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Federal Discrimination Law 2016
2016
Federal Discrimination Law is produced by the Commission’s legal section and provides an overview of the federal unlawful discrimination laws and examines the significant issues that have arisen in...
Mansoor and Mr IA v Commonwealth (DIBP)
[2014] AusHRC 71 - Mansoor and Mr IA v Commonwealth (DIBP)
2014
JA v Commonwealth (Department of Defence)
[2014] AusHRC 72 - JA v Commonwealth (Department of Defence)
2014
Casenote: Plaintiff M76/2013 v Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship [2013] HCA 53
The High Court found that the Department of Immigration acted on the basis of an error of law when it refused to refer the plaintiff’s case to the Minister for Immigration for consideration of whether to allow her to make a protection visa...
2013
Commonwealth v Australian Capital Territory [2013] HCA 55
In Commonwealth v Australian Capital Territory, the High Court held unanimously that the whole of the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 (ACT) (the ACT Act) was inconsistent with the Marriage Act 1961 (Cth) (the Marriage Act) and was therefore of...
2013
Immigration detainees with adverse security assessments v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Citizenship)
[2013] AusHRC 64 - Report into arbitrary detention and the best interests of the child
2013
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Behme v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations)
Report into the right of the child to free primary education[2013] AusHRC 60
2013
BD v Queensland (Department of Community Safety)
Report into discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record[2013] AusHRC 61
2013