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
FOI15/155 06/10/2015 All correspondence between Attorney-General, his office, and/or the Secretary of his department and the:
1. Chief Justice and/or executive officers of the Federal Court of Australia
2. Chief Justice and/or executive officers of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, and
3. Chief Justice and/or executive officers of the Family Court of Australia,
regarding courts funding and administration since 1 January 2015, excluding duplicate copies of documents, documents that have already been publicly released, media releases, media articles and media statements. 		Ten documents released in full and three documents released in part. Department
FOI15/178 24/09/2015 Documents relating to 'lawfare'. Four documents released in part. Department
FOI15/170 22/09/2015 Documents being briefings in which the head of the Crime Prevention and Federal Offenders Branch requests approval to proceed with developing recommendations for updates to the National Firearms Agreement. One document released in part. Department
FOI15/111 21/09/2015 Departmental files 14/15725 (FCS – AUSTRAC Post Implementation Review – AML/CTF Rules) and 14/15101 (CrJD – SOCS – Australian Federal Police – AFP – External Territories) One document released in full and 28 documents released in part. Department
FOI15/187 18/09/2015 Documents relating to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. One document released in full. Department
FOI15/161 17/09/2015 Documents in which certain officers of the Attorney-General's Department make reference to constitutional and/or other legal issues (including, but not limited to, potential High Court challenges) that may be associated with reclassifying or re-categorising firearms, and including documents in which those officers refer to seeking advice on those issues.
This request is limited to documents from the period 1 February 2015 (inclusive) to the present. 		Two documents released in part. Department
FOI15/067 09/09/2015 1. All briefing notes, advice, working papers or other documents relating to or in any way concerning the Application.
2. The support and recommendation of the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police required by clause 3.4 Deed of Settlement and Release between, inter alia, our client Mr Sharp and the Commissioner executed on 21 November 2013.
3. Guidelines and policy documents related to equitable sharing and law enforcement measures under part 4—3 of the POCA, excluding specific funding agreements made under s298 of the POCA. 		50 documents released in full and 78 documents released in part. Department
FOI15/068 09/09/2015 Documents which relate to the acquittal of public monies in accordance with funding provided to the Huon Valley Police and Community Youth Club (the Club) by the Federal Attorney-General’s Department. Four documents released in full and 43 documents released in part. Department
FOI15/169 09/09/2015 Documents relating to guidelines or directives followed in making the decision to delete pages from websites maintained by the Attorney—General's Department since September 7, 2013. Four documents released in full. Department
FOI15/103 07/09/2015 Documents relating to departmental file 14/11440 MICAB - MLCS - forced and child marriage issues - 2013-2015. 25 documents released in part. Department
FOI15/109 02/09/2015 Documents relating to departmental file 14/12195 ANZCTC - Intelligence Capability - JIGOSEC - 2015 - Darwin - 16-20 February 2015 Two documents released in full and one document released in part. Department
FOI15/077 03/08/2015 Documents relating to information for the years 2011—2014 on the nature and number of cases where assistance is provided to foreign law enforcement agencies in death penalty cases (redacted, as appropriate, to ensure personal details are not disclosed), including the number of cases where assistance was provided prior to arrest/detention/charge and the number of cases where assistance was provided after arrest/detention/charge. Three documents released in part. Department
FOI15/079 17/07/2015 All correspondence between the Australian Attorney-General (of the day) and the Indonesian Attorney General (of the day) and the Indonesian Justice and Human Rights Minister (of the day) between April 2014 and May 2015, regarding Bali Nine members on death row Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran (only), regarding their arrest, their position, their appeals and their pleas for clemency as well as the Australian Government's calls for mercy and any correspondence between the Australian Attorney-General and his Indonesian counterpart in the lead up to the executions in April 2015. Three documents released in full Department
FOI15/105 09/07/2015 Documents relating to 14/14134 Impact Assessment – Ebola Outbreak – 2014. Eight documents released in part. Department
FOI15/075 06/07/2015 Documents relating to expenses incurred by the Attorney-General or his staff and covered by the department, during his international travels in April and May 2015. 15 documents released in part. Department
FOI15/040 03/07/2015 Documents provided to the Minister for Justice’s Office and/or Office of the Attorney-General, which include the terms “National Firearms Agreement” for the period 1 July 2013 to the present. Seven documents released in full and ten documents released in part. Department
FOI15/095 02/07/2015 Documents relating to tax invoices from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in relation to the Attorney-General’s visit to Europe in April and May of 2015 that was billed back to the department. Two documents released in part. Department
FOI15/092 29/06/2015 Documents relating to 2010 decision of the Classification Board in relation to the classification assessment of the magazine Zoo Weekly. One document released in full and three documents released in part. Department
FOI15/091 18/06/2015 Documents relating to total Legal Service Expenditure (including a breakdown for internal and external expenditure) for the last ten calendar years up until 22nd May, 2015 for the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC). Two documents released in full and one document released in part. Department
FOI15/065 15/06/2015 Documents relating to all drafts of Michael Keenan's ministerial direction to the AFP and all correspondence relating to the drafting of it that makes any mention of the government's stance on the death penalty. Six documents released in full and two documents released in part. Department