First Nations Consultations For the Australian Human Rights Commission
Robust mechanisms must be established to monitor,
evaluate, and enforce anti-racism policies across all
sectors. This includes creating independent review
bodies with the authority to investigate and address
instances of racism. There have also been calls for
greater ambition in some of the Closing the Gap
commitments, particularly those related to justice. Some
of the related National Agreement targets on
incarceration rates need to be more ambitious if racism
in the criminal justice system is to be addressed.
The Framework also needs to be supported by an
auditing process to ensure effectiveness and
accountability at both the local, state and national levels.
In the development of the outcome measures related to
the Framework, there needs to be transparency around
the processes used in the development of the measures
and reporting procedures along with opportunities for
community feedback and advice. This will build
community trust and confidence in the process as well as
the implementation of the Framework.
An Anti-Racism Framework: Voices of First Nations Peoples
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