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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOI23/328 | 18/08/2023 | Commission of appointment for Chief Justice Debra Sue Mortimer of Federal Court of Australia. | One document in full. | Department |
| FOI23/298 | 16/08/2023 | Documents relating to the settlement of a compensation matter. | 8 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/269 | 14/08/2023 | Correspondence between the Attorney-General, or his Office, and the department mentioning Justice Fiona Meagher or Michael Hawkins AM from 20 November to 10 December 2022. | 3 documents released in full and 7 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/283 | 02/08/2023 | Documents between specified departmental senior executives regarding the department’s response to a letter sent by Senator Paul Scarr to the Secretary on 16 May 2023. | 13 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/155 | 02/08/2023 | Correspondence between the department and the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture between October 2022 and March 2023. | One document released in full and 13 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/294 | 31/07/2023 | Correspondence between departmental officers about an article published in The Canberra Times on 27 February 2023. | 2 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/284 | 31/07/2023 | Correspondence involving areas of the Attorney-General’s Department and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet regarding the release of the Solicitor-General's advice Number 12 of 2022. | 1 document released in full and 4 documents released in part. | Department |
| AMRO FOI22/364 | 25/07/2023 | A copy of diary events or correspondence between the Assistant Minister for the Republic and the Australian Republican Movement between 1 June 2022 and 6 December 2022. | 40 documents released in part | The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP |
| FOI23/193 | 20/07/2023 | Documents regarding a Press Freedom Bill. | 5 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/260 | 12/07/2023 | Document listing entities that have made a request to be considered an enforcement agency under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act. | 1 document released in full | Department |
| FOI23/206 | 07/07/2023 | Documents relating to constitutional reform on the republic. | 2 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/245 | 03/07/2023 | Documents provided to the department’s Secretary or provided to attendees in relation to the update to the Secretaries Board on 12 April 2023 regarding the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme. | One document released in part, one document released in full. | Department |
| FOI23/261 | 30/06/2023 | Statistics relating to Commonwealth Parole decisions. | 2 documents released in full. | Department |
| FOI22/377 | 30/06/2023 | Finalised Question Time Briefs (QTBs) prepared between 1 July and 1 December 2022 for the Attorney-General. | 15 documents released in part | Department |
| FOI23/289 | 29/06/2023 | Copy of a public interest certificate issued by the Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus MP. | 1 document released in full. View documents for FOI23/289 |
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| FOI23/268 | 26/06/2023 | Correspondence between the Secretary of the department and the Attorney-General, or his Office, on 24 May 2023. | One document released in full. | Department |
| AGO FOI23/271 | 26/06/2023 | Correspondence from Justice Meagher to the Attorney-General, or his Office, between 20 November and 10 December 2022. | 2 documents released in full and 2 documents released in part. | The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP |
| FOI23/282 | 26/06/2023 | Correspondence between deputy secretaries or first assistant secretaries and the Attorney-General, or his Office, on 24 May 2023. | One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/163 | 15/06/2023 | Documents regarding the appointment of counsel for the Commonwealth in Brett Cattle Company Pty Ltd v Minister for Agriculture. | 1 document released in full and 2 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/204 | 13/06/2023 | Documents relating to the Yogyakarta Principles Plus 10. | One document released in full. | Department |