and the actions that the Government will take in response to that report; 15 16 17  develop in consultation with civil society an agreed definition of sexual and family violence and an appropriate minimum data set of indicators;  ensure that one of the outcomes of work of the Ministerial Group on Family and Violence and Sexual Violence is a process to co-ordinate and monitor all interventions to reduce violence and to ensure that they are adjusted and extended as required on the basis of robust empirical evidence; and  take legislative and regulatory measures as appropriate to ensure that workplace policies support employees who are experiencing family violence  consider inclusion of strategies for business to support employees who are exposed to family or sexual violence. Drawing on the IPCA report the Commission recommends that the Committee urges the Government to commit to:  reviewing Police practice and policy to ensure that appropriate emphasis is placed on prevention;  ensuring that adequate instruction and guidance about the application of section 128 and 134 of the Crimes Act 1961 is provided to the Police Child Protection Team; and  addressing the 34 IPCA recommendations within a specific timeframe and report back to the Committee within 18 months on progress. The Commission recommends that the Committee urges the Government to  consider whether the Domestic Violence Act 1995 and other legislations provides sufficient protection for disabled people in community care situations and if it doesn’t commit to amending it so as to apply; and  commit to tracking violence/domestic violence against people with disabilities and educate the public as to the disability/violence nexus. The Commission recommends that the Committee urge the Government to commit to a programme of work over the next reporting period to:  improve the understanding around informed consent and the rights of children and their parent(s), and ensuring that parents and competent young people are made aware of the differing views about medical or surgical interventions before making any decisions; Page 73 of 93 Human Rights Commission submission to the Human Rights Committee in relation to New Zealand’s 6th periodic review under the ICCPR

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