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We regularly prepare and distribute media releases, opinion pieces, speeches, media kits and fact sheets on the work that the Commission undertakes. Our website also provides extensive research and project information.

Review the Senate file listing from January 1, 2013, to June 30, 2013.

The Commission has a role to review legislation and make recommendations about laws and government policies and programs that involve human rights issues. Submissions are presented to government agencies, parliamentary committees and other inquiry bodies.

You can learn about Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs, who was the President of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ from 2012-2017.

Hot Topics is a new feature that provides assistance in locating significant reports and publications, fact sheets and education materials regarding work the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has undertaken.

The Conciliation Register provides summaries of a selection of complaints that have been resolved through the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s conciliation process.

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Pathways to Resolution: The conciliation process of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ. One of the Commission's main roles is to try to resolve complaints made under federal human rights and discrimination law through a process called 'conciliation' This video/DVD provides useful information about the Commission's conciliation process for people who have made, or are thinking about…

Information for people and organisations responding to complaints

Human rights issues raised by the transfer of asylum seekers to third countries’ sets out the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s position in relation to steps taken recently by the Australian Government to transfer asylum seekers who arrive in Australia by boat to third countries for the processing of their claims for protection.

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