Hosted by the Australian Human Rights Commission for Human Rights Day, 10 December 2021.
How can our legal system best protect people from discrimination? As debates continue about proposed religious discrimination laws, it’s also worth asking: are broader changes to Australia’s legal framework around discrimination required?
Join Australian Human Rights Commission President, Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM for the 2021 Human Rights Day Oration – Bringing rights home: the case to modernise federal discrimination law.
Professor Croucher will introduce the Commission’s latest discrimination law reform position paper as part of the Free and Equal: An Australian conversation on human rights project.
The position paper sets a reform agenda for federal discrimination laws, outlining recommendations across four major reform areas:
- Building a preventative culture
- Modernising the regulatory framework
- Enhancing access to justice
- Improving the practical operation of laws
Professor Croucher will be introduced by the Commission’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, Leanne Smith. Following the oration, the Commission’s Deputy General Counsel, Graeme Edgerton, will join Professor Croucher in conversation as they discuss the position paper in more detail.
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