ORGANISATION
Human Rights and Equal
CHART as at 30 JUNE 1991 Opportunity Commission
Human Rights
Commissioner
Briau Purdekin
Race Discrimination
Commissioner
Irene Moss
Sex Discrimination
Commissioner
Quentin Bryce
Executive
Support
Secretary
Chris Sidoti
SES BAND
Assistant Secretary
Privacy
Nigel Waters
rAssistant Secretary Law, Policy &
Conciliation
Bronwyn Scheelbeek
SES BAND
Policy &
Research
Education
Promotion
Corporate
Services
Information
Technology
Standards
Legal
Conciliation
Policy
Media Queensland
Unit
Community
Relations Northern
Strategy Territory
Unit
Compliance
Tasmania
President
Sir Ronald Wilson
Privacy
Commissioner
Kevin O'Connor
Table 1
New complaints within jurisdiction received July 1, 1990 to June 30, 1991
|
Central Office
|
Qld
|
NT
|
Tas
|
NSW
|
Vic
|
SA
|
WA
|
Total
|
SDA
|
40
|
138
|
14
|
|
|
104
|
213
|
34
|
803
|
RDA
|
30
|
77
|
17
|
|
105
|
42
|
62
|
17
|
352
|
HREOC Act
|
135
|
58
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
216
|
Privacy Act
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66
|
Total
|
271
|
273
|
36
|
-15
|
340
|
146
|
275
|
51
|
1437
|
Table 2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cases closed July 1, 1990 — June 30, 1991
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central
|
Qld
|
NT
|
Tas
|
NSW
|
Vic
|
SA
|
WA
|
Total
|
|
Office
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SDA
|
30
|
116
|
15
|
30
|
294
|
73
|
203
|
38
|
799
|
RDA
|
16
|
74
|
10
|
3
|
172
|
33
|
63
|
22
|
393
|
HREOC Act
|
95
|
52
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
159
|
Privacy Act
|
59
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59
|
Total
|
200
|
242
|
32
|
38
|
466
|
106
|
266
|
60
|
1410
|
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Table 3
Outcomes of complaints closed July 1, 1990 to June 30, 1991
|
Central Office
|
Qld
|
NT
|
Tas
|
NSW
|
Vic
|
SA
|
WA
|
Total
|
Conciliated
|
76
|
105
|
15
|
32
|
208
|
47
|
186
|
17
|
686
|
Discontinued
|
92
|
92
|
12
|
I
|
165
|
18
|
56
|
16
|
457
|
Declined
|
17
|
17
|
2
|
1
|
47
|
15
|
13
|
7
|
114
|
Outside jurisdiction
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
Referred elsewhere
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 1
|
Referred for investigation by
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commissioner
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
R eferTed for hearing
|
8
|
30
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
10
|
68
|
Report to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minister
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
44
|
1)
|
|
|
59
|
Total
|
200
|
242
|
|
38
|
466
|
106
|
266
|
60
|
1410
|
Annual Report 1990-91 177
178 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
T able 4
Breakdown of NUA complaints
Employment 177
IREOC related 172
Misconceived 153
Sex related 141
Family law/legal system/justice 126
Race related I 10
Miscellaneous 108
Privacy Act 94
Referred to other agency 93
State/Local Government 83
Immigration 53
Prisons 43
Police 16
Housing -15
Social Security 10
Disability 6
Age 5
Advertising
Education
Goods/services/places/faci 1 i ties
Overseas matters
Sexual preference
Total 1418
Table 5
Complaints lodged under the HREOC Act July 1, 1990 to June 30, 1991
Central Qld NT 7'as Total
Office
Relevant International Instrument
Intetnational Covenant on I I ii and Political Rights
Intcl.national Lai-mut-
t tntanisation Convention I I I.
Declaration of the Rights of. the Child Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons
|
|
Total 135 18 216
Area of Complaint
Employment
Immigration
Access to goods and services Education
Civil rights in general
|
|
IS 202
4
4
|
216
144 60 4
/14
64 48 102
Total
214
135
|
|
|
18
|
91
|
|
|
|
36
|
19
|
|
|
133
|
|
|
18
|
49
|
8
|
|
6
|
|
20
|
|
|
59
|
30
|
|
|
133
|
58
|
5
|
18
|
Total
Category of Complainant Males
Females Group/organisation
Other
Category of Respondent Commonwealth authority State
Other
Nol b:corded
I oral
Annual Report 1990-91
179
N ote 2 (lent alOffice complaints involved 2 international instruments and 2 areas of complaint
Table 6
Grounds of complaint under ILO 111
Ground Central Qld Tax NT Total
Office
Age 57 14
Medical record 10 16
Criminal record 15
Impairment ?ti
Marital status
Mental disability
Psychiatric: disability
Intellectual disability
Nationality
Sexual preference 5 6
Trade union activity 15
Religion
Political opinion
Race
Sex 14 14
Physical disability 3 6 7 16
Total 131* 58 18 4 211
Several complaints covered more than one ground
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