Children's Rights
Downloads Download PDF (361.46 KB) Download (Word) (224.87 KB) Introduction The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill...
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Preventing sexual abuse of children in out of home care Australian Human Rights Commission Response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: Issue Paper 4 8 November 2013 Downloads Download in PDF Download in Word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Recommendations 3...
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Submission by the National Children's Commissioner to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child consultation on General Comment 26 on children's rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change
Children's Rights
Submission to the Council of Attorneys-General Age of Criminal Responsibility Working Group Introduction The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Council of Attorneys-General Age of Criminal Responsibility Working Group review. T...
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The Commission has for many years highlighted concerns that geographical location can impact negatively on the ability of people to have their rights realised, including the right to education.
Children's Rights
Downloads Download (PDF) (349.98 KB) Download (Word) (225.74 KB) Introduction The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Family Law Amendment (Parenting Management Hearings) Bill...
Children's Rights
Learn more about the human right to climate change and the Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023.
Children's Rights
Learn how the Commission recognises the impact of family and domestic violence on the community and the impact is most significant on women and children.
Children's Rights
Submission by the National Children's Commissioner to the Attorney-General's Department on the exposure draft of the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023.
Children's Rights
Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Outline of children’s rights in the context of bullying, including cyber-bullying 3 The Commission’s existing work on bullying and cyber-bullying 4 Other emerging issues 5 Education and increasing public awareness 1 Introduction The Australian Human Rights Commission...
Children's Rights
Submission to the Senate Standing Environment and Communications References Committee April 2016 Download PDF (515.06 KB) Download Word (246.11 KB) Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2. Summary 3. Recommendations 4. Rights of children and young people and access to pornography 5. A selection of available research 5.1 Access...
Children's Rights
Submission to the Joint Select Committee’s inquiry into Australia’s Family Law System
