Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosure log
The disclosure log lists information which has been released by the Commission in response to an access request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth).
We maintain approximately two years of FOI disclosure log entries on our website.
The FOI 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.
Documents are available to download in PDF format. If information is not available for direct download, we’ll try to provide the document in an alternate format. We don’t charge for providing access to information on our FOI disclosure log.
| FOI reference number | Date of access | FOI request | Information published in the disclosure log | Download PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOI-2026/0428135207 | 28-05-2026 | The application requested access to certain documents in relation to a link on the Australian Human Rights Commission’s website to an article titled: The rise of “the rise of anti-white racism” in Australia. | Released, in full, one document, totalling 1 page | FOI-2026/0428135207 (PDF, 40.6 KB) |
| FOI-2026/0224115249 | 19-03-2026 | A document containing statistics on complaints received by the Commission between 2020-2025, organised based on the year the complaint is received (Note: this is a request under s 17 of the FOI Act) | Released, in full, 1 excel spreadsheet with 6 worksheets | FOI-2026/0224115249 (PDF, 419.0 KB) |
| FOI-2025/0818105231 | 15-10-2025 | Internal and external correspondence regarding the complaint lodged by Roxanne Tickle and the Tickle v Giggle court case | Released, in part, 29 documents totalling 87 pages | FOI-2025/0818105231 (PDF, 3.3 MB) |
| FOI-2025/0926153808 | 02-10-2025 | Expenses claimed by the President, Human Rights Commissioner, and Race Discrimination Commissioner between 1 January 2024 and 1 September 2025 | Released, in full, three documents totalling 3 pages | FOI-2025/0926153808 (PDF, 99.8 KB) |
| FOI-2025/0912165544 | 24-09-2025 | Request for the number of race discrimination claims made by Asian people since 1972 | Released, in full, one document totalling 15 pages | FOI-2025/0912165544 (PDF, 565.0 KB) |
| FOI-2025/0825122158 | 22-09-2025 | Documents about discrimination and bullying rates among the Commission’s employees and any briefings etc prepared for the Commission’s President and SES officers, between 1 July 2024 and 23 August 2025 | Released, in part, one document totalling 27 pages | FOI-2025/0825122158 (PDF, 450.9 KB) |
| FOI-2025/0825114209 | 15-09-2025 | Documents including information and data on time taken by the Commission to investigate, conciliate, resolve and close complaints under the Disability Discrimination Act between 1 July 2022 and 23 August 2025 | Released, in part, four documents totalling 4 pages | FOI-2025/0825114209 (PDF, 114.3 KB) |
| FOI-2025/0519170509 | 18-06-2025 | Request for advice sought by or provided to the Sex Discrimination Commissioner regarding the definition of 'man' or 'woman' under the Sex Discrimination Act from 2022 to present | Released, in part, one document totalling 13 pages | FOI-2025/0519170509 (PDF, 915.4 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1218170604-4 | 12-03-2025 | Request for communication between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Commission in relation to ICERD reporting requirements | Released, in part, one document totalling 5 pages | FOI-2024/1218170604-4 (PDF, 1.1 MB) |
| FOI-2024/1218170604-3 | 12-03-2025 | Request for any policy, practice or procedure to address greater diversity for Commission staff | Released, in part, one document totalling 42 pages | FOI-2024/1218170604-3 (PDF, 1.1 MB) |
| FOI-2024/1218170604-2 | 12-03-2025 | Request for any internal policy, practice or procedure for handling 'systemic racism' or 'systemic discrimination' | Released, in part, one document totalling 52 pages | FOI-2024/1218170604-2 (PDF, 6.0 MB) |
| FOI-2024/1218170604-1 | 12-03-2025 | Request for documents relating to 'internal systemic racism' | Released, in part, one document totalling 2 pages | FOI-2024/1218170604-1 (PDF, 411.2 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1129113137-6 | 27-02-2025 | Request for the Commission’s submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission titled ‘ALRC Freedoms Inquiry – Interim Report’ | Released, in full, one document totalling 9 pages | FOI-2024/1129113137-6 (PDF, 403.8 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1129113137-5 | 27-02-2025 | Request for documents relating to training provided by the Commission to staff about maintaining neutrality or impartiality, in line with the Australian Public Service Code of Conduct | Released, in part, one document totalling 6 pages | FOI-2024/1129113137-5 (PDF, 210.7 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1129113137-4 | 27-02-2025 | Request for information in relation to total training revenue received by the Commission for providing fee for service training to third parties for the 2023-2024 financial year | Released, in full, one document totalling 1 page | FOI-2024/1129113137-4 (PDF, 28.2 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1129113137-3 | 27-02-2025 | Request for documents relating to education and training provided to Commission staff about the AHRC Act, Convention for the Prevention of Genocide, and the ICCPR, where these topics form a substantive part of the training | Released, in part, one document totalling 143 pages | FOI-2024/1129113137-3 (PDF, 17.7 MB) |
