Australian Human Rights Commission

Part of the Attorney-General portfolio and a Federal authority

The Australian Human Rights Commission's goals are to foster greater understanding and protection of human rights in Australia and to address the human rights concerns of a broad range of individuals and groups. The Commission's responsibilities include and public awareness; discrimination and human rights complaints; human rights compliance; policy and legislative development. The Commission investigates alleged infringements of human rights under the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 and breaches of anti-discrimination law under the Age Discrimination Act 2004, Disability Discrimination Act 1992, Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and Sex Discrimination Act 1984.

28 requests
Dear Mr Hamiltonshire   I refer to your email to the Australian Human Rights Commission dated 21 June 2025, making a request under the Freedom of...
Dear Mr Hamiltonshire   Further to the below email, please see the attached letter.   Yours sincerely   Cara Seymour she/her Senior Lawyer...
Dear Mr Fairless,   Thank you for your response.   We confirm that the authorisation applies both to the initial FOI requests, and to the inte...
Dear Scott,   Thank you for contacting the Commission, and for your interest in this matter.   From the data we have available, we confirm tha...
Dear Alex, Thank you for your email. I understand that this is a general request for information. Agencies like the Australian Human Rights Commission...
Dear Mr Pentland Please see attached a decision letter in relation to your FOI request and accompanying documents. Kind regards, Hashini Pandith...
Thank you. Yours sincerely, JS
FOI Delegations
Response by Australian Human Rights Commission to Ben Fairless on .
Dear Mr Fairless, I refer to your email dated 14 November 2018. Please find attached a copy of the current arrangement which gives lawyers at the Com...
Hi Eliza We are in fact able to provide this information administratively. While we are unable to calculate 'how many cases have been investigated or h...
Ben I will assume that’s an agreement to withdraw unless I hear from you otherwise. Many thanks Michelle Michelle Lindley Deputy Director Legal Sectio...
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Follow up sent to Australian Human Rights Commission by James Smith on .
Thank you for providing the requested information. Yours sincerely, James Smith
Dear Ariana   I refer to your FOI request of 28 February 2016.   Please see attached:   ·         My decision in response to your FOI reque...
Hi Ben   I attach a notice of my decision along with a copy of all documents falling within the scope of your request. I have attached both pdf an...
Dear Mr Hinds I attach: - my decision in response to your FOI request; and - information about your rights of review. Please do not hesitate to cont...

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