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The Australian Human Rights Commission is required by section 11C of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 to publish a disclosure log on its website. The disclosure log lists information which has been released in response to an FOI access request. This requirement has applied since 1 May 2011.

The disclosure log requirement does not apply to:

  • personal information about any person if publication of that information would be 'unreasonable'
  • information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any person if publication of that information would be 'unreasonable'
  • other information covered by a determination made by the Australian Information Commissioner if publication of that information would be 'unreasonable'
  • any information if it is not reasonably practicable to publish the information because of the extent of modifications that would need to be made to delete the information listed in the above dot points.

The information described in the disclosure log table below has been released by the Commission under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and is available for public access.

A link is provided if the information can be downloaded from this website or another website.
Information that is not available online may be obtained by emailing us at foi@humanrights.gov.au or writing to us at GPO Box 5218, Sydney, NSW 2001.

A charge may be imposed to reimburse the Commission for the cost incurred in copying or reproducing the information or sending it to you. There will be no charge for the time spent by the Commission in processing the FOI request that led to this information being made available. You will be notified if any charge is payable and required to pay the charge before the information is provided.

We maintain at least two financial years of disclosure log entries on our website.

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FOI reference numberDate of accessFOI requestInformation published in the disclosure logOther information
FOI-2024/061913043530 August 2024Request for any correspondence or direction given regarding the Commission's contract with Hue Consulting Pty Ltd between March 2023 and May 2024.Released, in part, one document totalling 193 pages. To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2024/072908472126 August 2024Request for documents and training material given to Commission employees regarding FOI processes, requests for personal information, and materials regarding practical refusal decisions.Released, in part, two documents totalling 11 pages. To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2024/052710375628 June 2024Request for statistics relating to the number of complaints lodged against the Department of Defence since 2019, and statistics regarding the outcomes of these complaints.Released, in full, one document totalling 1 page.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2024/042316415724 June 2024Request for documents related to the Commission's decision to conduct a national project mapping threats to trans and gender diverse human rights in Australia.Released, in part, one document totalling 361 pages. To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2024/042613322820 June 2024Request for correspondence between Commissioner Lorraine Finlay and tech platforms between 1 August 2023 and 1 December 2023, concerning the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combating Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill. Released, in part, one document totalling 18 pages.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2024/051613050111 June 2024Request for correspondence between Commission officials relating to Commissioner Lorraine Finlay's opinion piece in The Australian published on 29 April 2024.Released, in part, one document totalling 16 pages.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2024/032816383727 May 2024Request for documents related to the Commission's decision to conduct a national project mapping threats to trans and gender diverse human rights in Australia.Released, in part, one document totalling 361 pages.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2024/04111641513 May 2024Request for documents relating to Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) visits to Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing Centre (1999-2003).Released, in full, two documents totaling 4 pages.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2024/032811473829 April 2024Request for documents containing correspondence between relevant Commission staff who were involved in preparing Commissioner Lorraine Finlay's article in The Nightly published on 27 March 2024. Released, in part, a 55 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2024/02131210375 March 2024Request for documents relating to anti-Asian events, concluding observations of CERD committee, and submission into review of Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).Released, in part, a 9 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2024/01020840514 March 2024Request for documents relating to the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) for the period 2020-2023.Released, in part, two documents totalling 207 pages.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2024/012909482813 February 2024Request for documents outlining the Commission's Robo-Debt Royal Commission responses.Released, in part, a 169 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI - 2023/112709454620 December 2023Request for the Commission's process and policy documents for dealing with internal complaints.Released, in part, three documents totalling 23 pages.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI - 2023/09061113546 November 2023Request for documents regarding the Commission's GANHRI reaccreditation process, dated before 14 March 2022.Released, in part, an 80 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI - 2023/082111090418 September 2023Request for communications directed at all staff and all executive staff regarding the Royal Commission into the Robo-debt Scheme, between 1 July and 21 August 2023.Released, in part, a 151 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2023/052216171321 July 2023Request for correspondence between the Commission and the Attorney-General's Department regarding the implementation of the 2009 Commission report Sex files: the legal recognition of sex in documents and government records.Released, in part, two documents totalling 122 pages. To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2023/032409483518 May 2023Request for all documents relating to the Commission's social media campaign