Freedom of information disclosure log
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Description and dates of documents released under Freedom of Information
| Reference number | Date of access Sort ascending | Request | Info published | Decision maker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOI18/221 | 23/11/2018 | Documents relating to the Attorney-General’s Department operational and procedural information | Two documents released in full. One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI18/196 | 20/11/2018 | Documents relating to the Commitment 3.1 of Australia's Open Government National Action Plan | Two documents released in full. Sixteen documents released in part. Eight documents exempt in full. | Department |
| FOI18/197 | 19/11/2018 | Documents relating to the establishment of a national integrity/corruption body for the period 30 August 2016 to 6 October 2018. | One document released in full and three documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI18/184 | 16/11/2018 | Request access to documents contained in file numbers 9,10,11 and 12, from the list in FOI Request 15/093, that provide background to the development of s 11B of the FOI Act 1982 | Two documents released in full, eight documents exempt in full. | Department |
| FOI18/137 | 01/11/2018 | Documents relating to the Attorney-General’s decision to issue a certificate under subsection 37(1)(b) of the Auditor-General Act 1997. | 20 documents released in part. Nine documents exempt in full. | Department |
| FOI18/126, FOI18/136, FOI18/146 | 16/10/2018 | Documents about payments to specified people associated with the Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse. | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI18/075 | 10/08/2018 | Documents relating to correspondence to or from the former Minister for Justice and specified staff in relation to Australian Workers Union and/or the Australian Federal Police. | One document released in full, one document released in part. | Department |
| FOI18/059 | 31/05/2018 | Documents in relation to the findings of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. | 15 documents released in part, one document released in full. | Department |
| FOI17/128 | 30/05/2018 | Documents discussing by what potential methods tech companies would be obliged to reveal the contents of encrypted communications to law enforcement (e.g. though a software "back door", malware on electronic devices to access pre-encrypted information, etc.). | Ten documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI18/041 | 29/05/2018 | Documents relating to encryption created in the last six months, excluding drafts, duplicates, and documents predominantly comprising media reports or monitoring of media reports. | Three documents released in part, one document released in full. | Department |
| FOI18/046 | 23/04/2018 | The Normal Administrative Practice required under section 35 of the Archives Act 1983. | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI18/030 | 09/04/2018 | All documents recording communications, submissions, advice or other material in relation to the inclusion of clause 8(1)(h) in the Personal Property Securities Bill 2009. | Two documents released in full, five documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI18/016 | 05/04/2018 | The Incoming Briefs for Attorney-General Christian Porter and all ministerial briefs since his appointment on the Freedom of Information Act and its operation. | Three documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI18/011 | 23/03/2018 | Documents relating to prosecutions for treason, sedition, treachery and espionage between January 2012 and November 2017. | One document released in full. 11 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI18/021 | 15/03/2018 | Information provided by the department to the Attorney-General or the Attorney-General's office regarding the eligibility of MPs under s44. | Four documents released in full. | Department |
| FOI18/020 | 14/03/2018 | All documents contained within the department's file numbered 17/3885 (OCL Royal Succession Part 2) - as listed in the department’s Indexed File List Jan-Jun 2017. | Five documents released in part, four documents released in full. | Department |
| FOI17/190 | 20/02/2018 | Correspondence received by the Attorney-General’s Department on 3 December 2017, regarding correspondence between Indonesia and Australia in relation to Schapelle Corby. | Two documents released in full, one released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/177 | 08/02/2018 | Topics list for briefs created in preparation for hearings of Senate 2016-2017 Supplementary Budget Estimates. | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI17/156 | 08/12/2017 | Documents relating to the government’s proposal to introduce legislation to oblige communications industry stakeholders to decrypt telecommunications and other data. | Ten documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/166 | 23/11/2017 | The independent privacy impact assessment conducted on the use of the Face Verification Service (FVS) by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian Federal Police to access data held by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. | Two documents released in full. Two documents released in part. | Department |