Annexure A: Background to Report Development PROCESS This joint NGO report was coordinated by the Human Rights Law Centre, Kingsford Legal Centre, and Caxton Legal Centre working with an NGO Advisory Group, which provided expert guidance based on their on the ground experience on the content and focus of the Report. Report sections were led by expert and recognised NGOs (‘lead authors’), consulting with a broad range of other NGOs who provided input to the Report’s content (‘authors’). Expert NGO Advisory Group members, lead authors and authors were identified through consultation with the NGO human rights sector, by online surveys, the Australian Attorney-General’s Department 2019 NGO Forum, and wider NGO networks. These consultations were also used to inform the content of the Report. Particular attention was paid to ensuring diversity within the Group, strong human rights credentials, the direct participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their organisations, and an intersectional approach to human rights. This Report is the culmination of the collaborative work of leading human rights organisations and activists within Australia. For more information, see https://www.hrlc.org.au/universal-periodic-review. The Human Rights Law Centred received $50,000 from the Australian Attorney-General’s Department to coordinate this joint NGO report and acted as the Secretariat for the coalition. NGO COORDINATING COMMITTEE The Human Rights Law Centre is a national human rights organisation that uses strategic legal action, policy solutions and advocacy to support people and communities to eliminate inequality and injustice and build a fairer, more compassionate Australia. HRLC has NGO Consultative status with ECOSOC. The Kingsford Legal Centre is a community legal centre based in UNSW Sydney, which provides free legal services to the community, specialising in discrimination law. Kingsford Legal Centre undertakes law reform and community legal education and teaches law students in a clinical education model. The Caxton Legal Centre is a community legal centre in Queensland, which represents the interests of people who are disadvantaged or on a low income through strategically advocating to government, providing legal and social work services, publishing legal information and building community awareness. ADVISORY GROUP COMMITTEE Amnesty International Australian Council of Social Service Caxton Legal Centre Community Legal Centres Australia COTA Australia Equality Rights Alliance Human Rights Law Centre Immigration Advice and Rights Centre Indigenous Peoples Organisation Kingsford Legal Centre National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service People with Disability Australia Refugee Council of Australia 16