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Reported online
While this is not a quantitative indicator, the responsible agency has identified the relevant policy/legislation appropriate for the Australian context.

National human rights institutions

The Australian Human Rights Commission is established by the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) as Australia's national human rights institution.  It meets the criteria in the Paris Principles.

National Metadata

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Australia closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Australian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Australia-specific metadata information.

Responsible agency
The agency responsible for this data entry is Attorney-General's Department
Reporting Year
2018
Caveat
While this is not a quantitative indicator, the responsible agency has identified the relevant policy/legislation appropriate for the Australian context.
Indicator status
Reported online
Indicator description

Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles

Methodology

nil

Other information

nil

Page updated
17 July 2018

Global Metadata

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name
Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles
Indicator number
16.a.1
Target number
16.a
Target name

Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime

Global indicator description

Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles

UN designated tier
Tier 1
UN custodian agency
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Link to UN metadata
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 229.4kb)

Sources

Other

No other information for this indicator

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