Australian Human Rights Commission Australia and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), Shadow report to the CERD Committee – 8 July 2010 10 Appendix Two: List of recommendations Recommendation 1: That the Australian Government Social Inclusion Board includes (I) newly arrived migrants, (II) disadvantaged migrants and (III) people from refugee backgrounds in their list of priority areas. Recommendation 2: That the proposed Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights should be empowered to make recommendations in relation to the implementation ICERD Committee Concluding Observations. Recommendation 3: That the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian Human Rights Commission co-chair an annual CERD implementation meeting to (I) delegate responsibilities and (II) monitor progress. Recommendation 4: That the Australian Government fund a full time Race Discrimination Commissioner at the Commission. Recommendation 5: That the Department of Immigration and Citizenship and the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and develop publicly available research frameworks that identify (I) current research and data collection priorities and (II) research and data gaps relevant to migrant communities and Indigenous communities respectively. Recommendation 6: That the Department of Immigration and Citizenship fund an independent biennial report on migrant disadvantage based on the Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report model. Recommendation 7: That the Australian Government conduct a major national study on the experiences of temporary migrants in Australia (workplace experiences, safety, experiences of racism, social inclusion) Recommendation 8: That the Australian Government conduct research on the international student population in Australia in the following key areas: • income and expenditure data • living and working conditions • experiences of discrimination • strategies to support safe international student experiences. Recommendation 9: that the Australian Bureau of Statistics work in partnership with state and territory police agencies to collect national data on racially motivated crime. Recommendation 10: That the Australian Government commence a constitutional process, with the active engagement of Indigenous peoples, for the recognition of Indigenous peoples in the preamble; removal of section 25 of the Constitution and its replacement with a clause guaranteeing equality before the law and nondiscrimination. 153 46