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GENERAL
HRI/CORE/AUS/2007
22 July 2008
Original: ENGLISH
| AUSTRALIA*
[7 August 2007]
CONTENTS
Paragraphs Page
Abbreviations 4
Introduction 1 - 7 7
PART I: GENERAL FACTUAL AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION
ABOUT THE REPORTING STATE 8 - 43 8
A. Demographic, economic, social and cultural
characteristics of the State 8 - 15 8
B. Constitutional, political and legal structure of the State 16 - 43 9
PART II: GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROTECTION
AND PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 44 - 104 13
A. Acceptance of international human rights norms 44 - 47 13
B. General legal framework within which human rights are
protected at the national level 48 - 84 14
C. General framework within which human rights are
promoted at the national level 85 - 104 21
PART III: IMPLEMENTATION OF SUBSTANTIVE HUMAN RIGHTS
PROVISIONS COMMON TO ALL OR SEVERAL
TREATIES 105 - 605 25
A. Role of the reporting process in promoting human rights
at the national level 105 - 109 25
B. Non-discrimination and equality 110 - 154 26
C. Effective remedies 155 - 159 37
D. Procedural guarantees 160 - 165 38
E. Participation in public life 166 - 200 39
F. Right of self-determination 201 - 205 45
G. Right to life, right to physical and moral integrity,
slavery, forced labour and trafficking in persons 206 - 230 46
H. Right to liberty and security of the person 231 - 292 51
CONTENTS (continued)
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I. Right to freedom of movement, right of access to any
public place, expulsion and extradition 293 - 309 63
J. Right to privacy, right to freedom of thought, conscience
and religion 310 - 317 67
K. Freedom of opinion and expression 318 - 324 68
L. Right to peaceful assembly and association 325 - 330 70
M. Right to marry and found a family, protection of the
family, mother and children 331 - 397 71
N. Right to work 398 - 418 85
O. Right to just and favourable conditions of work 419 - 447 90
P. Trade union rights 448 - 456 95
Q. Right to social security 457 - 484 97
R. Right to adequate food, clothing and housing 485 - 507 102
S. Right to enjoy the highest standard of physical and
mental health 508 - 555 107
T. Right to education and other cultural rights 556 - 605 116
Appendix A: Non-governmental organizations invited to provide input
into/comment on Australia’s Common Core Document 127
Appendix B: Text of Australia’s reservations to international
human rights treaties 132
Appendix C: Other relevant treaties to which Australia is party 134
Appendix D: Sources of further information on human rights in Australia 136
Annex 1: Statistical data 137
Abbreviations
AIATSIS Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIRC Australian Industrial Relations Commission
ACT Australian Capital Territory
AD Act Commonwealth Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth)
AFP Australian Federal Police
ALRC Australian Law Reform Commission
AMEP Adult Migrant English Program
ASIO Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
ATSIC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
AusAID Australian Agency for International Development
CALD Culturally and linguistically diverse
CAT Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading
Treatment or Punishment
CDEP Community Development Employment Program
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
CERD Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
COAG Council of Australian Governments
CROC Convention on the Rights of the Child
Cth Commonwealth of Australia
DAIP Disability Access and Inclusion Plan
DD Act Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992
DIAC Department of Immigration and Citizenship
EPBC Act Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
FHOS First Home Owners Scheme
FTE Full-time equivalent
GDP Gross domestic product
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HREOC Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
HREOC Act Commonwealth Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986
ICC International Criminal Court
ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
ICT Information and communication technology
IDS Immigration Detention Standards
IEP Indigenous Employment Policy
IHSS Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy
ILO International Labour Organization
ILUAs Indigenous Land Use Agreements
IMETF Indigenous Mining and Enterprise Task Force
IPP Indigenous Pastoral Project
MCEETYA Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs
MO Mutual Obligation
NGO Non-governmental organization
NHRI National Human Rights Institution
NIELNS National Indigenous English Literacy and Numeracy Strategy
NPPs National Privacy Principles
NRM Natural Resource Management
NSW New South Wales
NT Northern Territory
ODA Official Development Assistance
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PADV Partnerships against Domestic Violence Program
PHOFA Public Health Outcome Funding Agreement
POEM Partnership Outreach Education Model
Qld Queensland
RD Act Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act 1975
SA South Australia
SAAP Supported Accommodation Assistance Program
SD Act Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Act 1984
SES Socio-economic status
STI Sexually transmitted infection
Tas Tasmania
TIS Translating and Interpreting Service
UN United Nations
VAJA Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement
VTE Vocational and Technical Education
Vic Victoria
WA Western Australia
WFD Work for the Dole
WR Act Commonwealth Workplace Relations Act 1996
WRMC Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council
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