A human rights-based approach The Commission’s development of a national anti-racism framework is guided by a human rights-based approach, informed by the principles of participation, accountability, nondiscrimination and equality, empowerment and legality, as well as being guided by Australia’s international obligations.1 While human rights law, principles and standards look at what should be done to achieve freedom and dignity for all, a human rights-based approach considers how this is to be achieved.2 For the development of a national anti-racism framework this has meant recognising the knowledge and experiences of First Nations peoples and those from other negatively racialised communities as central, and best enabling and ensuring their input in shaping the vision, outcomes, and strategies for the Framework. The Commission aims to incorporate these principles into the national anti-racism framework’s core components and in its suggested process solution which will progress the development of the framework in a community-centric, culturally safe, and co-design approach. Method Overview The initial scoping phase for a national anti-racism framework, from May 2021 through April 2022, consisted of two key approaches: consultations and a submissions process. First Nations peak and community organisations and service providers were also consulted in an ongoing advisory capacity during this period, and a Multicultural Advisory Group and Commonwealth Government Advisory Group were established. Other processes included seeking external feedback from peak and community organisations on report drafts and consideration of how best to reflect community priorities and needs. Working with limited resources meant that comprehensive and extensive consultation with community, and, in particular, First Nations communities, was not possible during this initial scoping phase. However, these findings provide important groundwork for the next phase of the framework development, which, with the necessary resourcing, will better enable culturally safe and comprehensive community engagement in developing Australia’s first National Anti-Racism Framework. National Anti-Racism Framework Scoping Report 2022 | 27