(f) Accountability and human rights
indicators
(h) A sustainable human rights
community
Chapter 6 outlines how additional measures to
properly measure and track Australia’s human
rights performance are critical to the success of the
Human Rights Framework proposed in this report.
Chapter 8 outlines how a properly resourced
and appropriately independent Australian
Human Rights Commission and a vibrant and
robust civil society will be critical to the success
of the National Human Rights Framework.
It recommends a new Human Rights Indicator
Index and an annual National Statement to
Parliament to maximise the effectiveness of a
Human Rights Act and in moving from standard
setting to effective implementation
(g) Human rights education
Chapter 7 sets out the Commission’s proposed
approach to human rights education at the
national level. Educative and awareness raising
measures are needed across all areas of the
proposed National Human Rights Framework
set out in this report.
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(i) Looking forward: A revitalised
National Human Rights Framework to
better protect human rights in Australia
Chapter 9 outlines how the structural reforms
required to establish the National Human Rights
Framework will operate to provide significant
benefits in realising additional human
rights protections for distinct groups in our
community in most need of protection.
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