| ACT HRA | Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) | 
| Action Plan | National Action Plan on Human Rights 2012 | 
| AGD | Attorney-General’s Department | 
| AHRC | Australian Human Rights Commission | 
| AHRC Act | Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 | 
| APS | Australian Public Service | 
| Charter | Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic) | 
| Consultation committee | National Human Rights Consultation Committee | 
| CRPD | Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability | 
| Framework | Australia’s Human Rights Framework (2010) | 
| HRA | Human Rights Act | 
| ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | 
| ICESCR | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | 
| OIL | Office of International Law | 
| OPC | Office of Parliamentary Counsel 
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| Queensland HRA | Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) | 
| UN | United Nations | 
| UNDRIP | United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | 
| UPR | Universal Periodic Review |