better protect human rights in Australia Appendix 2: Further specific measures that would better protect human rights in Australia Contents 1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2 Asylum seekers, refugees and migrants 3 People trafficking 4 Counter-terrorism legislation 5 Gender equality 6 Gay, lesbian,…

Discover the statement on the constitutional validity of an Australian Human Rights Act.

Back to Table of Contents Appendix 4 – What legal mechanisms protecting human rights exist in other jurisdictions? Appendix 4: What legal mechanisms protecting human rights exist in other jurisdictions? Contents 1 Canada 2 New Zealand 3 South Africa 4 United Kingdom 5 Australian Capital Territory 6 Victoria In many other countries, human rights are protected through uniform human rights

Back to Table of Contents Appendix 5 – ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ activities during the National Human Rights Consultation Appendix 5: ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ activities during the National Human Rights Consultation The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ (the Commission) has undertaken an extensive range of human rights education activities to support engagement in the…

Back to Table of Contents Appendix 6 – Summary of Commission workshops for children and young people Appendix 6: Summary of Commission workshops for children and young people Contents 1 Description of workshops 2 Summary of workshop discussions In February 2009, the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ (the Commission) was funded by the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) to undertake a…