Australia

National Institution

Australian Human Rights Commission

Mandate

The Commission is responsible for administering the following federal legislation:

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Act 1986 (Cth)
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)
Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth)
Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth)
Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth).

The Commission was established by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth).

Functions

The Commission's primary functions include: investigation and conciliation of complaints about discrimination and breaches of human rights; holding public inquiries into human rights issues of national importance; developing human rights education programs and resources for schools, workplaces and the community; providing independent legal advice to assist courts in cases that involve human rights principles; providing advice to governments to develop laws and policies consistent with international human rights agreements.

Contact Information

Australian Human Rights Commission
(new name for the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission)
Level 8 Piccadilly Tower, 133 Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW 2000
GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
Australia
Tel: +61 2 9284 9857
Fax: +61 2 9284 9611
Email: jemma.hollonds@humanrights.gov.au
Website: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/

Postal address:

GPO Box 5218
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia