Australian Human Rights Commission Human Rights in the Digital Age: Additional Material Submitted to the UN Global Digital Compact, 30 April 2023 69. Such principles demonstrate the importance of proactive and human rights-centred design and deployment of technology. Recognition and commitment to such principles within the Compact would go far in mitigating the harms of AI. Recommendation 10: The Compact recognise and include the eSafety Commissioner’s Safety by Design Principles. 4.5 Impact assessments 70. In the Commission’s Final Report, it was recommended that the AI Safety Commissioner should develop a tool to assist private sector bodies undertake human rights impact assessments (HRIAs) in developing AI informed decision-making systems. This included recommending that the Australian Government should maintain a public register of completed HRIAs.49 71. HRIA tools assess how a new product, service, law or policy will engage human rights. They also provide a framework for ensuring adequate rights protections. 72. As noted in the Final Report: HRIAs are increasingly being used by government, the private sector and civil society organisations to measure the risk to human rights posed by their activities, ensure that measures are put in place to address human rights risks, and support the availability of remedies for any human rights infringements.50 73. The Commission’s previous work has found strong support from the public and private sectors, for the Australian Government to develop an HRIA tool and associated guidance for AI-informed decision making.51 74. Although the Commission’s work in advancing HRIAs in respect of AI has been specific to the Australian jurisdiction, the use of HRIAs globally would help to identify and address human rights issues at the earliest stage of the design in AI-informed decision-making systems. Recommendation 11: HRIAs should be conducted when developing all AI products. 17