Human Rights Law: Human Rights Law in Australia

Publications can be browsed by topic. Topics include "Cultural Diversity", "Disability", "Discrimination",
"Indigenous" and "Women".

Choose Search Legislation from "Lawlex Legislative Alerts and Premium Research" section, then choose the Browse Legislation tab for a handy browsable subject index for Australian legislation, including a Human Rights subject header.

WARNING - while helpful, the Lawlex browsing index may NOT be comprehensive.

Via AustLII. Human Rights related treaties to which Australia is a signatory.

Via AustLII. Includes links to the Australian Human Rights Centre database and the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Via AustLII. Includes links to relevant case law, legislation, treaties, and other resources.

Speech from 10 Oct 2011 by Chief Federal Magistrate Pascoe.

Commission decisions in full text from 1985 - 2001 via AustLII. After 2001 jurisdiction for these matters fell to the Federal Court and Federal Magistrates Court.

Via AustLII. From 2000, the Commonwealth Government transferred the public hearing and determination process regarding human rights matters from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission to federal courts, inlcuding the Federal Court.

A note on the jurisdictional and legislative background regarding human rights matters in the Federal Circuit Court.

Case citator providing searching and browsing ability to identify relevant Australian case law by subject. Browsable subject headings include Citizenship and Migration, Family Law and Child Welfare, Human Rights, and Social Welfare.

From the Australian Human Rights Commission - important Australian human rights cases over the last 21 years.

Australian chapter of the non-government organisation dedicated to the protection of human rights.

A research institute at the University of New South Wales Faculty of Law.

An independent statutory organisation established in 1986 and reporting to Federal Parliament via the Attorney-General.

The Australian Law Reform Commission is a federal agency that reviews Australia’s laws and can recommend reform to Government. The Inquiries section allows browsing by ALRC inquiry topic area. Inquiry topic headings include cultural diversity, disability, discrimination, family violence, indigenous, privacy and women.

Based in the Faculty of Law at Monash University.