Victorian Equal Opportunity Timeline
Your Rights, Your Stories - Organisations
We want to know:
- Has the Charter changed the way you work?
- Has it changed the way you deliver services?
- How has the Charter been built into the operation, planning, policy and/or service delivery of your organisation?
- What tools, templates, strategies and other approaches have you developed to assist with this process?
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare (2008) Australian charter of health care rights
Australian charter of health care rights
Health Issues Centre (2008) How does the Victorian Public Hospital Charter meet the challenges of the new Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities?
The key intention of this discussion paper was to analyse and make recommendations on the compatibility, or otherwise, of the existing Victorian Public Hospital Patient Charter and the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities. The Health Issues Centre (HIC) was funded by the Statewide Quality Branch of the Department of Human Services (DHS) to carry out this initiative.
HomeGround Services and Rural Housing Network Ltd (2008) Consumer participation resource kit for housing and homelessness assistance programs
The Consumer Participation Resource Kit contains information on ways to engage with service users, to listen to their views, and to develop strategies based on their advice with the aim of improving services. Primarily intended for staff working in housing and homelessness services, the kit will assist workers plan, implement and evaluate consumer participation activities within their organisations.
Link to consumer participation kit
Hume City Council (2007) Social justice charter
The Social Justice Charter provides the policy framework and action plans through which Hume City Council strives to build a just and inclusive city. The aims of the Charter are to promote an active participation, strengthen community wellbeing and reduce the causes of disadvantage. It includes Council's Citizens Bill of Rights for Hume City's citizens.
Victorian Council of Social Service (2008) Using the Charter in policy and practice: Ways in which community sector organisations are responding to the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities
Between August and November 2007, 19 forums on the Charter were jointly conducted across metropolitan and regional Victoria by VCOSS, VEOHRC, DHS, and in a number of sessions the Department of Justice.
This report documents stage two of that project in which VCOSS sought to assess the extent to which organisations that had received training had embarked on an implementation process, and to gather examples of the way in which this had been done.
Victorian Department of Human Services (2006) Your rights and responsibilities explained: Consumer charter for community-managed housing and homelessness services
Victorian Department of Justice (2008) Guidelines for Charter of Human Rights: Legislation and policy officers
These guidelines provide information about the practical application of the Charter to policy development and help identify the content of each of the Charter rights. Developed for lawyers and legislation officers across government they may also provide useful guidance for policy officers in non-government and local government settings.
Guidelines for Charter of Human Rights: Legislation and policy officers
Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission (2008) From principle to practice: Implementing the human rights based approach in community organisations
Specifically tailored for the community sector, this 57-page guide provides a roadmap to good human rights practice with case studies, tools, and links to other resources, and outlines a strong case for the benefits to any organisation that adopts it.
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