Opening Statement from Graeme Innes AM, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission

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1 Introduction

1. The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Human Rights Sub-Committee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade in its Inquiry into Slavery, Slavery-like conditions and People Trafficking.

2 Summary

2. The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Inquiry into Modern Slavery.
3. The Commission notes that a package of legislative reform to address slavery, slavery-like conditions and people trafficking, is currently being consi

Opening statement to Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the NDIS Bill 2012

Graeme Innes AM, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission

Thank you Madame Chair for the opportunity to appear before the Committee as representatives of the Australian Human Rights Commission.

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Table of contents

• List of Abbreviations
• Executive Statement
• 1 Recommendations
• 2 Introduction
• 3 Background
• 4 The objectives of the Migration (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Act 2012 (Cth)

AHRC submission to the House Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs on the Native Title Amendment Bill 2012 and future reform of the native title process

AHRC submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on the Native Title Amendment Bill 2012