The Commission has a role to identify and eliminate systemic causes of discrimination and sexual harassment, and to facilitate compliance with equal opportunity and human rights laws.
It does this through researching systemic issues, reviewing organisations’ programs and practices for compliance, and conducting investigations under the Equal Opportunity Act and the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act.
These functions enable the Commission to shine a light on equal opportunity and human rights concerns, work with organisations to effect real change, and hold industries and government to account.
We conduct best practice research to build a strong evidence base for protecting and promoting human rights in Victoria.
We conduct voluntary reviews of organisational programs and practices to determine compliance with the Equal Opportunity Act and the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act.
We conduct investigations to identify and eliminate systemic discrimination, sexual harassment and change or suppression practices, and to assess compliance with the law.
Our EOA investigations policy explains how we will exercise our investigation function under the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.
Our Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act 2021 investigations policy explains how we will exercise our investigation function under this Act.
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