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Children's Rights

Scoping project for National Child and Family Investment Strategy

In this report, the National Children’s Commissioner makes 18 recommendations about how the National Child and Family Investment Strategy should work.

Legal

AN v ANZ Banking Group Limited

View a report into discrimination in employment based on a criminal record in the case of AN v ANZ Banking Group Limited.

Legal

LA and LB v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Explore a report on the enhanced screening process in relation to the case of LA and LB v the Commonwealth of Australia.

Legal

AV v DIAL-AN-ANGEL Pty Ltd

Explore a report into discrimination in employment on the basis of a criminal record in the case of AV v DIAL-AN-ANGEL Pty Ltd.

Cover of Kong v Cth (DIBP) 2015 AusHRC 98

Legal

Kong v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Explore a report into arbitrary detention in the case of Kong v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

Cover of CM v Commonwealth of Australia [2015] AusHRC 99

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CM v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Explore a report into arbitrary detention in the case of CM v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

Race Discrimination

Mornington : a report by the Federal Race Discrimination Commissioner

INTRODUCTION : In November 1990 the Federal Race Discrimination Commissioner received a petition signed by 163 Aboriginal residents on Mornington Island requesting an investigation of an incident, which is described in section 2.1 below

Cover of - AI v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) [2015] AusHRC 101

Legal

AI v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Explore a report into arbitrary detention with family in the case of AI v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

Cover of - Kolind v Commonwealth of Australia (DET) [2015] AusHRC 102

Legal

Kolind v Commonwealth of Australia (DET)

Explore a report into immigration detainees with adverse security assessments in the case of Ghahani v the Commonwealth of Australia.

Cover of - Ghahani v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) [2015] AusHRC 103.

Legal

Ghahani v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Explore a report into arbitrary detention and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in the case of Ghahani v Commonwealth of Australia.

Cover image by Matt Syres: 2015 Human Rights Medal winner Peter Greste with Nene Manasseh, representing the Racism. It Stops with Me 2015 Award winners, Tasmanian Students Against Racism.

Commission – General

Annual Report 2015-2016

Also available: Complaint Statistics 2015-2016 | President’s statement This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2015–16 financial year. This year has been both a challenging and rewarding one for the Commission. We have achieved the highest...

Legal

Lee family and Misinale family v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Explore a report into the best interest of the child regarding arbitrary interference in the case of the Misinale family v Commonwealth of Australia.

Legal

AW v Data#3 Limited

Explore the report into a complaint of discrimination in employment on the basis of a criminal record in the case of AW v Data#3 Limited.

Legal

Bam v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Read a report into mandatory detention in the case of Bam v Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

Legal

Bakhtiari v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Explore a report by the Human Rights Commission into arbitrary detention in the case of Bakhtiari v Commonwealth of Australia.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Joint Statement on the use of Hotels as Alternative Places of Detention

As the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) for places of detention under control of the Commonwealth, the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman inspects immigration detention facilities, including Alternative Places of Detention (APODs), to identify and consider systemic issues or systems where there...

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Scoping project for National Child and Family Investment Strategy

AN v ANZ Banking Group Limited

LA and LB v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

AV v DIAL-AN-ANGEL Pty Ltd

Kong v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

CM v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Mornington : a report by the Federal Race Discrimination Commissioner

AI v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Kolind v Commonwealth of Australia (DET)

Ghahani v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Annual Report 2015-2016

Lee family and Misinale family v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

AW v Data#3 Limited

Bam v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Bakhtiari v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Joint Statement on the use of Hotels as Alternative Places of Detention