5. Enhancing the role of Parliament in protecting human rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 5.1 Overview 99 5.2 Introduction 101 5.3 Parliamentary scrutiny and the PJCHR 102 5.4 Enhancing parliamentary oversight of international human rights treaty engagement 108 6. Accountability and Human Rights indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 6.1 Overview 123 6.2 Introduction 123 6.3 Ensuring effective national accountability for human rights 124 6.4 Existing accountability mechanisms for human rights in Australia 125 6.5 Human rights indicators and accountability frameworks 130 6.6 A National Human Rights Indicator Index 136 6.7 An annual National Human Rights Statement to Parliament 137 7. Human Rights Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 7.1 Overview 143 7.2 Introduction 143 7.3 A priority of a Human Rights Framework – building rights-mindedness 144 7.4 What is human rights education? 144 7.5 Principles for human rights education 146 7.6 Reflections on past experience and on emerging good practice 148 7.7 Emerging good practice 153 7.8 A national program on Human Rights Education for Australia 155 8. A sustainable human rights community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 8.1 Overview 159 8.2 National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) 160 8.3 Australian Human Rights Commission 161 8.4 Support for vibrant and robust civil society organisations to protect human rights 166 9. Looking forward: A revitalised National Human Rights Framework to better protect human rights in Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 9.1 Overview 171 9.2 Better protecting human rights 171 Appendix 1: Recommendations of the National Human Rights Consultation Committee report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 A1.1 NHRCC report recommendations 177 A1.2 Human rights in policy and legislation 178 A1.3 Human rights in practice 178 A1.4 A Human Rights Act 180 Appendix 2: Summary – Model Human Rights Act for Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 4 FREE & EQUAL: Revitalising Australia’s Commitment to Human Rights