5.1 Access to merits reviewDepending on the circumstances, a person who has an application for a visa refused or a visa cancelled under section 501 may be able to apply to the Administrati Depending ...

There are federal, state and territory laws in Australia to protect people from discrimination and harassment. The Australian Human Rights Commission has statutory responsibilities under the Age ...

1. What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is generally understood to mean that corporations have a degree of responsibility not only for ...

Yes, but people seeking different or faster outcomes to those provided for in the Standards will not succeed. The Disability Discrimination Act states (in section 34) that actions that comply with a ...

On Your Terms is a 10–15-minute anonymous online survey enabling young people aged 14-18 to share their views on consent and sex education. The findings will help inform improvements to how consent, ...

Australia is the only liberal democracy in the world that does not have a national act or charter of rights that explains what people’s basic rights are and how they can be protected. Australia has ...

The Standards do not apply to dedicated school bus services, so the compliance timetable and specifications in the Standards do not apply directly to these services. But complaints can still be made ...

As the first woman to be appointed as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, I indicated at the start of my term that I would place a strong emphasis on championing the ...

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview – or ‘snapshot’ – of the key human rights issues that arise from Australia’s approach to asylum seekers and refugees who arrive by boat. The ...

1. What is the ‘enhanced screening process'? Since October 2012 an ‘enhanced screening process' has been applied to all unauthorised maritime arrivals from Sri Lanka to identify whether they are ...

The Age Discrimination Commissioner is leading a range of initiatives to help address age discrimination in the workplace and shape a future where age is not a barrier to participation in employment.

The complainant alleged a staff member at the respondent café required him to sit outside and was abrupt with him because he was accompanied by an assistance dog. On being advised of the complaint, ...