Read Help way earlier, a report by the National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's Commissioner on how Australia can transform child justice to improve safety and wellbeing.
Background In 2023-24, the National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s Commissioner conducted a project that investigated opportunities for reform of youth justice and related systems across Australia based on evidence and the protection of human rights. The project explored ways to reduce children’s involvement in crime...
In December 2014, the National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's Commissioner published a child-friendly version of her ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s Rights Report 2014. The child-friendly report is a short, easy-to-read summary of the contents of the National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's Commissioner's report to Parliament. The National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's...
In 2014, the National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's Commissioner worked with Early Childhood Australia (ECA) to develop a Statement of Intent on ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s Rights in Early Childhood Education and Care (Statement of Intent). The Statement of Intent identifies priority areas for action. It is a practical tool designed...
This Charter of Rights tells you what you can expect while you are detained. The rights apply to everyone so you have to respect other people’s rights.
In 2012, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, which monitors how Australia meets its obligations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, issued its Concluding Observations on Australia’s progress. During 2014, the National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's Commissioner worked with UNICEF...
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s (then known as the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission) National Inquiry into ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in Immigration Detention was announced on 28 November 2001. The Inquiry was conducted throughout 2002. It received over 340 submissions and visited all...