Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Australian Human Rights Commission

Statutory authority overview
Formed	1986
Preceding Statutory authority	Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Sydney
Employees	126
Minister responsible	Senator George Brandis, Attorney-General of Australia
Statutory authority executives	Gillian Triggs, President, Australian Human Rights Commission (vacant), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Alastair McEwin, Disability Discrimination Commissioner Edward Santow, Human Rights Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane, Race Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kay Patterson, Age Discrimination Commissioner Megan Mitchell, National Children's Commissioner
Key documents	Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth) Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth)
Website	humanrights.gov.au

The Australian Human Rights Commission is a national human rights institution, established in 1986 as the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and renamed in 2008. It is a statutory body funded by, but operating independently of, the Australian Government. It has the responsibility for investigating alleged infringements under Australia's anti-discrimination legislation in relation to Commonwealth Agencies. Matters that can be investigated by the Commission under the Australian Human Rights Commission Regulations 1989 include "discrimination on the grounds of race or nationality, colour or ethnic origin, racial vilification, age, sex or gender, sexual harassment, marital or relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status, care status, actual or potential pregnancy, breastfeeding, trade union activity, criminal record, medical record, impairment or physical disability".

The Commission falls under the portfolio of the Attorney-General of Australia.

The following individuals have been appointed as President of the Human Rights Commission, and its precedent organisation:

The following individuals have been appointed as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner:

The following individuals have been appointed as a Disability Discrimination Commissioners:

The following individuals have been appointed as a Human Rights Commissioner:

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