Recommendation 65
Extend the mandate of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights to include the domestic consideration and oversight of implementation of recommendations from UN human rights mechanisms
State
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Issue
Implementation of recommendations and follow-up
Domestic legal, institutional and policy frameworks
Population group
N/A
Australian Government Agency and/or Jurisdiction
• Attorney-General's Department
Australia's Response
Notes (will further consider)
Australia's Position
The primary role of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights is to consider the compatibility of legislation and legislative instruments with human rights. The Committee may also undertake inquiries on matters referred to it by the Attorney-General.
The Australian Government will consider the functions of the Committee in an ongoing manner. The Australian Government does not propose to alter the mandate of the Committee at this time, as the priority is to have it continue to fulfil its existing important functions for the Parliament of Australia.
In 2016 the Australian Government established a Standing National Human Rights Mechanism to strengthen its overall engagement with United Nations human rights reporting.
Two functions set out in the Terms of Reference for the Standing Mechanism are:
- responding to/follow-up on recommendations and concluding observations arising from United Nations human rights mechanisms,
- management of Australia's UPR monitoring process.