| FOI-2024/1129113137-2 | 27-02-2025 | Request for Commission policies from January 2023 to November 2024 on how Commission staff can make complaints to the Commission, and any training provided to staff related to any such policies | Released, in full, two documents totalling 33 pages | FOI-2024/1129113137-2 (PDF, 514.4 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1129113137-1 | 27-02-2025 | Request for key documents from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 affirming the Commission’s accreditation as a national human rights institution (NHRI), and any training provided to Commission staff regarding accreditation as an NHRI between November 2021 and April 2022, or May 2023 to November 2023 | Released, in part, four documents totalling 42 pages | FOI-2024/1129113137-1 (PDF, 594.7 KB) |
| FOI-2025/0121115447 / FOI-2025/0121115611 | 11-02-2025 | Request for ‘approach to market’ documents in relation to website build and website host services for the Commission | Released, in full, one document totalling 63 pages | FOI-2025/0121115447 / FOI-2025/0121115611 (PDF, 3.4 MB) |
| FOI-2024/1218165645-5 | 02-02-2025 | Request for the response provided by former President Rosalind Croucher to Commission staff relating to the Commission’s position on the Israel and Gaza war | Released, in part, one document totalling 6 pages | FOI-2024/1218165645-5 (PDF, 979.5 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1218165645-4 | 02-02-2025 | Request for documents regarding how the competency of investigation and conciliation assessors are determined | Released, in full, one document totalling 21 pages | FOI-2024/1218165645-4 (PDF, 9.6 MB) |
| FOI-2024/1218165645-3 | 02-02-2025 | Request for documents regarding specific training about indirect discrimination provided to members of the Investigation and Conciliation Section of the Commission | Released, in part, two documents totalling 60 pages | FOI-2024/1218165645-3 (PDF, 1.4 MB) |
| FOI-2024/1218165645-2 | 02-02-2025 | Request for documents regarding the Australian Government’s reservation to article 4(a) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the consequences to human rights | Released, in full, one document totalling 9 pages | FOI-2024/1218165645-2 (PDF, 725.6 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1218165645-1 | 02-02-2025 | Request for documents that explain the nature of section 10 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) | Released, in part, one document totalling 2 pages | FOI-2024/1218165645-1 (PDF, 175.6 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1118125211 | 14-01-2025 | Request for Participant Information Statement used in National survey of sexual assault and sexual harassment in university settings | Released, in part, one document totalling 4 pages | FOI-2024/1118125211 (PDF, 338.5 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1031074406 | 06-01-2025 | Request for documents relating to communications between the Commission and Member of Curtin, Ms Kate Chaney MP, between 21 May 2022 to 28 October 2024 | Released, in part, one document totalling 69 pages | FOI-2024/1031074406 (PDF, 19.2 MB) |
| FOI-2024/1030151952-16 | 17-12-2024 | Request for documents relating to budget lines for the Investigation and Conciliation Section | Released in part, one document totalling 2 pages | FOI-2024/1030151952-16 (PDF, 174.2 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1030151952-15 | 17-12-2024 | Request for documents relating to the Human Rights Commissioner visit to the Australian African Advocacy Centre | Released in part, one document totalling 195 pages | FOI-2024/1030151952-15 (PDF, 6.5 MB) |
| FOI-2024/1030151952-14 | 17-12-2024 | Request for documents comprising guidelines issued under s 20(b) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) | Released in part, one document totalling 154 pages | FOI-2024/1030151952-14 (PDF, 11.4 MB) |
| FOI-2024/1030151952-10 | 17-12-2024 | Request for documents relating to Commission service surveys | Released in part, one document totalling 4 pages | FOI-2024/1030151952-10 (PDF, 136.0 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1030151952-8 | 17-12-2024 | Request for copies of internal Commission daily media reports produced in February 2024 and August 2024 | Released in part, one document totalling 43 pages | FOI-2024/1030151952-8 (PDF, 634.1 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1030151952-7 | 17-12-2024 | Request for documents relating to human rights complaints over 12 months | Released in part, one document totalling 2 pages | FOI-2024/1030151952-7 (PDF, 125.7 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1030151952-6 | 17-12-2024 | Request for documents relating to complaints statistics in 2016 and satisfaction measurement | Released in part, one document totalling 2 pages | FOI-2024/1030151952-6 (PDF, 68.4 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1030151952-3 | 17-12-2024 | Request for documents that went into the preparation of the Commission Submission, ‘Information concerning Australia’s compliance with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination’ | Released in part, one document totalling 576 pages | FOI-2024/1030151952-3 (PDF, 15.5 MB) |