on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Released, in part, a 107 page document. To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2023/041110153111 May 2023Request for correspondence between Commission officials regarding the Commission media statement on the Bill to alter the Constitution and the related opinion piece by the Human Rights Commissioner.Released, in part, a 58 page document. To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2023/032816165227 April 2023Request for correspondence and meeting minutes between Lorraine Finlay, Rosalind Croucher and other senior members of the Commission regarding the development and release of the proposed model for a Human Rights Act, between 1 November 2022 and 10 March 2023. Released, in full, an 11 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2023/011309470013 February 2023Request for all documents between August 2011 and March 2013 relating to the exclusion of those aged 65 and over from eligibility to apply for disability care and support under the NDIS, and the consistency of this proposed exclusion with the CRPD and/or the ICCPR. Released, in part, a 53 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2022/11071441448 December 2022Request for the Commission's Senate Estimates briefing pack for the 2022 October and November Budget Estimates. Released, in part, a 273 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2022/060610275428 July 2022Request for access to any briefs or reports to the AGD or the the Department of Finance relating to the Auditor General's "Material Uncertainty relating to Going Concern" note in the AHRC's 2020-21 annual report, and the underlying organisational and financial situation relating to this note. Released, in part, two documents totalling 261 pages. To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2022/031709525416 May 2022Request for access to documents concerning whether or not a policy, rule or condition that requires COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of entry, or as a prerequisite to attend or participate in any activity, violates any provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, the Sex Discrimination Act 1984, or the Age Discrimination Act 2004.Released, in full, a 173 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2022/042014195014 April 2022Request for access to a document titled 'Responding to Challenging Client Interactions' dated December 2015 and the Commission's 'standard conciliation agreement'.Released, in full, two documents totalling 16 pages.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2022/021810314318 March 2022Request for access to documents relating to trauma informed conciliation processes.Released, in full, four documents totalling 72 pages.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2021/120309422622 December 2021 Request for access to documents relating to the terms of engagement for Lorraine Finlay as Human Rights Commissioner.Released, in full, a 1 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2017/05311713008 December 2021Request for access to correspondence relating to drafts of the 2016 university sexual assault and sexual harassment project's national university student survey and reasons for changes made in the drafts.Released, in full, a 75 page document To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2021/070216151620 July 2021Request for access to the brief, correspondence or document that was provided to the invited stakeholders in relation to their submission and participation in the Transgender and Gender Diverse Inclusion Guidelines consultation process. Released, in full, a 20 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2021/043009140012 July 2021Request for access to all correspondence sent or received by Race Discrimination Commissioner Mr Chin Tan between 1 August 2020 and 29 April 2021 that mentions "institutional" or "institutionally" or "structural" or "structurally" or "systemic" or "systemically" with the words "racism" or "racist".Released, in part, a 456 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2021/042910571628 June 2021Request for access to internal and external correspondence or documents authored or received by the Commission regarding the "Racism It Stops With Me" Campaign tender between 1 August 2020 and 29 April 2021.Released, in part, a 263 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2021/042609401418 May 2021Request for access to documents, including submissions and communications, directed to and or related to Senate Committees on the Data Availability and Transparency Bill 2020 (2021 sittings); and documents related to the involvement of the Commission (if any) to any events associated with the public hearings on the Bill. Released, in part, a 33 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2021/022614543327 April 2021Request for access to information relating to partner visas, including: complaints made to the Commission; findings in human rights reports; formal representations; and research papers or submissions to parliamentary inquiries since 2015.Released, in full, in a 7 page decision letter and a 6 page document. To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2021/022211025921 April 2021Request for access to documents held by the Commission that relate to international travel restrictions and/or quarantine requirements imposed on Australian citizens as a result of COVID-19 from 1 January 2020 to 20 February 2021; and planned or potential international travel restrictions and/or quarantine requirements on Australian citizens who will not be vaccinated from COVID-19 from 21 February 2021 as a result of their non-vaccinated status. Released, in part, a 69 page document.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au
FOI-2021/031716381912 April 2021Request for access to evidence of the Commission’s compliance with section 10 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (Cth) for the period 2016 – 2019, in the form of a table containing the date that the first fraud risk assessment was completed in each calendar year (recognising that the Commission may not conduct such assessments annually); and the date that any fraud control mechanism that is provided for in the Commission’s fraud control plan was implemented by the Commission in each calendar year.Released, in full, a 1 page table.To access the documents please email foi@humanrights.gov.au

Most FOI requests to the Commission are made by individuals in relation to their complaint file. These releases do not meet the criteria for public release in this disclosure log.

Information about making an freedom of information request, in relation to information held by the Commission, can be found at www.humanrights.gov.au/legal/foi/