Australian Human Rights Commission Employee Directory
Legal ServicesNew South Wales, Australia201-500 Employees
The Australian Human Rights Commission is a legal services organization established in 1986 by an act of the federal Parliament and operates as an independent statutory body reporting to the Parliament through the Attorney-General. It is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and has between 201 and 500 employees. The commission's mandate is to promote and protect human rights in Australia, aiming to integrate human rights values into everyday life, empower people to understand and exercise their rights, and collaborate with individuals, communities, businesses and government to drive action, while holding government to national and international human rights standards. Its statutory responsibilities include education and public awareness, discrimination and human rights complaints handling, human rights compliance, and policy and legislative development. The organization operates within the Legal Services industry and has a reported revenue in the range of 25 to 50 million.