Recommendation 18: The Australian Government inserts a clearer definition of
‘parent’ into the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) for the purpose of clarifying the
parent/child relationship for children born from surrogacy arrangements.
Recommendation 19: The Australian Government ensures digital accessibility
for children with disability, particularly in relation to online content, audio
description and captioning to foster participation in wider society and education.
Recommendation 20: The Australian Government increases education activities
targeted to children to promote an understanding of privacy and prevent imagebased abuse and exposure to pornography.
Recommendation 21: The Australian Government increases prevention
measures and responses to family violence that address the distinct impacts on
children.
Recommendation 22: Australian Governments resource Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander organisations to prevent and respond to family violence and its
impacts on children.
Recommendation 23: Australian Governments ensure all children receive
respectful relationships education targeted to different group needs.
Recommendation 24: Australian Governments provide child-specific
therapeutic intervention, counselling and early intervention programs for child
victims of family and domestic violence, to be delivered across a range of
services.
Recommendation 25: The Australian Government considers including child
marriage in definitions of family and domestic violence for the purposes of data
collection, monitoring and access to service delivery, including prevention
programs.
Recommendation 26: Australian Governments harmonise laws that criminalise
female genital mutilation, and conduct awareness education for health
professionals.
Recommendation 27: Australian Governments ban corporal punishment across
all educational and care settings.
Recommendation 28: Australian Governments urgently prioritise:
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prevention and early intervention programs to reduce the number of
children entering child protection systems
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