Appendix 1: Recommendations Recommendation 1: The Australian Government responds to Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child in a timely way. Recommendation 2: The Australian Government withdraws its reservation to article 37(c) of the CRC. Recommendation 3: The Australian Government fully incorporates into Australian law its human rights obligations to children, by bringing its domestic laws and practice into conformity with the principles and provisions of the CRC, including by ensuring that effective remedies are available. Recommendation 4: The Australian Government introduces child rights and wellbeing impact assessments on legislative changes that affect children's rights. Recommendation 5: The Australian Government develops a National Plan for Child Wellbeing, incorporating the National Framework for Child Safety, using the CRC as its foundation. Recommendation 6: Australian Governments facilitate a nationally consistent, standardised model for checking the suitability of people in child-related work across all jurisdictions. Recommendation 7: Australian Governments establish a Standing Ministerial Council to oversee the National Plan for Child Wellbeing and the National Framework for Child Safety. Recommendation 8: The Australian Government ratifies the Optional Protocol to the CRC on a Communications Protocol. Recommendation 9: The Commonwealth Ombudsman, as the co-ordinating National Preventative Mechanism in Australia, establishes a children’s sub-group to ensure those with expertise and experience of working with children can provide specialist advice, information and recommendations. Recommendation 10: Australian Governments, in conjunction with the Office of the National Data Commissioner, develop a national children’s data framework to ensure appropriate data collection that supports policy making on children’s rights issues. This should: • address the data concerns expressed throughout this submission 67