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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOI19/178 | 06/09/2019 | A copy of the letter sent by AGD to Al Jazeera regarding its possible obligation register under the Foreign Influence and Transparency Scheme. | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI19/180 | 04/09/2019 | A copy of any letters sent by the department to universities in Australia, concerning Confucius Institutes and the universities' obligations to register under the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme. | Four documents released in full. | Department |
| FOI19/166 | 30/08/2019 | All correspondence and documents sent to the Governor-General's Office by the Attorney-General listing Mr Puplick as a suggested AAT appointee including reasons for his suggested appointment such as Mr Puplick's 'special knowledge' and/or 'relevant skills to the duties of a senior member'. | Two documents released in full and one document released in part | Department |
| FOI19/147 | 29/08/2019 | Commissioner Jennifer Hunt's full Employment Record, Employment History, her previous work experience, positions, responsibilities and duties. | Two documents released in full, 17 documents released in part and 11 documents exempt in full. | Department |
| FOI19/137 | 19/08/2019 | The report arising from the stakeholder survey undertaken by Ernst and Young under CN3585992. | One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI19/143 | 18/07/2019 | a) the parts and/or sections and/or chapters of the latest incoming ministerial and/or government briefing documents and/or packages and/or blue book(s) about and/or relating to integrity commissions; and b) any briefs (excluding any and/or all covered by part A above) produced after May 18 2019 about and/or relating to integrity commissions. |
Three documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI19/097 | 01/07/2019 | 1. Regarding an amount listed in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Final Report Volume 1 as paid to RMIT: $97,463. I request a breakdown of what this amount was for and which specific faculty, centre(s), or people within RMIT it was paid to. 2. Did the Commission define any of their consultants, in the areas of research, review, or institutional knowledge, as ‘senior consultants’? If so, who? What amounts were paid to them? (N.B. I do not need information regarding other types of consultants such as legal, IT, etc) |
One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI19/120 | 01/07/2019 | The Department's incoming ministerial brief (the blue book) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 for Minister Porter. | One document released in part and one document exempt in full. | Department |
| FOI18/121 | 28/06/2019 | Documents relating to the prosecutions of Bernard Collaery and Witness K. | Two documents released in part, seven documents exempt in full | Department |
| FOI19/051 | 16/04/2019 | All documents held by the Attorney-General's Department regarding the use of Chinese security cameras since 1 January 2018. | Two documents released in full, 15 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI18/174 | 12/04/2019 | APR Energy legal costs | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI18/245 | 20/03/2019 | Page 26 of the Final Award Regarding Costs issued by the Arbitral Tribunal on 8 March 2017 in PCA Case No 2012-12, Philip Morris Asia Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia. | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI19/010 | 13/03/2019 | All documentation related to the Attorney-General's Department Review of Suppression Order Regimes. Revised on 1 February 2019 to 'Documents presented to CAG on 23 November 2018 in relation to the Attorney General Department's review of suppression order regimes. | One document released in full and one document released in part.? | Department |
| FOI19/016 | 14/02/2019 | Documents on why the Attorney-General’s Department no longer publishes links on the FOI disclosure log. | Four documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI18/288 | 11/02/2019 | All briefings to the Attorney-General, Christian Porter, about a proposal to establish a Commonwealth Integrity Commission. | One document released in full, one document released in part and 81 documents exempt in full. | Department |
| FOI18/266 | 24/01/2019 | Request for access to documents contained in file numbers 13, 14, 15 and 16 from the list in FOI Request 15/093, that provide background to the development of s 11B of the FOI Act 1982. | One document released in full, seven documents released in part, and 17 documents exempt in full. | Department |
| FOI18/246 | 04/01/2019 | Documents about payments to specified people associated with the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. | One document released in part. | Department |
| AGO FOI18/11 | 14/12/2018 | Documents relating to a Senate motion. | Two documents released in full and 16 documents released in part. | The Hon Christian Porter MP |
| FOI18/201 | 12/12/2018 | Documents about mutual assistance requests for Sheri Yan and/or Chau Chak Wing | One document released in full, 36 documents released in part and six exempt in full. | Department |
| FOI18/234 | 03/12/2018 | Documents about the information, governance, compliance and reporting requirements of the Attorney-General’s Department. | Eight documents released in full. 27 documents released in part. | Department |