Graeme Innes
Graeme Gordon Innes AM (born 9 August 1955) is a lawyer, mediator and company director, university chancellor and was Australia's Disability Discrimination Commissioner from December 2005 to July 2014.
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 |
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.
In 2013, Innes won a case against RailCorp, 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 in recognition of his human rights work and his contribution to the rights of people with disability in Australia.
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