Freedom of Information request dated 28 March 2024 - Schedule of documents
Lorraine Finlay’s article in The Nightly ‘In silence, anti-Semitism and racism flourishes’ published 27 March 2024
Email correspondence
Doc
Date and time
Description
Decision
Pages
No.
(AWST/AEST)
1.
21 March 2024/22 March Email from Commissioner Finlay to Joanna
1
Released (email body only).
2024
Maxwell (director of Human Rights Team)
attaching:
10:14pm/1:14am
1A. N/A
Draft opinion piece dated 22 March 2024
Not released. S 47C.
N/A
2. 22
March
2024
Email from Commissioner Finlay to President
Partially released. S 47C and 2
Croucher attaching:
7:33am/10:33am
47E.
2A.
A Personal Reflection on Anti-Semitism (Draft
N/A
N/A
Not released. S 47C.
Only (22 March 2024) (Draft opinion piece)
3.
22 March 2024
Email from Joanna Maxwell to Commissioner
Partially released. S 22
3
Finlay regarding draft opinion piece and
redactions on personal
8:10am/11:10am
arranging meeting
details.
4. 22
March
2024
Email from Commissioner Finlay to Joanna
Released.
4 - 5
Maxwell arranging meeting
9:20am/12:20pm
5. 22
March
2024
Email from President Rosalind Croucher to
Released (email body only)
6
Commissioner Finlay attaching:
9:55am/12:55pm
1
Freedom of Information request dated 28 March 2024 - Schedule of documents
Lorraine Finlay’s article in The Nightly ‘In silence, anti-Semitism and racism flourishes’ published 27 March 2024
Doc
Date and time
Description
Decision
Pages
No.
(AWST/AEST)
5A. N/A
A Personal Reflection on Anti-Semitism (Draft
Not released. S 47C.
N/A
Only (22 March 2024) (Draft opinion piece)
6. 22
March
2024
Email from Commissioner Finlay to
Partially released. S 47C.
7 - 8
Commissioner Sivaraman on draft opinion
and 47E.
11:43am/2:43pm
piece
7. 22
March
2024
Email from Commissioner Finlay to Joanna
Released
9 - 10
Maxwell regarding email sent to President
11:45am/2:45pm
Croucher
8. 25
March
2024
Email from Commissioner Finlay to President
Partially released. S 47C.
11 - 12
Croucher and Commissioner Sivaraman
and 47E.
5:58am/8:58am
regarding updated draft opinion and
comments on finalising opinion
9. 25
March
2024
Email from President Croucher to
Partially released. S 47C and 13
Commissioners Finlay and Sivaraman
47E.
7:00am/10:00am
attaching:
9A.
N/A
A Personal Reflection on Anti-Semitism (Draft
Not released. S 47C.
N/A
Only (22 March 2024) – marked up (Draft
opinion piece)
10. 25
March
2024
Email from Commissioner Finlay to President
Partially released. S 47C.
14
Croucher and Commissioner Sivaraman
7:04am/10:04am
regarding draft opinion
2
Freedom of Information request dated 28 March 2024 - Schedule of documents
Lorraine Finlay’s article in The Nightly ‘In silence, anti-Semitism and racism flourishes’ published 27 March 2024
Doc
Date and time
Description
Decision
Pages
No.
(AWST/AEST)
11. 25
March
2024
Email from Commissioner Giridharan
Partially released. S 47C and 15
7:26am/10:26am
Sivaraman to President Croucher and
S 47E.
Commissioner Finlay regarding draft opinion
piece
12.
25 March 2024
Email from President Croucher to
Partially released. S 47C.
16
Commissioners Finlay and Sivaraman
8:12am/11:12am
regarding draft opinion piece
13. 25
March
2024
Email from President Croucher to
Partially released. S 47C and 17
Commissioners Finlay and Sivaraman
S 47E.
8:34am/11:34am
regarding draft opinion
14.
Email from Commissioner Finlay to President
Partially released. S 47C and 18 – 19
25 March 2024
Croucher and Commissioner Sivaraman
S 47E.
