Australian Human Rights Commission Information for LOI – Australia, 29 August 2016 Attachment 1: Compilation of issues for consideration in the LOI • Scrutiny of human rights and role of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights Information on the incorporation of human rights into Australian law including procedures for considering the concerns raised by the PJCHR. • National Human Rights Institution Ensuring that the Commission is guided by a comprehensive definition of human rights, including by the ICESCR being a scheduled instrument. • Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR and other treaties Information on when consideration will be given to the ratification of the OPICESCR. Information on when consideration will be given to the ratification of the ICRMW. • Protection against discrimination Information on progress made by state and territory governments to make legislation consistent with federal protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth). • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples National Aboriginal and Torres St4rait Islander representative body and ILO Convention 169 Information on the future funding of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples as the national representative voice for Indigenous peoples. Information on when consideration will be given to the ratification of ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples. Close the gap Information on the resourcing of the Implementation Plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023 to ensure the activities contained therein are prioritised and coordinated, and capable of progressively realising improvements in the enjoyment of ESC rights by Indigenous peoples. 24