Australian Human Rights Commission - Public Inquiries

Public Inquiries

One of the more visible functions of the Commission is to conduct public inquiries. Some examples of inquires conducted include:

  • Same-Sex: Same Entitlements Inquiry into financial and workplace discrimination against same-sex couples
  • Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families
  • National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
  • Homeless Children Inquiry
  • Pregnancy Discrimination Inquiry
  • Inquiry into the Accessibility of electronic commerce and new service and information technologies for older Australians and people with a disability
  • Inquiry into Human Rights and Good Governance Education in the Asia Pacific Region
  • MacLennan-Hookham suspension

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