Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee, 18 September 2017 Recommendation 24: That the Australian Government, through the Council of Australian Governments, encourage the removal of surgery and marital status requirements in births, deaths and marriages registration legislation. Recommendation 25: That the Australian Government implement the recommendations of the 2013 Senate Community Affairs Committee inquiry into the involuntary or coerced sterilisation of intersex people. Recommendation 26: That the Australian Government legislate to enable two people to marry, irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status, while enabling a minister of religion to refuse to solemnise a marriage in accordance with the doctrines, tenets and beliefs of the minister’s religious body or organisation. Women Recommendation 27: That the Australian Government undertake further work to understand the nature and prevalence of family and domestic violence, and sexual assault and sexual harassment for women experiencing intersectional discrimination. Recommendation 28: That all Australian Governments commit to strengthening national family and domestic violence data collection and reporting mechanisms. Recommendation 29: That the Australian Government encourage universities to implement the Change The Course report recommendations to reduce the prevalence of sexual assault and sexual harassment in Australian universities. Recommendation 30: That the Australian Government continue to ensure there are adequate protections in place to address sexual harassment in the workplace, with consideration of the identified strategies in the Working without fear report and the forthcoming outcomes of the Commission’s 2017 survey. Recommendation 31: That the Australian Government continue to encourage cultural reform and enhance the participation of women in the Australian Defence Force, consistent with the initiatives in Pathway to Change. Immigration and citizenship Recommendation 32: That the Australian Government ensure that the human rights of people subject to third country processing are adequately protected. Recommendation 33: That the Australian Government continue to expand the use of alternatives to closed detention and, where immigration detention is necessary, ensure that it is time limited, strictly 36