Victoria
Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission helps people resolve complaints of discrimination, sexual harassment and racial or religious vilification by offering a confidential, free and impartial complaint resolution service with the aim of achieving a mutual agreement.
The Commission has responsibilities under three laws:
- Equal Opportunity Act 1995
- Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001
- Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities
You can find these Acts at the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents website by following the links under “Victorian Law Today”. Please note that this link will open in a new window.
Services provided by the Commission include:
- a free telephone Advice Line
- information and education about equal opportunity, racial and religious vilification and the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities
- education, training and consultancy service tailored to the needs of workplaces
- reporting on the operation of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities (from 1 January 2008).
Contact us
General
In person : Level 3, 380 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Telephone: 1300 891 848
Fax: 1300 891 858
Email: information@veohrc.vic.gov.au
TTY: 1300 289 621
Complaints
Advice Line: 9am-5pm weekdays
Tel: 1300 292 153
TTY: 1300 289 621
Email: complaints@veohrc.vic.gov.au
Website: http://www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au
Department of Justice Victoria
The Department of Justice Victoria provides information on rights for Victorians including:
Further links are available from the Your Rights page.
New Equal Opportunity Act
On 27 April 2010, the new Equal Opportunity Act 2010 received Royal Assent. The new Act has a default commencement date of 1 August 2011 and, on commencement, will replace the Equal Opportunity Act 1995. The new Act responds to recommendations in the 2008 report by former Public Advocate, Julian Gardner, An Equality Act for a Fairer Victoria, following his review of the 1995 Act. The new Act also clarifies, updates and amends certain exceptions to unlawful discrimination. Further information about the new Act can be found on the Equal Opportunity page on the Victorian Department of Justice Website.