Freedom of information disclosure log

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FOI Disclosure Log

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Description and dates of documents released under Freedom of Information

Reference number Date of access Request Info published Decision maker
FOI21/237 20/01/2022 All correspondence and submissions by social media companies relating to the government's plan to make companies reveal the identities of anonymous online trolls. One document released in full, one document released in part. Department
FOI21/084-IR 19/01/2022 Internal Review of FOI21/084 Varied 58 documents released in part, 10 documents refused in full Department
FOI21/220 23/12/2021 Documents relevant to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 and its related bill. Grant access in full to previously released FOI documents CM11/24418 - 11 November 2011 and CM11/29305 - 15 June 2018. Department
FOI21/234 23/12/2021 Operational documents in relation to lodging a Fair Entitlement Guarantee claim. 3 documents released in full and 7 documents released in part. Department
FOI21/206 16/12/2021 Documents detailing meetings with stakeholders regarding the proposal to cap class action payouts to lawyers and funders, including but not limited to diary entries of any meetings. 3 documents released in full and 8 documents released in part. Department
FOI21/084 02/12/2021 Correspondence between Ovato, the Department and the Minister. 58 documents released in part, 10 documents access refused in full. Department
FOI21/207 and FOI21/208 01/12/2021 All briefs supplied to the department regarding the proposal to cap class action payouts to lawyers and funders, as well as briefs regarding the government's response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services an inquiry into litigation funding and the regulation of the class action industry. 1 document released in full, 10 documents released in part and 11 documents refused in full. Department
FOI21/209 01/12/2021 Analysis undertaken by the department relating to the potential impacts of the proposal to cap class action payouts to lawyers and funders. 3 documents released in full and 12 documents refused in full. Department
FOI21/175 29/11/2021 Application and decision documents relating to the proclamation of the Sabian Mandaean Religious Community. 4 documents released in full, 4 documents released in part and 1 document refused in full. Department
FOI21/205 17/11/2021 The incoming minister portfolio brief prepared for the Commonwealth Attorney-General after her appointment on 30 March 2021. 1 document released in part. Department
FOI21/177 16/11/2021 All documents relating to Questions on Notice LCC-BE20-126 and LCC-BE20-127, which were directed to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. 17 documents released in full, 43 documents released in part, 1 document refused in full. Department
FOI21/171 11/11/2021 All documents relating to the appointment of Lorraine Finlay as Human Rights Commissioner. 1 document released in part. Department
FOI21/170 08/11/2021 Results of a survey of Attorney General's department staff by the department, its HR department or an independent consultant which sought to assess the level of sexual assault, harassment or discrimination of staff and/ or former staff. 2 documents released in full and 5 documents released in part Department
FOI21/196 03/11/2021 Documents held by the department relating to the processing of FOI requests made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. 29 documents released in part and 4 documents refused in full. Department
FOI21/199 02/11/2021 Documents, reports, statistics or records held by the Commonwealth Parole Office in relation to parole revocation proceedings under s19AW of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth). 1 document released in full. Department
FOI21/165 02/11/2021 1. Department of the Attorney-General's submission document to the AWEI scheme in 2021;
2. Data collated by the Department of the Attorney-General for provision to Pride in Diversity and AWEI scheme for the 2021 departmental AWEI submission;
3. Results of AWEI employee survey conducted by Department of the Attorney-General on Department of the Attorney-General employees for the 2021 departmental AWEI submission;
4. Invoices of payments made to ACON and Pride in Diversity in relation to the 2021 departmental AWEI submission. 		5 documents released in full, 52 documents released in part and one document exempt in full. Department
FOI21/189 01/11/2021 Documents held by the Commonwealth Parole Office in relation to the determination of parole for offenders who have committed offences under Part 10.6 (Telecommunication Services), Division 474, subdivisions D and F of the Criminal Code 1995 (Cth). (Offenders who committed offences under any of the provisions from s474.22 to s474.23, or s474.25A to s474.27A inclusive.) 1 document released in full. Department
FOI21/160 01/11/2021 1. Department of the Attorney-General's submission document to the AWEI scheme in 2021;
2. Data collated by the Department of the Attorney-General for provision to Pride in Diversity and AWEI scheme for the 2021 departmental AWEI submission;
3. Results of AWEI employee survey conducted by Department of the Attorney-General on Department of the Attorney-General employees for the 2021 departmental AWEI submission;
4. Invoices of payments made to ACON and Pride in Diversity in relation to the 2021 departmental AWEI submission. 		5 documents released in full, 52 documents relased in part and one document exempt in full. Department
FOI21/169 21/10/2021 The ‘incoming minister brief’ provided by the department to the Commonwealth Attorney-General after her appointment on 30 March 2021. 1 document released in part Department
FOI21/155 21/10/2021 Correspondence between the Attorney-General's Department and former prime ministers of Australia (or their legal representatives) regarding the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme (FITS), between 1 October 2020 and 23 August 2021 inclusive. 14 documents in part and 3 documents in full. Department