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The Acts are the Race Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) and Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth).
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From <http://www.asiapacificforum.net/about/paris_principles.html>. Australia has supported the Paris Principles wholeheartedly and has assisted other countries to establish national human rights institutions in the region based on the Principles.
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Attorney General's Second Reading Speech to Parliament House accessed at <http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/human03/index.htm>.
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Please see the HREOC Issues Paper on Gender and Race Intersectionality at <http://www.humanrights.gov.au/racial_discrimination/national_consultations/gender.html>.
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Section 11(1)(o) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission Act 1986 (Cth).