Human rights scrutiny over Indigenous families pool ban

Indigenous families allege they were racially discriminated against at a regional public pool. (Brendan Esposito/AAP PHOTOS)

Claims police officers and a public pool's staff racially discriminated against Indigenous families will be investigated by the nation's top human rights agency.

The Australian Human Rights Commission has accepted a complaint against NSW Police and Belgravia Leisure following an incident at the Inverell public pool in northern NSW.