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511/2012 concerning the author’s attempts to seek civil remedies in Australian Courts
The author alleged that Australia had violated article 14 of the CAT by preventing the author from bringing a claim in Australian courts based on foreign state immunities. The Committee found the matter inadmissible.
2015/2010 concerning a series of legal proceedings involving the author in the Australian courts.
1937/2010 concerning the refusal by the Australian Government to issue one of the authors with a permanent visa.
1968/2010 concerning sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of release.
1973/2010 concerning the extradition of the author from Australia to the United States.
1995/2010 concerning the death of the author's son who was killed in a bicycle accident.
1885/2009 concerning injuries sustained following a police raid
1885/2009 concerning injuries sustained following a police raid.
Australia has submitted its National Report to the United Nations as part of the 2015 Universal Periodic Review of Australia’s human rights record.
12/2013 concerning refusal to accommodate the author's disability to perform jury duty
The treaty will allow exceptions to copyright law to enable organisations to produce and distribute books and other materials in formats that are accessible to people with visual impairment.
47/2010 concerning qualification for social security. The author alleged that Australia had violated articles 2, 5 and 6 of the CERD, through the application of social security legislation setting the same qualifying age for all Australians which was alleged to be inequitable on the basis of a lower life expectancy for Indigenous persons. The Committee found the matter inadmissible.
On 2 August 2013, the final report on the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) and the Australian Information Act 2010 (IC Act) was tabled in Parliament.
2094/2011 concerning asylum seekers with adverse security assessments
2136/2012 concerning asylum seekers with adverse security assessments