OFFICIAL

 

Dear JayShah2000,

 

Thank you for your email. Unfortunately your request is not a valid FOI
request. FOI guidelines (paragraph 2.90) state that the right to obtain
access under the FOI Act does not apply to documents that are publicly
available. Australia's submissions to the Committee on the Elimination of
All Forms of Racial Discrimination are publicly available in the United
Nations Treaty Body database:

 

[1]https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15...

 

Searching by "document type" in the link provided above will bring up
Australia's reports submitted to the Committee from 1993 onwards

 

FOI guidelines are available here:

 

[2]Freedom of information guidelines | OAIC

 

As your request is not valid, no further action will be taken by the
department.

 

Best regards

 

Freedom of Information Section
Public Interest Law Branch | Regulatory and Legal Policy Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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© Brooke Rigney-Lively (2024)

 

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia,
and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to all First Nations peoples, their cultures and to their Elders,
past, present and emerging.

 

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the advice, you avoid waiving privilege. Please consult the author of the
advice if unsure about appropriate handling.

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: JayShah2000 <[FOI #13637 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 10 September 2025 2:57 PM
To: FOI <[DFAT request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Freedom of Information request - submissions to the
Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

 

CAUTION: This email originated from outside the organisation. Do not click
links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender.

 

Dear Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

 

I request copies of all submissions to the Committee on the Elimination of
All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

JayShah2000

 

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OFFICIAL
Dear JayShah2000,

As we noted, your original request is invalid - and as such there is no review is available.

You can also search the link we provided earlier for the official responses that the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination sent to Australia.

If you want to make a valid FOI request, please refer to https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/corpora...

The request should be for documents that are not otherwise publicly available and framed in way that makes it possible to identify the documents sought, for example by specifying a timeframe and the kind of documents.

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Section
Public Interest Law Branch | Regulatory and Legal Policy Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
dfat.gov.au | X | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

© Brooke Rigney-Lively (2024)

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples, their cultures and to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

This email and any attachments may contain confidential information or legal advice over which legal professional privilege can be claimed. Such privilege is not waived and you should ensure that, in your handling of the advice, you avoid waiving privilege. Please consult the author of the advice if unsure about appropriate handling.

-----Original Message-----
From: JayShah2000 <[FOI #13637 email]>
Sent: Monday, 15 September 2025 5:16 PM
To: FOI <[DFAT request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Internal review of Freedom of Information request - submissions to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

CAUTION: This email originated from outside the organisation. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender.

Dear FOI,

I am requesting copies of document SENT TO YOU. This includes PRIVATE INFORMATION

Not copies of documents that YOU SENT.

I request a review

Yours sincerely,

JayShah2000

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OFFICIAL

Dear JayShah2000,

Thank you for your email. Unfortunately your request is not a valid FOI

request. FOI guidelines (paragraph 2.90) state that the right to obtain

access under the FOI Act does not apply to documents that are publicly

available. Australia's submissions to the Committee on the Elimination of

All Forms of Racial Discrimination are publicly available in the United

Nations Treaty Body database:

[1]https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15...

Searching by "document type" in the link provided above will bring up

Australia's reports submitted to the Committee from 1993 onwards

FOI guidelines are available here:

[2]Freedom of information guidelines | OAIC

As your request is not valid, no further action will be taken by the

department.

Best regards

Freedom of Information Section

Public Interest Law Branch | Regulatory and Legal Policy Division

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

[3]dfat.gov.au | [4]X | [5]Facebook | [6]Instagram | [7]LinkedIn

© Brooke Rigney-Lively (2024)

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia,

and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our

respects to all First Nations peoples, their cultures and to their Elders,

past, present and emerging.

This email and any attachments may contain confidential information or

legal advice over which legal professional privilege can be claimed. Such

privilege is not waived and you should ensure that, in your handling of

the advice, you avoid waiving privilege. Please consult the author of the

advice if unsure about appropriate handling.

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