Recommendation 70

Consolidate national human rights efforts through a federal human rights act and  reinvigorating the National Human Rights Plan of Action

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State
Indonesia
Issue
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 not consider further at this time)
Australia's Position

The Australian Government does not propose to introduce a federal Human Rights Act. The Australian Government considers that existing mechanisms provide for the protection and promotion of human rights.

The Australian Government has worked with Australia's National Human Rights Institution, the Australian Human Rights Commission, to develop this website for reporting and monitoring Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations. This website will provide a mechanism for reporting on recommendations and responses, and communicating policy and priorities as they change over time and across governments.

The Australian Government's former National Human Rights Action Plan was the policy of a previous government. However, the Australian Government will continue some of the measures outlined in the Action Plan. For example, the Australian Government is committed to combatting violence against women and discrimination and constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.