Human rights publications
This section contains links to human rights and anti-discrimination publications available on the Attorney-General’s Department website.
Human rights and anti-discrimination
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General Human Rights
Human Rights Consultation
- National Human Rights Consultation Report - Contents
- National Human Rights Consultation Report - Downloads
- The Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in Australia
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Human Rights Framework
Education Grants
- Application form
- Application guidelines
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Nationals Human Rights Action Plan
- National Human Rights Action Plan - Background Paper
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Human rights and the Public Sector
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Parliamentary Scrutiny – Frequently asked questions
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Anti-discrimination
Age discrimination
- Government response - Older People and the Law
- Government Response to Older People and the Law
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Racial discrimination
- Elimination of racial discrimination - January 1999
- Elimination of racial discrimination
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Sex discrimination
- Government Response to Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs' 2008 report into the effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984
- Government Response to the SDA Report
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Disability discrimination
- Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport
- Review of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport – Draft Report
- Review of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport – Draft Report - Part A
- Review of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport – Draft Report - Part B
- Review of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport – Draft Report - Part C
- Review of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport – Draft Report - Part D
- Review of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport – Draft Report - Appendicies
- Technical Review Recommendations for the Draft Disability Standards for Accessible Transport - August 2002
- Technical Review Recommendations for the Draft Disability Standards for Accessible Transport
- Disability Standards for Education
- Regulation Impact Statement
- Disability (Access to Premises-Buildings) Standards
- Premises Standards - Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)
- Government Response - Access All Areas
- Government Response to Access All Areas
- Further information on Australia’s ratification of the Convention
- Plain English Guide to the Convention
- National Interest Analysis on the Convention
- Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Report No 92
- Information on the Optional Protocol
- Information on the Optional Protocol
- Plain English guide to the Convention
- Governments response to Productivity Commission review of Disability Discrimination Act 1992 - January 2005
- Government's response to the Productivity Commission's Review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992
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Same-sex reforms
- Summary of changes across agencies
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