Amongst survey respondents, a high level of satisfaction was indicated regarding the meaningfulness, cultural safety, and inclusivity of the consultations, with urgent calls for more time to be granted if conversations were to take place in the future. Not enough time to unpack the issues, the breakout group would work better after the introduction of the framework. It would help to encourage more diverse voices and participation. — community consultation survey respondent, NARF Project, May 2021 – April 2022 More time to discuss, one hour is just too short to discuss issues of antiracism. — community consultation survey respondent, NARF Project, May 2021 – April 2022 The Commission also developed a Conversation and Consultation Guide in collaboration with members of the MAG for organisations that wished to host their own consultations and report findings back to the Commission. This Guide enabled wider engagement in the process, including an opportunity to undertake consultations in a culturally safe way if Commission attendance at the consultation would not be appropriate. The Guide provided an overview of the Concept Paper, a detailed list of questions that organisations could draw on in their consultations, suggestions for consultation formats, and prompts to support consultations that are rights-based, safe, and inclusive. It also included relevant templates such as a consultation feedback template, a sample Information Statement, as well as guidance on combatting myths and misconceptions relevant to racism and anti-racism. At least five organisations opted to take this approach and reported their findings back to the Commission, whilst others used the Guide to support their submission on the framework. Public submissions A public submissions process was undertaken from October 2021 to February 2022. Its aim was to invite individuals, agencies, and organisations with expertise and knowledge of anti-racism strategies to provide input on the framework including guiding principles, the outcomes the framework should achieve, the issues the framework should engage with and strategies for addressing these, as well as best practice examples of anti-racism initiatives. Participants were invited to visit the Commission ‘Have Your Say’ webpage, where an online form prompting reflection on these topics was hosted, and where participants could upload their own submission in any format or language. The option to make an anonymous submission was also made available. National Anti-Racism Framework Scoping Report 2022 | 37