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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
1897/2009 concerning removal to Timor-Leste and access to medical care
Commencing 1 July 2013, the guidelines apply to all Australian Government departments and agencies that maintain personal records (including employee records), and/or collect sex and/or gender information.
In 2013, the Better Practice Guide for Commonwealth agencies administering the Freedom of Information Act 1982 was published to assist agency officers and Ministerial advisers manage FOI requests efficiently and effectively.
11/2013 concerning refusal to accommodate the author's disability to perform jury duty.
Australia lodged a national report for its first UPR in October 2010.
Australia formally responded to the recommendations made as part of Australia's first UPR on 8 June 2011.
1557/2007 concerning visa cancellation and removal to Sweden
1557/2007 concerning visa cancellation and removal to Sweden.
Report of the UPR Working Group for Australia’s first cycle UPR
Subsection 8(2) of the Freedom of Information Act requires agencies to publish certain information on their websites. The information to be published by this department is contained in the Section 8 plan.
Download the 2011 Emergency Declaration about the New South Wales and Queensland floods.
Downloads of the 2009 Emergency Declaration about the Victorian bushfires.