A/HRC/33/58 please outline any plans to develop legislative, policy or administrative measures in this area.” 65. Finland was in the process of negotiations for a Nordic Sami convention intended to develop the status of the Sami as an indigenous people. It had also ratified the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Government was furthermore in the process of ratifying International Labour Organization Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169) and the ratification bill would be based on a study that drew on international norms, experiences and practices concerning the rights of indigenous peoples. 66. In Australia, international treaties and international human rights were given recognition through various laws designed to implement such rights domestically, such as the Race Discrimination Act 1975. All bills of Parliament must also be scrutinized in accordance with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011, which required that bills be accompanied by a statement of compatibility assessing the compatibility of the proposed legislation with the human rights recognized under the core human rights treaties Australia had ratified. 67. Canada had a constitutional and legislative framework that protected indigenous peoples’ rights to participate in decision-making that affected them, including in relation to treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with the State. Canada also negotiated modern-day treaties and self-government agreements with indigenous groups and those agreements provided that Canada would consult with indigenous groups before agreeing to international obligations that could have an adverse impact on the group. 68. In response to the question, the Plurinational State of Bolivia highlighted the implementation of the first stage of a programme intended to protect indigenous peoples who lived in voluntary isolation or were in initial contact. I. Indigenous women, youth, children, elders, persons with disabilities and any other vulnerable group 69. The questionnaire posed the following question: “Please describe any particular measures taken to promote and protect the rights of indigenous persons belonging to the following groups: women, youth, children, elders, persons with disabilities and any other vulnerable groups (such as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons). If no such measures have been taken, please outline any plans to do so.” 70. Finland noted that the Sami Parliament had identified the priority areas for the discretionary funding transfer for 2016 as being services for older people and health care. The Ministry of Justice had also established an intergovernmental network of contact persons for fundamental human rights, which would be tasked with developing a national action plan on fundamental human rights. Gender equity policies were pursued under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, which ensured gender was included in all areas of decision-making and the Sami people were included in that work. 71. In Finland, Sami children were entitled to child health services similar to all other children in a municipality. The Government supported Sami youth through the Youth Council of the Sami Parliament, which promoted the linguistic and cultural rights of young Sami people. 72. Denmark and Greenland referred to legislation passed in 2014 to recognize “legally fatherless” Greenlanders, i.e. children born out of wedlock who had no rights to inheritance from their fathers. The Danish parliament had introduced legislation to improve the rights 10