The cover letter which accompanies the two page leaflet is signed by L. G. McBride, who was part of the Committee for the Release of Richard Martin and president of the Queensland Council for the Advancement of Aborigines & Torres Islanders. It is dated 4 September 1973. The leaflet gives an account of the life of Richard Martin. There are two copies of the leaflet. One copy says: "published by Amnesty International, Queensland Section and the Queensland Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders." The second copy of the leaflet says "Authorized by E. Bertossi", August 1973.

The Mental Health Federation of Queensland, of which Harry Throssell was the spokesperson, advocated for changes to the Mental Health Act on 1962, Section 27A of the Prison's Act and the Mental Health Amendment Act 130B legislation. The Federation was concerned about security patients being held in hospital beyond the term of their prison sentence. This file includes: notes on the Somerville [Summerville?] inquiry accompanied by a handwritten note from Ro [Roisin Goss, nee Hirschfeld?] to Throssell; newspaper cuttings; a typescript page of proposed changes to legislation by the Mental Health Federation of Queensland; and a handwritten note from Marg [Margaret O'Donnell?] to Throssell; a form letter written by L. Macdonald and M. O'Donnell accompanied by a report titled 'Section 27A. Prisons Act'. Written on cover of original folder 'Somerville. Mental Health Federation. 27A'.