Request for public and private complaints against australian human rights commission staff
Dear Australian Human Rights Commission,
I am writing to you today to make a request Freedom of Information Act 1982.
I wish to request a list of all public and private complaints against the Australian Human Rights Commission and its staff members and commissioners and president and a copy of of each complaint and a copy of the response to each complaint from 1 January 2020 to 1 July 2025.
I look forward to hearing your decision in due course to this application.
Yours faithfully,
Ben
Dear Mr Fairchild,
The Australian Human Rights Commission has begun processing your request
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act).
You have requested access to:
A list of all public and private complaints against the Australian Human
Rights Commission and its staff members and commissioners and president
and a copy of each complaint and a copy of the response to each complaint
from 1 January 2020 to 1 July 2025.
Under the FOI Act, the Commission has until Monday, 6 October 2025 to make
a decision in relation to your request.
If your request covers documents which are business documents or documents
affecting another person’s privacy, and the Commission is required under
the FOI Act to consult with a third party before making a decision on the
release of those documents, the processing period will be extended a
further 30 days. An FOI officer from the Commission will advise you if
third party consultation is required.
Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions relating to
your request for documents.
Best regards,
Grace Tynan she/her
Paralegal - FOI
Australian Human Rights Commission
GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
T +61 2 9284 9792
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