In August 2007, the Attorney-General appointed former Victorian Public Advocate, Mr Julian Gardner, to conduct a review of certain aspects of the Equal Opportunity Act 1995.
The review was conducted between September 2007 and June 2008. A Discussion Paper was released in November 2007 and was followed by an Options Paper in March 2008.
The final report from the review made recommendations on a range of issues including the scope of the legislation, the complaints process and the powers and governance structure of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.
The first stage of the Government’s response to the final report was implemented through the Equal Opportunity Amendment (Governance) Act 2009. This Act implements the recommendations relating to the governance structure of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.
The Act commenced operation on 1 October 2009. The Act created a new governance structure for the Commission that provides clear lines of responsibility and accountability.
Download Report (PDF) (off-site)- Topics:
- Discrimination, Human Rights
- Author:
- Department of Justice
- Source:
- State of victoria
- Date published:
- Mon 30th Jun, 2008