Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – 25 July 2019 4.24 National implementation and monitoring (CRPD art 33, CO 57-58, LOI 35) 124. The Commission is of the view that a clear coordination mechanism is needed to facilitate whole of Government action to implement the CRPD, including to monitor measures for implementation, develop further measures for implementation and to coordinate the ongoing processes for reporting under the CRPD.122 125. As discussed in paragraph 20, the Productivity Commission recommended a new NDA to better promote cooperation, enhance accountability and clarify roles and responsibility of Commonwealth, State and Territory governments. The Productivity Commission also recommended that the NDA articulate how governments intended to fulfil Australia’s commitments under the CRPD.123 A strengthened NDA could serve as an overarching funding mechanism for implementation of the NDS and CRPD. 126. In 2017, the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs recommended the Australian Government establish an Office of Disability Strategy as a coordination strategy for the NDS.124 This Office could sit within the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and drive national implementation and monitoring of the CRPD across all agencies and levels of Government. Recommendation 67: The Australian Government ensure that an updated National Disability Agreement embeds the obligations provided by the CRPD and serves as coordination and funding mechanism for implementation of the NDS and CRPD. Recommendation 68: The Australian Government stablish an Office of Disability Strategy, within the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, as a central national coordination agency to drive implementation and monitoring of the CRPD across all agencies and levels of Government. 37