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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOI17/079 | 20/06/2017 | All correspondence within the department, between the department and the Attorney-General's Office, or between the department and any other government office relating to the electoral eligibility of Dr David Gillespie. | One document released in full and two documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/090 | 07/06/2017 | Correspondence between the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and the Attorney-General’s Department from 15 September 2015 to 9 May 2017 that relates to the appointment/ non-appointment of the Information Commissioner, the Freedom of Information Commissioner and/or the Privacy Commissioner. | Five documents released in full. Seven documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/081 | 29/05/2017 | Supplied appendices to the final reports containing the total project expenditure for successful applicants to the Data Retention Industry Grants Programme. | Five documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/046 | 26/05/2017 | Financial modelling or advice from other federal departments relating to the 2013 Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) funding cuts to community legal centres. | Three documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/052 | 11/05/2017 | All emails and text messages sent within the Attorney-General’s Department’s media team and all emails and text messages between the Attorney-General’s Department’s media team and the Attorney-General’s Office in relation to the AFP raid in Young, NSW, between 1 February and 10 March 2017. | 14 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/042 | 01/05/2017 | Documents relating to the department’s enterprise bargaining ballots. | Four documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/060 | 27/04/2017 | A list of briefing topics created in preparation for the 2016-2017 Additional Senate Estimates hearings. | One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/037 | 26/04/2017 | Document relating to consultation on, and the ratification of, the National Firearms Agreement of February 2017. | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI16/194 | 13/04/2017 | Correspondence held by the department regarding intervention by the Commonwealth in the Bell Group litigation in the High Court of Australia. The request excluded internal correspondence and correspondence between the department and other Commonwealth or State agencies. The relevant period for the request was between 1 January 2015 and 29 November 2016. | 27 documents released in full. 57 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/061 | 07/04/2017 | Supplied appendices to the final reports containing the total project expenditure for successful applicants of the data retention industry grants programme. | Two documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/041 | 04/04/2017 | Documents and correspondence that refer to the European Union’s Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC of March 2006, between 15 March 2006 and 17 October 2007. | Three documents released in full. | Department |
| FOI16/172 | 03/04/2017 | Briefings and attachments on Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 provided to the Attorney-General between 1 September 2014 and 30 October 2014 | Six documents released in full. Nine documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/002 | 31/03/2017 | All documents (including briefing notes, advice and reports), and correspondence between the Attorney-General’s Department and other federal government departments and agencies, concerning the possible investigation and prosecution of alleged war crimes committed by Australian special forces/defence force personnel in Afghanistan and other countries. | One document released in full. 57 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI18/009 | 19/03/2017 | Documents discussing the potential implications of the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 for whistleblowers and journalists. | Eight documents released in part, three documents released in full. | Department |
| FOI17/025 | 17/03/2017 | Documents contained in departmental file 16/183: Financial Crime Section – Anti-Money Laundering Inter-Departmental Committee (AML IDC) - 2016 | Two documents released in full. Nine documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI17/008 | 17/02/2017 | Documents relating to the recruitment process 493127/AGD- First Assistant Secretary- Senior Executive Service Band 2. | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI16/170 | 10/02/2017 | Documents relating to the development of s 11B of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. | One document released in full and three documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI16/187 | 01/02/2017 | Documents relating to the Top End Women’s Legal Service (TEWLS) Annual Reports for the financial years ending 30 June 2006 and 30 June 2007. | Six documents released in full | Department |
| FOI16/153 | 20/01/2017 | Documents contained in the department’s file with the reference number 15/11381 and the title ‘ANZCTC – Covert Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Surveillance Research Project – 2015’. | One document released in full and five documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI16/178 | 17/01/2017 | Correspondence or meeting notes produced between January 1, 2014 and November 18, 2016 by the Attorney-General’s Department regarding Father Frank Brennan SJ in the context of the East Timor Maritime border case, which ran in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. | 18 documents released in part. | Department |