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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOI17/170 | 15/11/2017 | The Protective Security Policy Framework 2015-16 Compliance Report. | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI17/150 | 09/11/2017 | Ministerial submissions, briefing notes, deliberative documents or similar documents which substantively relate to the possibility of allowing private sector access to the National Facial Biometric Matching Capability, Facial Verification Service or Central Interoperability Hub from January 2015 to October 2017. | One document released in full. Two documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/146 | 30/10/2017 | Correspondence received by the Attorney-General’s Department, during the period of 8 August 2017 and 18 August 2017, regarding citizenship-related eligibility issues for members of Parliament. | One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/160 | 26/10/2017 | Commonly asked questions and answers - home affairs MoG arrangements | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI17/151 | 24/10/2017 | Documents concerning the drafting instructions given to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel or other agency responsible for drafting the section 6(1) definition of 'personal information' and definition of 'de-identified' in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). | One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/108 | 13/10/2017 | Communications between the Attorney-General's Department, the Attorney-General George Brandis, and the selection committee concerning the appointment of the human rights commissioner position in May 2016. | Three documents released in full and 33 documents released in part. Nine documents exempt in full. | Department |
| FOI17/152 | 29/09/2017 | Documents concerning current policies, procedures, and guidelines relating to the administration of leave-related issues. | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI17/093 | 05/09/2017 | Documents relating to the classification of the ‘C-More M26 straight-pull shotgun’ under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (Cth). | Nine documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/106 | 01/09/2017 | Talking points or similar documents relating to immigration and terrorism cases in the Victorian courts since 1 January 2017. | Three documents released in full. Five documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/104 | 28/07/2017 | Documents produced in the last two years relating to actions against Hizb ut-Tahrir. | Eight documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/114 | 28/07/2017 | The Protective Security Policy Framework 2015-16 Compliance Report and the Protective Security Policy Framework 2014-15 Compliance Report. | One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/107 | 14/07/2017 | The travel itinerary, including itemised official and unofficial appointments, and the costs associated with each, relating to the visit by Senator George Brandis to Italy in May 2015. | Three documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/073 | 12/07/2017 | Ministerial briefings since 1 July 2016 on the operation of the FOI Act. | Three publically available documents released in full; and three documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/079 | 20/06/2017 | All correspondence within the department, between the department and the Attorney-General's Office, or between the department and any other government office relating to the electoral eligibility of Dr David Gillespie. | One document released in full and two documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/090 | 07/06/2017 | Correspondence between the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and the Attorney-General’s Department from 15 September 2015 to 9 May 2017 that relates to the appointment/ non-appointment of the Information Commissioner, the Freedom of Information Commissioner and/or the Privacy Commissioner. | Five documents released in full. Seven documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/081 | 29/05/2017 | Supplied appendices to the final reports containing the total project expenditure for successful applicants to the Data Retention Industry Grants Programme. | Five documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/046 | 26/05/2017 | Financial modelling or advice from other federal departments relating to the 2013 Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) funding cuts to community legal centres. | Three documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/052 | 11/05/2017 | All emails and text messages sent within the Attorney-General’s Department’s media team and all emails and text messages between the Attorney-General’s Department’s media team and the Attorney-General’s Office in relation to the AFP raid in Young, NSW, between 1 February and 10 March 2017. | 14 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/042 | 01/05/2017 | Documents relating to the department’s enterprise bargaining ballots. | Four documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/060 | 27/04/2017 | A list of briefing topics created in preparation for the 2016-2017 Additional Senate Estimates hearings. | One document released in part. | Department |