Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2021–22 place which will be reported against in the next period. - For outcome 1.2 Law and policy makers, at all levels, consider and address the human rights impacts we identify through our submissions, Inquiries, research, reports and United Nations engagement. [PBS criterion] Parliamentary committee inquiry reports adopt the human rights issues raised in our submissions and recommendations. UN treaty body concluding observations and other recommendations are adopted by Government and implemented. Arguments presented in our submissions to courts influence outcomes for parties and non- Keeping kids safe and well – your voices project held 45 consultations to inform the first five-year action place to Safe and Supported: The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2021–2031 Citation analysis of Parliamentary committee inquiry reports show a high proportion reference our work indicating our submission have contributed to human rights issues being considered. There were 38 submission this reporting period with 91 citations registered. The Commission has strict criteria for when it seeks leave of the court to intervene in legal proceedings. We only seek leave when it is appropriate to do so – accordingly, the number of interventions conducted is not a measure of the success of this work. A more reliable indicator is first, the acceptance by the courts of our request to intervene and, second, the extent to which our advice is used. This reporting period there were two interventions to court proceedings (judgement delivered). This reporting period there were 16 Australian Human Rights Act Reports tabled in the federal Parliament. parties in a way that is consistent with human rights. . For outcome 1.3 The national human rights reform agenda proposed in the Free & Equal: In December 2021 the Commission released Free and Equal: A reform agenda for federal discrimination laws. The position paper sets out the An Australian conversation on human rights report is considered and addressed by the Parliament, government Commission’s proposals for reforming federal discrimination law in Australia. 66