Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

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{{Short description|Statutory authority for the protection of human rights in Victoria}}

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| jurisdiction = Government of Victoria

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| website = {{URL|www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au}}

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| headquarters = Level 3, 204 Lygon Street, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

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The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission is a statutory authority in the Australian state of Victoria.{{cite web|url=http://www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/index.php/about-us|title=Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission - About the Commission|access-date=1 April 2015}}

It replaced the Equal Opportunity Board, set up by Victorian Premier Dick Hamer in 1975.{{cite news |last=Colebatch |first=Tim |author-link= |date=27 September 2014 |title=Dick Hamer: the quiet campaigner |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/dick-hamer-the-quiet-campaigner-20140926-10lb2m.html |access-date=1 April 2015}} It was reported by the media in April 2025, that Victorian state funding and budget cuts within the commission would potentially “create a system backlog of cases for years”.[https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/17/victoria-human-rights-body-to-slash-budget-and-cut-jobs-as-new-laws-increase-workload]