Essays Tagged: "Equal Opportunity Commission"

Aborigines Act 1902 This essay is about the "stolen Generaton" and the Act of Parliament Australia had enacted at the time.

the time. They soon forget their offspring -- Travelling inspector, James Isdell. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.The Aborigines Department of Western Australia was formed under the pro ... their ultimate absorption ... with a view to their taking their place in the white community on an equal footing with the whites.' Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.The implications of th ...

(10 pages) 110 1 4.2 Nov/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

What was the consitutional issue in Brandy V HREOC, what did the court decide? What broader implications does it have?

The case Brandy V Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission challenges the constitutional validity of the scheme for the enforcemen ...

(6 pages) 62 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Issues of discriminations against gay and lesbian couples (specifically in australia)

ians discrimination in employment and in the workplace is a significant issue. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission receives numerous complaints of discrimination based on sexual orientat ... mestic basis as the husband or wife of the person".In Hope & Anor v NIB Health Fund Ltd the NSW Equal Opportunity Tribunal considered that the notion of financial dependence substantially related ...

(26 pages) 190 0 4.7 Jul/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

The Stolen Generation.

the humiliation and the anger and hatred you have."This statement was made by the Human rights and Equal Opportunity Commission in 1997. It sums up all the thoughts and emotions of all the Aboriginal ...

(2 pages) 30 0 0.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Types of Discrimination.

Racial Discrimination:According to the Australian Human Right and Equal Opportunity Commission, racial discrimination is the treatment of someone less fairly because ... in Australia. The legislation covers all of Australia and can be used to ensure everyone is treated equally, regardless of his or her race, color, descent, or national or ethnic origin. The Racial Dis ... parts of International labor Organization Convention 156. Its major objectives are to:•Promote equality between men and women;•Eliminate discrimination on the basis of sex, marital status or ...

(2 pages) 107 0 4.8 Apr/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Sexual Harassment

ate employee may communicate an implicit threat to retaliate against her if she does not comply.The Equal Opportunity Commission, or the EEOC, is a United States federal agency setup to end employment ... is a United States federal agency setup to end employment discrimination in the United States. The Equal Opportunity Commission mandate is specified under Titl2 VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1984. T ...

(1 pages) 14 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF CRIMINAL RECORD

us jurisdictions nor does it hold true for each state anti-discrimination statute. The Human Rights Equal Opportunity Commission proposes multiple interpretations of criminal record including convicti ... minal Record Employment Checks' (2008) 32 Melbourne University Law Review 171.][6: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 'Discrimination on the basis of criminal record' (Discussion Paper, Hu ...

(17 pages) 3 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Law & Government Essays