10:35am/1:35pm
regarding draft opinion piece
15. 25
March
2024
Email from Commissioner Finlay to Leanne
Partially released. S 47C and 20 - 21
Smith, Tracey Young (Director, Strategic
S 47E.
10:47am/1:47pm
Communications), Darren Dick and Rosalind
Croucher, Commissioner Sivaraman and
Joanna Maxwell
15A.
N/A
A Personal Reflection on Anti-Semitism (Draft
Not released. S 47C.
N/A
Only (22 March 2024) (Draft opinion piece)
3
Freedom of Information request dated 28 March 2024 - Schedule of documents
Lorraine Finlay’s article in The Nightly ‘In silence, anti-Semitism and racism flourishes’ published 27 March 2024
Doc
Date and time
Description
Decision
Pages
No.
(AWST/AEST)
16. 25
March
2024
Email from President Croucher to
Partially released. S 47C and 22 - 24
Commissioners Finlay and Sivaraman and
S 47E.
(10:51am/1:51pm)
other Commission staff regarding draft opinion
piece
S 22 redaction to personal
details of non-SES
Commission staff, in email
chain.
Email from Commissioner Finlay to President
Partially released. S 47C and 25 - 26
25 March 2024
17.
Croucher regarding draft opinion piece
S 47E.
11:02am/2:02pm
Email from President Croucher to
Partially released. S 47C and 27
25 March 2024
18.
Commissioner Finlay regarding draft opinion
S 47E.
12:31pm/3:31pm
piece
25 March 2024
Email from Commissioner Finlay to President
Partially released. S 47C and 28 - 31
19.
Croucher regarding draft opinion piece
S 47E.
12:32pm/3:32pm
Email from Commissioner Finlay to Tracey
Released.
32 - 33
26 March 2024
20.
Young regarding circulation of opinion pieces
S 22 redaction to personal
3:04pm/6:04pm
details of non-SES
4
Freedom of Information request dated 28 March 2024 - Schedule of documents
Lorraine Finlay’s article in The Nightly ‘In silence, anti-Semitism and racism flourishes’ published 27 March 2024
Doc
Date and time
Description
Decision
Pages
No.
(AWST/AEST)
Commission staff, in email
chain.
Email from Tracey Young (director, Strategic
34 – 36
26 March 2024
Released.
21.
Communications) to Commissioner Finlay
6:16pm/9:16pm
regarding policy on circulating opinion pieces
to Commission staff
26 March 2024
Email from Commissioner Finlay to Tracey
Released.
37 - 39
22.
Young regarding publishing article
6:18pm/9:18pm
27 March 2024
Email from Commissioner Finlay to
40
23.
Commissioners and other Commission staff
Released
12:19pm/3:19pm
providing copy of article (final version)
23A.
N/A
Opinion piece (final)
Released
41 - 42
Partially released. S 22
27 March 2024
Email from Commissioner Finlay to AHRC
redaction on irrelevant
43
24.
Human Rights Team providing copy of article
material and personal details
12:20pm/3:20pm
(final version)
of non-SES Commission staff.
N/A
Opinion piece(final)
Released
Not
reproduced.
24A.
Duplicate of
document
23A.
5
Freedom of Information request dated 28 March 2024 - Schedule of documents
Lorraine Finlay’s article in The Nightly ‘In silence, anti-Semitism and racism flourishes’ published 27 March 2024
Doc
Date and time
Description
Decision
Pages
No.
(AWST/AEST)
27 March 2024
Email from Commissioner Finlay to Tracey
44 - 46
25.
Young and Leanne Smith providing live link and Released.
2:24pm/5:23pm
query on circulating to Commission staff
27 March 2024
Email from Commissioner Finlay to ‘All
Released.
47
26.
Commission’ providing link to opinion piece
5:52pm/8:52pm
Email from Tracey Young to Commissioner
Partially released.
48 - 51
Finlay and Leanne Smith reply to query on
27 March 2024
S 22 redaction on irrelevant
27.
circulating to Commission staff
material and personal
5:52pm/8:52pm
details of non-SES
Commission staff.
27 March 2024
Email from Commissioner Finlay to Tracey
52 - 55
28.
Young regarding email sent to staff
Released.
5:53pm/8:53pm
6
