Respect@Work Council Forum – Summary – 7 July 2022 You are here Home Rights and protections Rights and Protections Publications Respect@Work Council Forum – Summary – 7 July 2022 Print In this section Rights and protections Copyright Freedom of information Information Publication Scheme Freedom of information disclosure log Freedom of information disclosure log—Solicitor-General Human rights and anti-discrimination Respect@Work Human rights protections Australia’s anti-discrimination law Review of the Disability Discrimination Act International human rights system United Nations human rights reporting Australia’s Universal Periodic Review Universal Periodic Review monitoring Recommendations Treaty body reporting Human rights scrutiny Public sector guidance sheets Statements of Compatibility Statements of Compatibility templates Tools for assessing compatibility with human rights Australian Human Rights Commission Religious Discrimination National Statement of Principles relating to Persons Unfit to Plead or Not Guilty by Reason of Cognitive or Mental Health Impairment Australian Government Guidelines on the Recognition of Sex and Gender Human Rights Communications Privacy Privacy Act Review Review of Australia's Credit Reporting Framework COVIDSafe legislation Emergency Declaration - Privacy Act 1988 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and Privacy Protecting the Rights of Older Australians Review of confidentiality protections in the Royal Commissions Act Publications Anti-discrimination Publication date 1 August 2022 Download Respect@Work Council Forum session summaries [PDF 131.29 KB] Respect@Work Council Forum session summaries [DOCX 69.6 KB] Summary of the Respect@Work Council Forum held on 7 July 2022. Photos Photos from the Respect@Work Council Forum held on 7 July 2022. Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP and Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins. The Attorney-General is wearing a navy suit with a red tie and Commissioner Jenkins is wearing a black blouse and blue blazer. Both are smiling. Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins provided opening remarks at the Forum. She is standing at the lectern wearing a black blouse and blue blazer. Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP provided opening remarks at the Forum. He is standing at the lectern wearing a navy suit and red tie. Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP stands in the centre of the Respect@Work Council members who attended in person including (from left to right) Stephen McBurney, Australian Building and Construction Commissioner, Emma Golledge, Director, Kingsford Legal Centre, Sandra Parker PSM, Fair Work Ombudsman, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, the Hon Mary Wooldridge, Director, Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Alexi Boyd, Chief Executive Officer, Council of Small Business Organisations Australia and Dr Helen Watchirs OAM, ACT Human Rights Commission. Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP meets with the Respect@Work Council members including Dr Helen Watchirs OAM, ACT Human Rights Commission, Sandra Parker PSM, Fair Work Ombudsman, Alexi Boyd, Chief Executive Officer, Council of Small Business Organisations Australia, the Hon Mary Wooldridge, Director, Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Michele O’Neil, President, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Michelle Baxter, Chief Executive Officer, Safe Work Australia, Murray Furlong, General Manager, Fair Work Commission, Commissioner Sarah McKinnon, Fair Work Commission, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, Emma Golledge, Director, Kingsford Legal Centre and Stephen McBurney, Australian Building and Construction Commissioner. Jackie Burke, Director, Jackie Burke Psychology & Consulting, sits on the stage to facilitate a panel discussion. Panel members include (from right to left) Emma Golledge, Director, Kingsford Legal Centre, Nicki Petrou, Director NT Working Women’s Centre, Frances Quan Farrant, Senior Policy and Research Officer, Women with Disabilities Australia, Nyadol Nyuon OAM, Chair, Harmony Alliance and Rachel Holt, Senior Executive, Investigation and Conciliation Service, Australian Human Rights Commission. Panellists sit on the stage facing the audience. Related links Respect@Work Council