DEC/31/108 Outcome of the universal periodic review: Australia

Human Rights Council Thirty-first session

Agenda item 6

Universal periodic review

Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council

31/108. 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 with Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 of 18

June 2007 and 16/21 of 21 March 2011, and President’s statement PRST/8/1 of 9 April

2008, on the modalities and practices for the universal periodic review process,

Having conducted the review of Australia on 9 November 2015 in conformity with

all relevant provisions contained in the annex to Council resolution 5/1,

Decides to adopt the outcome of the review of Australia, comprising the report

thereon of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/31/14 and

Corr.1), the views of the State concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions made,

and its voluntary commitments and replies presented before the adoption of the outcome by

the plenary to questions or issues not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue

held in the Working Group (A/HRC/31/14/Add.1 and A/HRC/31/2, chap. VI).

45th meeting

17 March 2016

[Adopted without a vote.]