Australian Human Rights Commission Information for LOI – Australia, 29 August 2016 • Women Women and Work Information on measures to strengthen efforts to support women in paid work and unpaid caring work and reduce gender gaps in workforce participation, wages and retirement incomes and savings. Information on measures to recognise and value unpaid caring work through legislation, superannuation and taxation systems, Information on government funding to conduct the 2018 Time Use Survey. Violence against women and children Information on how the National Plan addresses gender inequality, focuses on prevention measures, and ensures robust, independent monitoring and evaluation. Information on funding for the National Plan, including funding for specialist support services such as: women-specific services, community legal centres, Family Violence Prevention Legal Services, and crisis and transitional accommodation services. Information on the introduction of workplace entitlements for domestic and family violence leave; including in federal public service agreements. Information on how the National Plan recognises and addresses violence against women and girls with disability. Information on how the National Plan addresses the specific needs and rights of children and young people. The Commission refers the Committee to the National Children’s Commissioner’s Children’s Rights Report 2015. • Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Issues (SOGII) Intersex Information on the implementation of the recommendations of the Senate Inquiry Report Community Affairs Committee’s 2013 Report on the Involuntary or Coerced Sterilisation of Intersex People in Australia by federal, state and territory governments. Gender identity Information on steps taken by state and territory governments to remove the surgery and marital status requirements in births, deaths and marriages registration legislation. 26