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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOI14/174 | 02/10/2014 | Minutes of the Trade Union Royal Commission Interdepartmental Committee meeting held on 12 June 2014. Minutes of all meetings of the Trade Union Royal Commission Interdepartmental Committee. Agenda for the Trade Union Royal Commission Interdepartmental Committee meeting held on 12 June 2014. Agenda for all meetings of the Trade Union Royal Commission Interdepartmental Committee. |
One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI14/167 | 22/09/2014 | All correspondence sent and received by the Attorney-General’s Department between 1 July 2014 and 11 August 2014 in relation to a “scoping questionnaire” (however described) purporting to relate to the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. | 18 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI14/147 | 11/09/2014 | Any correspondence from the Attorney-General's Office requesting advice relating to the proposed amendment of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). | One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI14/123 | 05/09/2014 | Documents relating to all submissions to the consultation into Amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. | 15 documents released in full. | Department |
| FOI14/145 | 01/09/2014 | Any correspondence between AGD and the Department of Jobs and Small Business, the Royal Commission, the AG's Office, the Minister for Employment's Office, and the Prime Minister's Office relating to a questionnaire issued by AGD about contact with trades unions. | Four documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI14/105 | 25/08/2014 | Documents relating to Submissions to the consultation on the removal of Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act | 15 documents released in full. | Department |
| FOI14/157 | 22/08/2014 | Copies of all correspondence recording, relating to and or referring to the Attorney-General's questionnaire between Commonwealth Representation (Royal Commission) Branch of the Attorney-General's Department and the Department of Jobs and Small Business in July 2014. | Four documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI14/143 | 20/08/2014 | All correspondence between the Department and the Minister or his Ministerial Office relating to the development and/or circulation of a “scoping questionnaire” purporting to relate to the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. Any document described as an “information sheet setting out the details of our role and progress to date” referred to in correspondence from the Civil Law Division of the Attorney-General’s Department to Departments’ contact officers for matters relating to the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. | One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI14/138 | 15/08/2014 | Documents relating to the final report and submissions for the Family Law Council’s investigation into Surrogacy - Parentage and the Family Law Act 1975 (December 2013). | 41 documents released in full. | Department |
| FOI14/136 | 06/08/2014 | A discussion paper released by the department in 2012 referred to as the Commonwealth’s approach to anti-corruption—The Anti-Corruption Plan Discussion Paper (2012). | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI14/112 | 04/08/2014 | Documents showing the number of ministerial briefs prepared by the department for the Attorney-General since 18 September 2013 broken down as far as possible into monthly numerical totals. | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI14/056 | 29/07/2014 | Documents regarding Absolute Alpha, Astarra or other Trio Capital companies | Ten documents released in part; one document released in full. | Department |
| FOI14/063 | 29/07/2014 | Documents relating to the discussion of Airsoft and imitation firearms by the Firearms Policy Working Group (FPWG). | One document released in full and 25 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI14/107 | 28/07/2014 | Documents in the possession and constructive possession of the Attorney-General’s Department and Wilson Security, regarding the appointment of staff of the High Court of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia. | Two documents released in full and one document released in part. | Department |
| FOI14/090 | 24/07/2014 | All ministerial briefing notes on the Hawke Review, and all correspondence between the Attorney-General and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner regarding FOI policies generally, and the future of the OAIC, as recommended by the Commission of Audit and detailed in the Budget. | Four documents released in full and one document released in part. | Department |
| FOI14/072 | 23/07/2014 | Documents relating to the Hawke Review 2013 (review of freedom of information legislation). | Five documents released in full and three documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI14/129 | 22/07/2014 | Documents relating to the liquidation of Cedenco JV Australia Pty Ltd and SK Foods Australia Pty Ltd | One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI14/122 | 21/07/2014 | Documents relating to a summary table of all submissions on the proposed changes to section 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act received by the Attorney-General's Department | Two documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI14/055 | 14/07/2014 | All emails between the Attorney-General’s Department and the Department of Communications between 7 September 2013 and 14 April 2014 in regards to proposals requiring carriage service providers to retain customer data for government agencies. | One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI14/069 | 10/07/2014 | Documents relating to access to collations, summaries, analysis, reports and similar documents, relating to the submissions about proposed amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, prepared by the department. | Two documents released in part. | Department |