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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOI20/051 | 09/06/2020 | A copy of the Minutes of Meeting for discussions held on 4 April 2013 by the Standing Council on Law and Justice in relation to a review of Australia’s female genital mutilation legal framework | 1 document released in part | Department |
| FOI20/065 | 19/05/2020 | Document on statistics regarding the International Transfer of Prisoners Scheme from the United Kingdom to Australia (2017-2019) | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI20/029 | 18/05/2020 | Documents containing information regarding advice received by and/or prepared within the department on the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act and climate change. | 13 documents released in part | Department |
| FOI20/049 | 15/05/2020 | Documents regarding the National Guidelines: Assessment of Applications from Reportable Offenders for Permission to Travel Overseas | 1 document was released in full. | Department |
| FOI20/038 | 06/04/2020 | Documents regarding the policies and procedures for determining whether a person is an 'employee' or an 'independent contractor' for the purpose of assessing a Fair Entitlement Guarantee claim. | Three documents were released in part. | Department |
| FOI20/043 | 31/03/2020 | Document released on statistics regarding International Transfer of Prisoners Scheme from Australia to the United Kingdom (2017–2019 inclusive). | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI20/015 | 30/03/2020 | A copy of a document produced by the department on enterprise agreement restrictions referenced in the Australian Financial Review on December 6, 2019, and any emails within the department referencing and/or discussing this document or the media article between 1 July 2019 and 30 January 2020. | One document released in full, 21 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI19/266 | 03/03/2020 | Copies of emails and documents held by the Attorney-General’s Department and/or the Office which illustrate the Department’s role and engagement with Mr Assange in relation to certain events/key milestones. | 26 documents were released in part | Department |
| FOI20/018 | 27/02/2020 | Letters sent by the department to NBN Co in relation to the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme as well as any related correspondence between NBN Co and the department. | Two documents were released in full. | Department |
| FOI19/248 | 14/02/2020 | Document released containing a breakdown of the number of submissions that the department logged (as at COB 13 January 2020) in response to consultation on the first exposure drafts of the Religious Discrimination Bill 2019, Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019, and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Freedom of Religion) Bill 2019. | One document was released in full. | Department |
| FOI20/004 | 10/02/2020 | Document providing statistics on International Transfer of Prisoners Scheme between Australian and the United Kingdom 2017-2019 | One document was released in full. | Department |
| FOI20/008 | 07/02/2020 | Documents relating to amounts paid to witnesses of Case Study 50 of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse | Two documents were released in part. | Department |
| FOI19/278 | 29/01/2020 | Documents relating to reviewers of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, including documents relating to what was reviewed, how and why reviewers were selected and amounts paid. | Six documents released in full and 62 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI19/250 | 24/01/2020 | Documents mentioning the name "Tony Abbott" created, sent or received by SES employees in the Integrity and International Group between 1 March 2019 to 4 November 2019. | Three documents released in full and 23 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI19/276 | 23/01/2020 | Documents relating to advice about laws imposing civil penalties on secondary boycotts that cause "substantial loss or damage" relevant to environmental activism. | Four documents released in part and 12 documents exempt in full. | Department |
| FOI19/277 | 22/01/2020 | Documents relating to witness fees for Case Study 50 of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and the Royal Commission’s decision not to publish Literature Review. | Three documents released in full and two documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI16/146 | 20/01/2020 | Documents relating to the Attorney-General's Department led review of the Commonwealth Courts. | Two documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI19/260 | 20/01/2020 | Documents relating to environmental activism/advocacy and economic disruption, resource projects or the coal sector. | 11 documents released in part and 11 documents exempt in full. | Department |
| FOI19/247 | 24/12/2019 | Documents relating to appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal between 1 October 2018 and 21 February 2019. | One document released in full, 29 documents released in part, and 17 documents exempt in full. | Department |
| FOI19/254 | 17/12/2019 | All documents relating to a particular NSW Police Force report. In particular, all documents which confirm the death of Father James Michael Leslie Brown (b. 28/02/1949) | Six documents released in part. | Department |