Welcome to the ACT Human Rights Commission

Everyone Can Play: Guidelines for Local Clubs on Best Practice Inclusion of Transgender and Intersex Participants

The Human Rights Commission has released a new resource designed to help local clubs be more inclusive, and to increase participation […] See more

From April 2017, the law in the ACT includes new and improved protection against discriminatory treatment. The Discrimination Act 1991 […] See more

The ACT Human Rights Commission’s role is to resolve complaints and promote rights. We:

provide an independent, fair and accessible process for resolving individual complaints;
promote service improvement;
promote the human rights and welfare of people; and
foster understanding of particular legislation.

The ACT Human Rights Commission includes the:

- HRC Submission to the ACT Legislative Assembly’s Review of Standing Orders
  30 May 2018
- Our submission to the Standing Committee on Administration and Procedure’s review of standing orders and continuing resolutions of the Assembly […]
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- HRC Submission to the ACT Legislative Assembly’s NDIS inquiry
  2 May 2018
- Our submission to the ACT Legislative Assembly Committee inquiring into the implementation, performance and governance of the National Disability Insurance Scheme […]
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- Review of the Methadone Program at ACT’s Prison Released by the ACT Health Services Commissioner
  9 Mar 2018
- The ACT Health Services Commissioner Ms Karen Toohey today released a report of a Commission initiated investigation into the methadone […]
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