Australian Human Rights Commission Australia and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), Shadow report to the CERD Committee – 8 July 2010 provide for presumptions in favour of native title claimants, including a presumption of continuity in the acknowledgement and observance of traditional law and custom and of the relevant society. 160 Recommendation 24: The Commission recommends that the Australian and Northern Territory governments commit to supporting homelands through: • reviewing, developing and implementing homeland policies with the active participation of representative leaders from homeland communities • providing funding and support for homeland communities in all states and territories through the COAG National Indigenous Reform Agreement and associated National Partnership Agreements. 161 Recommendation 25: The Commission recommends that the Commonwealth, through the Councils of Australian Governments, engage with State and Territory governments to develop a consistent approach with joint funding mechanisms in the provision of financial redress for the Stolen Generations. Recommendation 26: The Commission recommends that Stolen Wages compensation schemes be established in other states and territories as appropriate. Recommendation 27: That the Australian Government consider the following in the development of a national multicultural policy: • that is should be based on extensive community consultation • that it should be properly linked with the Australian Human Rights Framework, the Human Rights Action Plan and the Social Inclusion Agenda • that it adopts a broad definition of the ‘multicultural community’ in Australia that genuinely considers: newly arrived migrants, international students, temporary and seasonal migrant workers, people from refugee backgrounds and established ethnic communities • that it addresses the issue of religious diversity and freedom of religion and belief • that systems of auditing, benchmarking, compliance and evaluation are created. Recommendation 28: That the Australian Government develop a coordinated, national approach to anti-racism that is linked to the national multicultural policy framework. This recommendation is in accordance with the Durban Declaration and Program of Action, which calls on states to develop comprehensive national action plans to eradicate racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. Recommendation 29: That the Australian Government revisit the recommendations made in the Commissions Report of National Inquiry into Racist Violence in Australia in 1991. 49