Sustainability Report 2005-2006
Department of the Environment and Water Resources, 2007
Social Performance
People Strategy and Management
HR1, HR2, HR3, HR8, HR6: Human rights
Goals 2005-06
- None set
Performance 2005-06 and trends
While DEH does not have a stand-alone human rights policy, concern for human rights threads through our corporate policies, programmes and systems, for such things as recruitment, staff training and procurement. For example, when making procurement decisions involving our field operations in the National Parks, consideration is given to using local suppliers, including Indigenous suppliers. The small Indigenous community of Mutitjulu in the Northern Territory is supplied with energy by DEH from our Parks operations at Uluru-Kata Tjuta, as we recognise the need to access reliable energy is fundamental for community development.
Training and orientation for new employees is based on the APS Values and the APS Code of Conduct, and covers human rights issues such as non-discrimination and equality of opportunity. Targeted training on human rights and cultural awareness is provided to the participants in the Graduate Programme.
DEH does not employ child labour, and recruits in accordance with Australian Government merit selection and recruitment guidance produced by the Australian Public Service Commission. Compliance with this and other policies relevant to human rights is subject to internal audit and feedback from staff through surveys, appeals processes and other mechanisms.
Commentary
None
Goals 2006-07
- Conduct a check of uniform procurements to ensure appropriate human rights performance by suppliers, by end June 2007.
Contents
- Sustainability Report 05-06
- Executive summary
- Vision and strategy
- Our organisation
- Governance
- Policy and influence
- Environmental performance
- Social performance
- Economic performance
- Report assurance statement
- Case studies
- GRI index
Key
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