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

Hello, I’m Helen Watchirs, the President and Human Rights Commissioner at the ACT Human Rights Commission. I was appointed as […] See more

Recent amendments to the Discrimination Act 1991, now mean it is unlawful to vilify someone in the ACT because of […] 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:

- ACT Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2016-17
  14 Oct 2017
- ACT Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2016-17 (PDF). (Word)
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- MEDIA RELEASE; “Stronger Together”: Canberrans urged to tackle mental health stigma, discrimination this Mental Health Month
  9 Oct 2017
- “One in five Australians experience mental illness at some stage in their lives – that’s one in five people who […]
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- Restorative Cities: HRC Response to the ACT Law Reform Council’s Issues Paper
  4 Oct 2017
- More creative, inclusive, accessible and collaborative approaches to social problems are needed to meet the goal of making Canberra a […]
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