Human rights: everyone, everywhere, everyday - EXCEPT FOR EMILY BROWN
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- Created: Thursday, 14 October 2010 10:07
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From: "Complaints Info" <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: 12 October 2010 1:15:34 PM AEDT
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Subject: RE: My name is Emily Brown. I am a NSW Public guardian prisoner. [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Ms Brown
I refer to your email of 11 October 2010 regarding your experiences with the Office of the Public Guardian.
The Australian Human Rights Commission has a specific jurisdiction when it comes to the issues it can deal with. Its role is to consider complaints of alleged discrimination on the basis of a person's race, sex, age or disability within specific areas of public life. The Commission can also investigate complaints of human rights breaches relating to one of the international covenants scheduled to the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986, which can only be made against the Commonwealth.
It appears that you have been placed under a Guardianship order and that your concerns relate to decisions made by the Guardianship Board. This Commission can not consider decisions made by the Guardianship Board / Tribunals. As such, it appears that this Commission is unable to assist you.
You may also wish to obtain some free legal advice from a community legal centre. You can find community legal centres throughout Australia at: http://www.naclc.org.au/
Regards
Lani Westcott
Complaint Information Officer
Complaint Information Service
Australian Human Rights Commission
Level 8 Piccadilly Tower, 133 Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW 2000
GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
T 1300 656 419 F +61 2 9284 9611
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Human rights: everyone, everywhere, everyday
