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14 December 2012WebpageSubmission - Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill (2011)
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011 ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Committees 31 May 2011 Download in PDF [340KB] Download in Word [230KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Summary 4 The proposed additional grounds on which the Minister may cancel or refuse… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Independent Review of the Intelligence Community Submission (2011)
Independent Review of the Intelligence Community ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission April 2011 Download in Word [212KB] Download in PDF [177KB] Introduction The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Independent Review of the Intelligence Community. The Australian intelligence community plays a key role in ensuring national safety… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Protection of the rights of the child in the context of migration (2010)
Protection of the rights of the child in the context of migration Information provided by the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ to the OHCHR study on challenges and best practices in the implementation of the international framework for the protection of the rights of the child in the context of migration April 2010 Download PDF [ 136 KB ] Download Word [ 360 KB] Table of Contents 1… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Bill 2009
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Bill 2009 ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 30 September 2009 Download in Word [264 KB] Download in PDF [72 KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 The need for a system of complementary protection 5 The test for harm 6 -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works on the Proposed Redevelopment of the Villawood Immigration Detention Facility
Proposed Redevelopment of the Villawood Immigration Detention Facility ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works 18 September 2009 Download in Word [297KB] Download in PDF [55KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 The Commission supports a comprehensive redevelopment of Villawood 5 The Villawood… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Migration Amendment (Immigration Detention Reform) Bill 2009
Migration Amendment (Immigration Detention Reform) Bill 2009 ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 31 July 2009 Download in Word [375KB] Download in PDF [103KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Summary 4 Recommendations 5 The Bill should ensure that immigration detention centres are used only as a… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
HREOC submission to Inquiry into Immigration Detention in Australia
Submission of the HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (HREOC) to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration Inquiry into Immigration Detention in Australia 4 August 2008 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Level 8, 133 Castlereagh St GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 Table of Contents Introduction Government’s announcement of a new direction in immigration detention policy… -
14 December 2012Book page
Seminar on implementing the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) (Nov 2009)
Catherine Branson welcomed guests, in particular international guests and acknowledged the traditional owners of the land. She thanked the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions for co-hosting the seminar. She acknowledged the importance of the right to be free from torture, and congratulated the Australian Government for recognising the rights of those deprived of their liberty… -
14 December 2012Book page
Complementary protection: meeting Australia's obligations to people fleeing danger
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ presented the third of its seminar series celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), entitled Complementary protection: meeting Australia’s obligations to people fleeing danger. -
14 December 2012Book page
An age of uncertainty - Inquiry into the treatment of individuals suspected of people smuggling offences who say that they are children (2012)
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14 December 2012Book page
Submissions - Age assessment in people smuggling cases - Inquiry into the treatment of individuals suspected of people smuggling offences who say that they are children
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14 December 2012Webpage
Strengthening human rights education in the Economics and Business curriculum (2012)
Strengthening human rights education in the Economics and Business curriculum Recommendations on Draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Economics and Business October 2012 Download in PDF [86 KB] Download in Word [179 KB] -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Strengthening human rights education in the Civics and Citizenship curriculum (2012)
Strengthening human rights education in the Civics and Citizenship curriculum Recommendations on the Civics and Citizenship Draft Shape Paper August 2012 Download in PDF [72 KB] Download in Word [137 KB] -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Strengthening human rights education in the Health and Physical Education curriculum (2012)
Strengthening human rights education in the Health and Physical Education curriculum Recommendations on Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education June 2012 Download in PDF [107 KB] Download in Word [173 KB] -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Strengthening human rights education in the Geography Curriculum (2012)
Strengthening human rights education in the Geography Curriculum Recommendations on Draft Geography Curriculum February 2012 Download in PDF [74 KB] Download in Word [243 KB] -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Review of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
Review of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Review Comittee, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations October 2012 Download in PDF [84 KB] Download in Word [261 KB] Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Australian workers’ compensation schemes 3 Recommendation 1 Introduction The Australian Human Rights -
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14 December 2012Webpage
COAG Review of Counter-Terrorism Legislation
COAG Review of Counter-Terrorism Legislation ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the COAG Review Committee September 2012 Download in PDF [145 KB] Download in Word [400 KB] Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Broad concerns about the necessity and proportionality of counter-terrorism measures 5 Control orders under Division 104 of the Criminal Code Act… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Review of Counter-Terrorism and National Security Legislation
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Independant National Security Legislation Monitor September 2012 Download in PDF [113 KB] Download in Word [339 KB] Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Questioning warrants and questioning and detention warrants under Division 3 of Part III of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (Cth) 3.1 Legislative… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Independent Interim Report on CEDAW
Independent Interim Report on CEDAW ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Report To The Committee On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women 31 August 2012 Download in PDF [109 KB] Download in Word [459 KB] Contents 1 Introduction 2 Recommendations 3 Violence against women 3.1 National Plan 3.2 Domestic and family violence 3.3 Sexual harassment 3.4 Violence against… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Submission on the Exposure Draft, Homelessness Bill 2012 (2012)
Submission on the Exposure Draft, Homelessness Bill 2012 ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ submission to FaHCSIA 7 August 2012 Download PDF [56 KB] Download Word [252 KB] 1 Introduction The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ welcomes the opportunity to make this submission on the Exposure Draft of the Homelessness Bill 2012 to FaHCSIA. The Commission previously made a submission to the…