All correspondence referencing the ‘New South Wales Faith Affairs Council’, or proposals for a federal faith advisory body dated between 1 July 2025 and 19 May 2026

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This FOI release (FOI26/211) comprises correspondence and attachments held by the Attorney-General's Department concerning the NSW Faith Affairs Council and a possible federal faith advisory body. It includes emails from Bishop Michael Stead of the Sydney Anglicans to the Attorney-General, enclosing the Council's 2024 statement of activities, which describes its establishment under the Multicultural NSW Act 2000, its functions, and its joint statements responding to community incidents. It also includes draft ministerial replies, a Joint Communication from UN Special Rapporteurs, and departmental material on the Crimes Amendment (Places of Worship) Act 2025 (NSW) and the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Amendment (Places of Worship) Act 2025 (NSW), including their human rights implications under ICCPR articles 18, 19, 21 and 22. Legal advice and legal professional privilege claims are not evident in the excerpt, and redactions appear limited to personal contact details and some names.