DEC/17/108 Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Australia

United Nations A/HRC/17/DEC/108

General Assembly Distr.: General 11 July 2011

Original: English

Human Rights Council Seventeenth session Agenda item 6 Universal Periodic Review

Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council

17/108 Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Australia*

The Human Rights Council,

Acting in compliance with the mandate entrusted to it by the General Assembly in its resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, and in accordance with the President’s statement PRST/8/1 on modalities and practices for the universal periodic review process of 9 April 2008;

Having conducted the review of Australia on 27 January 2011 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1;

Adopts the outcome of the universal periodic review on Australia which is constituted of the report of the Working Group on Australia (A/HRC/17/10), together with the views of Australia concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments and its replies presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary to questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group (A/HRC/17/2, chapter VI and A/HRC/17/10/Add.1).

17th meeting 8 June 2011

[Adopted without a vote]

* The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its seventeenth session (A/HRC/17/2), chap. I.

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