About Human Rights & Responsibilities Australia

Human Rights and Responsibilities Australia is a not for profit public company registered under the Corporations Act 2001 on the 30th of January 2008. Its ACN is 129 455 394 and its ABN is  38 129 455 394.

It has members. It does not have shareholders who receive dividends or profit. All monies received by the company can only be spent on those things that help achieve the objectives of the company.

The Objectives of Human Rights & Responsibilities Australia 

Human Rights & Responsibilities Australia is established for the public charitable object of promoting the prevention or control of behaviour that is harmful or abusive to human beings by:

  1. providing human rights education which is aligned with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in particular, education about:

    • what fundamental human rights are;
    • how violations of fundamental human rights create abuse; and
    • how taking responsibility for fundamental human rights prevents abuse; and

  2. increasing the understanding of all Australians of, and adherence by all Australians to, fundamental human rights.

Supporters and Members

We welcome support from anyone and we are pleased to acknowledge that support whether you donate money or your time, good intentions and skills. Contact us by mail, phone, email or fax. See the Contact Us page.

We also welcome applications for membership from anyone. Naturally matters such as race, colour, religion, or no religion are not relevant to being a member. You only need to be an ethical person who supports the objectives of the association and the advancement of human rights. Contact us by mail, phone, email or fax. See the Contact Us page.

Board of Directors

Human Rights & Responsibilities Australia is managed by a Board of Directors whose task is to control and manage the affairs of the company. Consequently the Board determines what activities should be carried out to achieve the objectives of the association and sees that those activities are carried through to a successful result. The directors are elected annually.