What type of information will be considered as part of the UPR on Australia?
There are technical guidelines that set out the information that will be considered as part of the UPR process. The page limit submissions by NGOs and human rights commissions is in each case five pages, although a more detailed and factual report can be attached to the submission. The page limit for joint submissions of large coalitions of stakeholders is ten pages. Anything over the page limit will not be considered at all in the process. All submissions that are made will be loaded to the UN website and can be viewed and considered in their totality. However, all submissions by NGOs will still be summarised down to a total of five pages in the final formal report. The Australian Government report, as well as submissions from the Australian Human Rights Commission and NGOs, should be prepared in accordance with the following guidelines: (a) Description of the methodology and broad consultation process undertaken. (b) Background and framework for promotion and protection of human righ
