Inquiry into the application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Australia

REPORT - November 2023

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Contents

Acknowledgement

Foreword

Chair
Deputy Chair
Members

Terms of reference

Abbreviations

List of recommendations

Chapter 1 - Introduction and UNDRIP Background

Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs inquiry—46th Parliament
Referral of inquiry to the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs—47th Parliament
Conduct of inquiry
UNDRIP background
Australian context
Committee comment

Chapter 2 - Implementation in Australia

Implementation of UNDRIP in Australia
UNDRIP principles in human rights mechanisms
Response to the Uluru Statement from the Heart
Partnership approaches to policy development
Industry or sector application of UNDRIP
International Assessments of Australia
Committee Comment

Chapter 3 - International Applications of UNDRIP

International implementation of UNDRIP
Aotearoa—New Zealand
Canada
Finland
Norway
Committee comment

Chapter 4 - Ways forward for implementing UNDRIP in Australia

Uluru Statement from the Heart
Human rights considerations of Parliament
National Action Plan
Public awareness and education
Additional and complementary approaches
Committee comment

Dissenting report from Coalition Members and Senator

Additional comments from Senator Dorinda Cox

Additional comments from Senator Lidia Thorpe

Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Friday, 10 February 2023
Friday, 10 March 2023
Friday, 31 March 2023
Friday, 19 May 2023
Thursday, 8 June 2023

C. United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms structure

D. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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