The Australian Human Rights Commission is the national human rights institution of Australia, established in 1986 as the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) and renamed in 2008. It is a statutory body funded by, but operating independently of, the Australian Government. It is responsible for investigating alleged infringements of Australia's anti-discrimination legislation in relation to federal agencies. The Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 articulates the Australian Human Rights Commission's role and responsibilities. Matters that can be investigated by the Commission under the Australian Human Rights Commission Regulations 2019 include discrimination on the grounds of age, medical record, an irrelevant criminal record; disability; marital or relationship status; nationality; sexual orientation; or trade union activity. Commission officebearers The Commission falls under the portfolio of the Attorney-General of Australia. Commission presidents The following individuals have been appointed as President of the Human Rights Commission, and its precedent organisation: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioners The following individuals have been appointed as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner: Disability Discrimination Commissioners The following individuals have been appointed as a Disability Discrimination Commissioners: Human Rights Commissioners The following individuals have been appointed as a Human Rights Commissioner: Race Discrimination Commissioners The following individuals have been appointed as a Race Discrimination Commissioner: Sex Discrimination Commissioners The following individuals have been appointed as a Sex Discrimination Commissioner: Age Discrimination Commissioner The following individuals have been appointed as an Age Discrimination Commissioner, or precedent titles: National Children's Commissioner The following individuals have been appointed as a National Children's Commissioner: Privacy Commissioner The following have served as Privacy Commissioner, initially at HREOC and then at two other Offices: On 1 January 1989 the Privacy Act 1988 established the Privacy Commissioner within the commission. The Privacy Commissioner continued in the commission until 1 July 2000, when a new Office of the Privacy Commissioner was established by the federal Parliament, and the Privacy Commissioner was separated from the commission. In 2010, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) was established and the previously independent Office of the Privacy Commissioner was subsumed into it. The Privacy Commissioner now came under the supervision of the new Australian Information Commissioner, who could exercise the Privacy Commissioner's powers. From 2014, the incoming Australian government under PM Tony Abbott attempted to abolish the OAIC, succeeding in having the Australian Information Commissioner (Prof John McMillan) unexpectedly retire early