Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2021–22 the court, to intervene in proceedings that involve issues of discrimination on the ground of age. 3.2 The Commission We exercise our functions under this federal legislation by: • promoting understanding, acceptance, and public discussion of human rights in Australia (including through each specialist Commissioners) • improving access to justice for all by investigating and conciliating complaints of unlawful discrimination, breaches of human rights, or discrimination in employment • promoting strengthening of, and compliance with, human rights and federal discrimination law (including through the preparation of guidelines, developing and monitoring disability standards, our intervention function and considering applications for exemptions under relevant discrimination laws) • undertaking research, educational and other programs for promoting human rights, including by reporting to Parliament on the status of enjoyment of human rights by children and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples • conducting inquiries into acts or practices that may be contrary to human rights, report on laws that Parliament should make, or actions that the Commonwealth should take, to meet Australia’s international human rights obligations • examining laws and proposed laws for consistency with human rights. The Commission has additional functions arising from the Acts mentioned below, which also place additional responsibilities on each the President, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, the National Children’s Commissioner, and the Sex Discrimination Commissioner. (a) President and Accountable Authority The President is the Commission’s sole Accountable Authority under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (Cth), responsible for its financial and administrative affairs. The President is also responsible for the complaint-handling function of the Commission. See Appendix 3 for Accountable Authority details provided under subsection 17BE(j) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (Cth). 12