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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOI15/068 | 09/09/2015 | Documents which relate to the acquittal of public monies in accordance with funding provided to the Huon Valley Police and Community Youth Club (the Club) by the Federal Attorney-General’s Department. | Four documents released in full and 43 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/169 | 09/09/2015 | Documents relating to guidelines or directives followed in making the decision to delete pages from websites maintained by the Attorney—General's Department since September 7, 2013. | Four documents released in full. | Department |
| FOI15/103 | 07/09/2015 | Documents relating to departmental file 14/11440 MICAB - MLCS - forced and child marriage issues - 2013-2015. | 25 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/109 | 02/09/2015 | Documents relating to departmental file 14/12195 ANZCTC - Intelligence Capability - JIGOSEC - 2015 - Darwin - 16-20 February 2015 | Two documents released in full and one document released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/077 | 03/08/2015 | Documents relating to information for the years 2011—2014 on the nature and number of cases where assistance is provided to foreign law enforcement agencies in death penalty cases (redacted, as appropriate, to ensure personal details are not disclosed), including the number of cases where assistance was provided prior to arrest/detention/charge and the number of cases where assistance was provided after arrest/detention/charge. | Three documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/079 | 17/07/2015 | All correspondence between the Australian Attorney-General (of the day) and the Indonesian Attorney General (of the day) and the Indonesian Justice and Human Rights Minister (of the day) between April 2014 and May 2015, regarding Bali Nine members on death row Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran (only), regarding their arrest, their position, their appeals and their pleas for clemency as well as the Australian Government's calls for mercy and any correspondence between the Australian Attorney-General and his Indonesian counterpart in the lead up to the executions in April 2015. | Three documents released in full | Department |
| FOI15/105 | 09/07/2015 | Documents relating to 14/14134 Impact Assessment – Ebola Outbreak – 2014. | Eight documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/075 | 06/07/2015 | Documents relating to expenses incurred by the Attorney-General or his staff and covered by the department, during his international travels in April and May 2015. | 15 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/040 | 03/07/2015 | Documents provided to the Minister for Justice’s Office and/or Office of the Attorney-General, which include the terms “National Firearms Agreement” for the period 1 July 2013 to the present. | Seven documents released in full and ten documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/095 | 02/07/2015 | Documents relating to tax invoices from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in relation to the Attorney-General’s visit to Europe in April and May of 2015 that was billed back to the department. | Two documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/092 | 29/06/2015 | Documents relating to 2010 decision of the Classification Board in relation to the classification assessment of the magazine Zoo Weekly. | One document released in full and three documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/091 | 18/06/2015 | Documents relating to total Legal Service Expenditure (including a breakdown for internal and external expenditure) for the last ten calendar years up until 22nd May, 2015 for the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC). | Two documents released in full and one document released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/065 | 15/06/2015 | Documents relating to all drafts of Michael Keenan's ministerial direction to the AFP and all correspondence relating to the drafting of it that makes any mention of the government's stance on the death penalty. | Six documents released in full and two documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/066 | 15/06/2015 | Documents relating to the Ministerial Direction to the Australian Federal Police issued 12 May 2014 | Seven documents released in full and 1 document released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/021 | 09/06/2015 | Aocuments relating to the Artbank Advisory Board and Constitution and de-accession of Ms Croft’s work from the Artbank collection. | Three documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/044, FOI15/045 |
20/05/2015 | Access to the documents comprising file 1411 0618 Legal Assistance Reform 2015-16 - Regulatory Impact as listed under the Senate Order for the production of indexed lists of departmental files; and Access to the documents comprising file 14113058 Deregulation - Advice - Legal assistance arrangements from 2015-16 as listed under the Senate Order for the production of indexed lists of departmental files. |
Three documents released in full. | Department |
| FOI15/030 | 27/04/2015 | Documents created between 1 September 2014 and 28 February 2015 including: (1) documents created by the Secretary relating to Professor Gillian Triggs; (2) calendar records of meetings between the Secretary and the Attorney-General; (3) documents relating to overseas travel by the Secretary; and (4) records in relation to the loss of a briefcase, folder, or notes by the Secretary. | Three documents released in full and eight documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI14/251 | 30/03/2015 | Documents relating to the 'Data Retention Facts: Keeping our community safe' factsheet - specifically: - Any draft or earlier version/revision of this document. - Any documents, such as emails, commenting on drafts/earlier versions of the document. - Any documents relating to the development of the content for this fact Sheet (such as documents discussing what should or shouldn't be included and how the contents should be phrased).?? |
Six documents released released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/025 | 20/03/2015 | Documents relating to any approach by Australian Government ministers and/or officials to the current President and/or Commissioners of the Australian Human Rights Commission seeking or otherwise raising the question of the resignation or removal from office of the President and/or any other Commissioners. | Five documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/020 | 10/03/2015 | Documents relating to briefings provided to the Attorney-General or the Prime Minister informing the latter's decision to seek to ban Hizb ut Tahrir. | One document released in part. | Department |