Website of the Australian Human Rights Commission, a government body set up in 1986 to protect human rights and equal opportunities in Australia. The site describes the work of the Commission providing links to relevant legislation, details of its functions and powers and profiles of the Commissioners. Submissions on various issues to State Parliaments, Courts, Inquiries and the United Nations are made available in full text online. There is detailed information on each of the major areas of work undertaken including Age, Race and Sex Discrimination; Human Rights; Disability Rights; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice. Publications and reports are available in full text from the website, while decisions of the HREOC are made available via AustLII.
Australian Human Rights Commission
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