PIAC’s submission to the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department regarding the consolidation of Commonwealth anti-discriminaiton laws makes a number of recommendations to improve access to justi

In January 2012, the Federal Government released the draft Ten-Year Roadmap for National Mental Health Reform.

In November 2011, PIAC made a submission to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in response to the discussion paper about fees and charges under the FOI Act 1982 (Cth).&n

This submission draws on PIAC’s earlier submissions to the ALRC and the NSWLRC about a potential cause of action for invasions of privacy.  It also draws on the conclusions reached by the Vict

This submission by PIAC identifies the need for adequate funding to the non-government sector to manage effective partnerships with the private sector in delivering pro bono legal services

The Federal Government launched ‘Australia’s Human Rights Framework’ in 2010, in response to the national inquiry into human rights protection.

PIAC confines its comments specifically to the matters raised in Chapter 12 (‘Regulation — the future direction’) of the Draft Productivity Commission Report, Caring for Older Australi

The focus of this paper is Indigenous stolen wages.  There is a strong link between stolen wages and the removal of Indigenous children from their families - the Stolen Generations.  In l

The Federal Government launched ‘Australia’s Human Rights Framework’ in 2010, in response to the national inquiry into human rights protection.

The submission comments on the Bill to establish the Office of Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young People.