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CRC’s Review of Australia

CRC’s Review of Australia. Ben Schokman April 2012 www.hrlc.org.au. Overview. About the periodic reporting process Observations on: Australia’s fourth periodic report Committee’s List of Issues Utility of the periodic reporting process?. Purpose of Periodic Reporting.

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CRC’s Review of Australia

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  1. CRC’s Review of Australia Ben Schokman April 2012 www.hrlc.org.au

  2. Overview • About the periodic reporting process • Observations on: • Australia’s fourth periodic report • Committee’s List of Issues • Utility of the periodic reporting process?

  3. Purpose of Periodic Reporting • Promote implementation of the CRC • CRC art 44(1) • Report in accordance with the Committee’s guidelines in a “thorough and timely manner”

  4. Reporting Guidelines • Reports should : • consider issues of principal concern in a methodical and informative manner • contain relevant legislative, judicial, administrative and other information, including statistical data • provide information about: • “factors and difficulties encountered” • “progress achieved” • “implementation priorities” • “specific goals” for the future

  5. NGO Report NGO Addendum Lobbying Lobbying Periodic Reporting Process June 2009 Government’s periodic report October 2011 Pre-sessional meeting and List of Issues published April 2012 Government’s written response to List of Issues May 2012 Committee’s review of Australia and issues “Concluding Observations”

  6. Australian Government’s Report • Overall, balanced and constructive… but an opportunity missed? • Focus on inputs ($$) and listing outputs (such as “plans”, “programs”, “frameworks”), and not on outcomes • Lack of statistical data • On many issues, there is selective reporting or non-reporting • Little focus on challenges, progress, priorities and goals

  7. Committee’s List of Issues • Issues raised include: legal framework, early childhood, children’s commissioner, child abuse and neglect, corporal punishment, children with disabilities, ATSI children, immigration detention, juvenile justice • Further information on data and statistics • Further information on priorities for implementation

  8. Utility of the periodic reporting process? • To secure the domestic implementation of international human rights standards • To use the outcomes of these mechanisms in advocacy and policy development at the domestic level • To create a dialogue with government • To develop knowledge of human rights in Australia • Human rights education • Network building

  9. Ultimately… • Proper test will be follow up and implementation of the Concluding Observations • For both Government and for NGOs • Australia’s (re)engagement with the UN human rights system and commitment to being a “principled human rights leader”

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