HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT 1975 (CTH)
No. H97/109
Between:
HOBART HEBREW CONGREGATION and JEREMY JONES (in his capacity as Executive Vice-President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry)
Complainants
and
OLGA SCULLY
Respondent
DECISION
Inquiry Commissioner: Mr Anthony Cavanough QC
Date of decision: 21 September 2000
The Commission:
(a) finds that the complaint has been substantiated;
(b) declares that the respondent, Mrs Olga Scully, by distributing anti-Semitic literature in letterboxes in Launceston, Tasmania, and by selling or offering to sell such literature at a public market in Launceston, has engaged in conduct rendered unlawful by Part IIA of the RDA;
(c) declares that the respondent, Mrs Olga Scully, should not repeat or continue such unlawful conduct;
(d) declares that the respondent, Mrs Olga Scully, should apologise for her unlawful conduct by writing to the complainants a letter of apology in the following terms:
"Mr. Jeremy Jones
Executive Vice President
Executive Council of Australian Jewry
146 Darlinghurst Road
DARLINGHURST NSW 2010
I, Mrs Olga Scully, do hereby unreservedly apologise to you and to the Hobart Hebrew Congregation for my conduct in distributing anti-Semitic literature in letterboxes in Launceston, Tasmania, and by selling or offering to sell such literature at a public market in Launceston in contravention of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)".
DATED this 21st day of September 2000
ANTHONY CAVANOUGH QC
Inquiry Commissioner
I certify that this and the preceding one (1) page is a true copy of the Decision of Mr Anthony Cavanough QC, Inquiry Commissioner.
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