Immunity was confirmed to apply to disciplinary proceedings in Heath v
Commissioner of Police of Metropolis [2004] EWCA Civ 943, [2004] All ER (D) 359 (Jul) where the claimant sought to found her claim of
sex discrimination on the conduct of the police disciplinary panel and the
commissioner's barrister at the hearing.
The proposal is to restructure the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission by creating three generalist Human Rights
Commissioners to replace the existing specialist commissioners (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice, Race Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Disability Discrimination and Human Rights C
Commissioners to replace the existing specialist
commissioners (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice, Race Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Disability Discrimination and Human Rights C
commissioners (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice, Race
Discrimination,
Sex Discrimination, Disability
Discrimination and Human Rights Commissioner).
There are currently seven
Commissioners at the Commission, which includes the President and
Commissioners that focus on
discrimination on the basis of Age, Disability, Race and
Sex.