| FOI-2024/1030151952-2 | 17-12-2024 | Request for documents provided by the Commission to the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance on his mission to Australia as reported in Report dated 9 June 2017 A/HRC/35/41/Add.2. | Released in part, one document totalling 3 pages | FOI-2024/1030151952-2 (PDF, 844.6 KB) |
| FOI-2024/1011113636 | 10-12-2024 | Request for all documents relating to President Hugh de Kretser’s statement of 4 October 2024 | Released in part, one document totalling 40 pages | FOI-2024/1011113636 (PDF, 4.9 MB) |
| FOI-2024/0906163749 | 20-11-2024 | Request for communications between then President, Rosalind Croucher, and Palestinian groups or people and Jewish groups or people regarding a WhatsApp group chat since March 2024 | Released in part, one document totalling 56 pages | FOI-2024/0906163749 (PDF, 16.2 MB) |
| FOI-2024/1021113545 | 20-11-2024 | Request for documents relating to blocking policies on social media platforms | Released in part, one document totalling 11 pages | FOI-2024/1021113545 (PDF, 800.5 KB) |
| FOI-2024/0924140055 | 19-11-2024 | Request for documents relating to transgender and gender diverse human rights project | Released in part, one document totalling 421 pages | FOI-2024/0924140055 (PDF, 11.9 MB) |
| FOI-2024/1018101501 | 18-11-2024 | Request for all emails containing the phrase “Discussion on approach to responding to political attacks” contained within their subject line, circulated amongst Commissioners and the CEO around March 2024 | Released in part, one document totalling 4 pages | FOI-2024/1018101501 (PDF, 988.5 KB) |
| FOI-2024/0820125412 | 29-10-2024 | Request for documents held by either the Office of the President of the AHRC, the Office of the Chief Executive of the AHRC or the Office of the Director, Human Resources which contain the words "Zionist", "Lobby" or "Jewish" between 7 October 2023 and 19 August 2024 | Released in part, one document totalling 72 pages | FOI-2024/0820125412 (PDF, 17.5 MB) |
| FOI-2024/0820124936 | 16-10-2024 | Request for any documents held with either the Office of the President of the AHRC, the Office of the Chief Executive of the AHRC or the Office of the Senior Policy Executive Human Rights and Strategy or the Senior Policy Executive Partnerships and International Engagement relating to the "Jewish Council of Australia" from 7 October 2023 to 19 August 2024 | Released in part, one document totalling 27 pages | FOI-2024/0820124936 (PDF, 6.2 MB) |
| FOI-2024/0619130435 | 30-08-2024 | Request 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 | FOI-2024/0619130435 (PDF, 11.4 MB) |
| FOI-2024/0729084721 | 26-08-2024 | Request 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 | FOI-2024/0729084721 (PDF, 166.8 KB) |
| FOI-2024/0527103756 | 28-06-2024 | Request 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 | FOI-2024/0527103756 (PDF, 167.4 KB) |
| FOI-2024/0423164157 - Part 1 of 2 | 24-06-2024 | Request 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. Part 1 of 2: Pages 1-179 | FOI-2024/0423164157 - Part 1 of 2 (PDF, 34.5 MB) |
| FOI-2024/0423164157 - Part 2 of 2 | 24-06-2024 | Request 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. Part 2 of 2: Pages 180-361 | FOI-2024/0423164157 - Part 2 of 2 (PDF, 16.8 MB) |
| FOI-2024/0426133228 | 20-06-2024 | Request 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 | FOI-2024/0426133228 (PDF, 2.5 MB) |
| FOI-2024/0516130501 | 11-06-2024 | Request 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 | FOI-2024/0516130501 (PDF, 1.9 MB) |
| FOI-2024/041116415 | 13-05-2024 | Request 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 totalling 4 pages | FOI-2024/041116415 (PDF, 357.8 KB) |
| FOI-2024/0328114738 | 29-04-2024 | Request 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 | FOI-2024/0328114738 (PDF, 5.5 MB) |
| FOI-2024/0213121037 | 05-03-2024 | Request 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 | FOI-2024/0213121037 (PDF, 697.7 KB) |
| FOI-2024/0102084051 | 04-03-2024 | Request for documents relating to the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) for the period 2020-2023 | Released, in part, two documents totalling 207 pages | FOI-2024/0102084051 (PDF, 27.9 MB) |
| FOI-2024/0129094828 | 13-02-2024 | Request for documents outlining the Commission's Robo-Debt Royal Commission responses | Released, in part, a 169 page document | FOI-2024/0129094828 (PDF, 14.3 MB) |
| FOI-2023/1127094546 | 20-12-2023 | Request for the Commission's process and policy documents for dealing with internal complaints | Released, in part, three documents totalling 23 pages | FOI-2023/1127094546 (PDF, 419.4 KB) |
| FOI-2023/0906111354 | 06-11-2023 | Request for documents regarding the Commission's GANHRI reaccreditation process, dated before 14 March 2022 | Released, in part, an 80-page document | FOI-2023/0906111354 (PDF, 9.0 MB) |