The tool makes a free legal request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 to the eSafety Commissioner's office. She is obliged to respond to these requests and provide the relevant information.
Due to the recent decision in Baumgarten v eSafety Commissioner, the eSafety Commissioner can no longer keep these informal notices secret! So it is now time to find out if you were censored.
Make your Request to the eSafety Commissioner's office below.
The eSafety Commissioner lost a legal case, brought by Celine Baumgarten, who was represented by the Free Speech Union of Australia.
There is no requirement to live in Australia, or to be an Australian citizen. You can even make a request if you have never been to Australia. The Australian Information Commissioner has been clear on this. The same applies to bringing a challenge to an eSafety 'notice'.
Actually you can. The Australian Information Commissioner's guidance makes it clear that Freedom of Information requests to Commonwealth Bodies can be made anonymously.
The only time it is an issue is where they need to know your identity in order to release personal information about you. If you are an anonymous person asking about an anonymous account, it is not personal information. Nor would it seem that this would stop a Statement of Reasons being provided under the Administrative Review Tribunal Act.
The Free Speech Union of Australia. We exist to protect and promote Freedom of Expression for all Australians. To find out more, follow our Twitter feed, or visit our website, where you can join us for as little as $5 a month. As a bonus, our membership is usually tax deductable, too!
Each email we sent has a lawyer employed by the eSafety Commissioner BCC'ed in the email address (we've BCC'ed their official addresses, so they can't claim to be doxxed). Lawyers have professional obligations. If they breach those obligations, they can be struck off or be subject to other disciplinary action.
28 days in respect of the 'Statement of Reasons'. Sometimes they can have longer to respond to the Freedom of Information request.