Women have the right to equality of opportunity and outcome with their male counterparts. Gender-based discrimination against women is profoundly unjust and an affront to human dignity. Women should be able to live free from violence and discrimination. Discrimination is when a person with a […]
Children and young people are fully entitled to respect for their human rights. The Youth Justice Act 1992 took effect on 1 September 1993 as the Juvenile Justice Act 1992 . Major changes to the Act were made in 1996, 2002, 2010 and 2014. The Act provides a framework
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Security of housing, as well as being a human right in itself, is fundamental to the achievement of many other basic entitlements. Enjoyment of tenancy rights is central to the security of housing for disadvantaged Queenslanders. Community Legal Centres Queensland is member of the Make
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Family law and child support systems exist to assist all members of the family group. Family law covers a range of issues and areas of law including marriage and divorce, property division, domestic violence, child protection and same-sex relationships. The Queensland Law Handbook covers these
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Domestic and family violence is not acceptable and must be prevented. Information, services and support is available for people in Queensland impacted by domestic and family violence. The Queensland Government has a range of resources and information on its website on domestic and family violence.
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Protections in the areas of credit, debt and insurance are vital in order to protect consumers. The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Commonwealth) and the Fair Trading Act 1989 (Queensland) are important to support consumer rights in dealings with consumer credit, debt and insurance. Several
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Children and young people are fully entitled to their human rights. The Queensland Human Rights Act recognises that children are entitled to special protection. It recognises that children are more vulnerable because of their age. ‘Child’ is not specifically defined in the Act, but is
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All people, regardless of their background or present circumstances, should be able to access sufficient assistance (legal or non-legal) to enable them to know, understand and stand up for their rights in the public domain. Individuals should be able to seek and achieve justice through
