| No | Recommendation | Response | Issue | Population group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ratify the international human rights instruments to which it is not a party and bring its international legal framework into line with international obligations |
Notes (will not consider further at this time) | International human rights treaty action | N/A |
| 2 | Consider the ratification of human rights conventions to which it is not yet a State party |
Notes (will not consider further at this time) | International human rights treaty action | N/A |
| 3 | Consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OP-CAT) |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 4 | Consider favourably the ratification of OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 5 | Take further steps towards ratifying OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 6 | Initiate the accession procedure to OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 7 | Ratify OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 8 | Ratify OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 9 | Ratify OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 10 | Ratify OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 11 | Ratify OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 12 | Ratify OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 13 | Ratify OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 14 | Ratify OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 15 | Ratify OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 16 | Ratify OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 17 | Ratify OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 18 | Ratify OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 19 | Ratify OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 20 | Ratify the OP-CAT in keeping with the commitment undertaken by Australia during its previous UPR |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 21 | Expedite the ratification of the OP-CAT and establish a National Preventive Mechanism for places of detention |
Notes (will further consider) | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Domestic legal, institutional and policy frameworks, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 22 | Ratify OP-CAT without further delay, as previously recommended |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, Implementation of recommendations and follow-up, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 23 | Ratify and effectively implement, before its next UPR cycle, the OP-CAT |
Notes (will further consider) | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 24 | Ratify OP-CAT and implement a National Preventative Mechanism |
Notes (will further consider) | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Domestic legal, institutional and policy frameworks, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 25 | Ratify OP-CAT and promptly implement it |
Notes (will further consider) | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 26 | Expedite the ratification process of OP-CAT in order to allow for the early establishment of a National Preventive Mechanism |
Notes (will further consider) | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Domestic legal, institutional and policy frameworks, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 27 | Expedite the ratification process of OP-CAT in order to allow for the early establishment of a National Preventive Mechanism |
Notes (will further consider) | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Domestic legal, institutional and policy frameworks, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 28 | Speed up the process of the on-going consultations on the ratification of OP-CAT in the hope that the country ratifies this important instrument for the protection and promotion of human rights |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 29 | Step up efforts to ratify the OP-CAT |
Accepts | Conditions in detention, Criminal justice, Immigration detention, International human rights treaty action, Violence, abuse and mistreatment | N/A |
| 30 | Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR) | Notes (will not consider further at this time) | International human rights treaty action | N/A |