OFFICIAL

Good morning,

I refer to the access application you made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2016 (FOI Act) dated 4 September 2025.

This FOI application has requested access to:

               documents relating to complaints of discrimination against
Palestinians in the ACT since the 7th October 2023.

Timeframe

As your application in accordance with the requirements was received by
the ACT Human Rights Commission on 4 September 2025, under the FOI Act, we
have 30 working days from the date of clarification to process your access
application. This will therefore be due on 17 October 2025 due to a public
holiday that falls within this period.

Charges

You will not be charged unless we advise you that charges are payable in
relation to your access application, and you choose to proceed.

Disclosure Log

Please note that section 28 of the FOI Act requires publication of access
applications and any information subsequently released on the Justice and
Community Safety Directorate (JACSD) disclosure log:
[1]https://www.justice.act.gov.au/about-us/...

This means that if you are granted access to the information requested, it
may also be made available to everyone on our website, unless your access
application is for personal information, or information about your
business, commercial, financial, or professional affairs where the
publication of the information would be unreasonable in the circumstances.

If you have any questions in relation to your access application, please
reach out on 6205 2222 or email at [2][ACT Human Rights Commission request email].

Regards,

Fiona Marsh (she/her)

Senior Director, Governance and Corporate Support

ACT Human Rights Commission

Canberra City ACT 2601

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the ACT and their continuing
connection to land and community. I pay my respect to them, their culture
and their elders, past, present, and future.

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OFFICIAL

Dear Foifoi Mcgee

Please find attached correspondence on behalf of Dr Penelope Mathew,
President and Human Rights Commissioner / FOI Information Officer.

Kind regards

Fiona Marsh (she/her)

Senior Director, Governance and Corporate Support

ACT Human Rights Commission

Canberra City ACT 2601

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the ACT and their continuing
connection to land and community. I pay my respect to them, their culture
and their elders, past, present, and future.

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Dear Foifoi McGeee

The ACT Ombudsman reviews decisions made under the ACT FOI Act, so you will need to contact the Ombudsman directly about the review process, with information about that process available here: https://www.ombudsman.act.gov.au/account...

I note that the scope of your FOI request asked for 'documents relating to complaints of discrimination against Palestinians in the ACT since the 7th October 2023', as you did not ask for statistical data it was not within the scope of your FOI request.

Regards,
Fiona Marsh (she/her)
Senior Director, Governance and Corporate Support
ACT Human Rights Commission
Canberra City ACT 2601

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the ACT and their continuing connection to land and community. I pay my respect to them, their culture and their elders, past, present, and future.

-----Original Message-----
From: Foifoi Mcgee <[FOI #13597 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 16 September 2025 8:22 PM
To: Human Rights <[email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Discrimination against Palestinians

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Dear ACT Human Rights Commission,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of ACT Human Rights Commission's handling of my FOI request 'Discrimination against Palestinians'.

I understand you will not send confidential information. I am just looking for statistical data to show how many complaints have been received.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: http://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/di...

Yours faithfully,

Foifoi Mcgee

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