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Reporting under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

21st and 22nd CERD Report 

Australia is a party to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). By ratifying a treaty, a country voluntarily accepts legal obligations under international law. Australia's obligations under CERD include regular reporting requirements.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is currently preparing Australia’s combined 21st and 22nd periodic report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) under the International Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

Previous CERD Reporting

On 2 February 2016 DFAT submitted Australia's combined 18th, 19th and 20th reports under CERD.

The Committee issued its Concluding Observations on Australia’s combined 18th, 19th, and 20th reports on 26 December 2017.

On 7 December 2018 Australia submitted a follow-up to concluding observations 16(c), 26(c) and 31(b).

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