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Australian Human Rights Commission, (December 2021), Free & Equal: A reform agenda for federal discrimination law, p. 4, <https://humanrights.gov.au/human-rightsact-for-australia>. 19. Australian Human Rights Commission, (April 2019), Free & Equal Issues Paper: An Australian conversation on human rights, Sydney, <https://humanrights.gov.au/ sites/default/files/document/publication/ahrc_free_ equal_issues_paper_2019_final.pdf>. 20. Australian Human Rights Commission, (August 2019), Discussion Paper: Priorities for federal discrimination law reform, <https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/rightsand-freedoms/publications/discussion-paper-prioritiesfederal-discrimination-law>. 21. Australian Human Rights Commission, (August 2019), Discussion Paper: A model for positive human rights reform, <https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/rightsand-freedoms/publications/discussion-paper-modelpositive-human-rights-reform-2019>. 22. Australian Human Rights Commission, (October 2019), Discussion Paper: Ensuring effective national accountability for human rights, <https://humanrights. gov.au/sites/default/files/19.10.14_discussion_paperensuring_effective_national_accountability_final.pdf>. 23. Australian Human Rights Commission, (December 2021), Free & Equal: A reform agenda for federal discrimination law, p. 2, <https://humanrights.gov.au/human-rightsact-for-australia>. 24. Australian Human Rights Commission, (December 2021), Free & Equal: A reform agenda for federal discrimination laws, <https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/rights-andfreedoms/publications/free-and-equal-reform-agendafederal-discrimination-laws>. 25. Australian Human Rights Commission, (March 2023), Position Paper: A Human Rights Act for Australia, p. 162, <https://humanrights.gov.au/human-rights-act-foraustralia>. 26. Australian Human Rights Commission, (13 October 2021), Australia’s Third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) (media release), <https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/ rights-and-freedoms/projects/australias-third-universalperiodic-review-upr>. 27. Parliament of Australia, Submissions: Australia’s Human Rights Framework, (web page), <https://www.aph.gov. au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Human_ Rights/HumanRightsFramework/Submissions>. 14. Parliament of Australia, Terms of Reference: Australia’s Human Rights Framework, <https://www.aph.gov.au/ Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Human_ Rights/HumanRightsFramework/Terms_of_Reference>. 15. Parliament of Australia, Submissions: Australia’s Human Rights Framework, <https://www.aph.gov.au/ Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Human_ Rights/HumanRightsFramework/Submissions>. FREE & EQUAL: Revitalising Australia’s Commitment to Human Rights 31