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Graeme Innes AM | |
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 Innes at the launch of his book Finding A Way in 2016 | |
| Born | 9 August 1955 Sydney, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Known for | Being Australia's Disability Discrimination Commissioner from 2005 to 2014 |
Graeme Gordon Innes AM (born 9 August 1955[citation needed]) is an Australian lawyer, mediator and company director, university chancellor and was Australia's Disability Discrimination Commissioner[1] from December 2005 to July 2014.
As a human rights advocate for the past 30 years he has played a role in many human rights and disability initiatives, including the drafting of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.[2]
In 2013, Innes won a case against RailCorp,[3] which was found to have discriminated against blind and visually impaired passengers. Innes was admitted as a Member of the Order of Australia in 1995[4] in recognition of his human rights work and his contribution to the rights of people with disability in Australia.
- ^ "President & Commissioners | Australian Human Rights Commission". Humanrights.gov.au. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities". Un.org. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ Saulwick, Jacob (29 March 2013). "Disability case costs RailCorp $420,000". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, NSW: Fairfax Media Sydney. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "It's an Honour – Honours – Search Australian Honours". Itsanhonour.gov.au. 26 January 1995. Retrieved 9 June 2014.