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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOI15/157 | 15/12/2015 | Documents relating to research or analysis on the effect of investor dispute settlement clauses on the operations of the Australian Government and the Australian legal system, dated from September 2013 onwards. | One document released in full and eight documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/199 | 14/12/2015 | Documents provided to the department by the Australian Crime Commission and the Australian Federal Police, regarding lever action shotguns with a seven round capacity. | One document released in full and 18 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/213 | 26/11/2015 | Documents relating to the number of calls to the National Security Hotline. | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI15/200 | 24/11/2015 | All documents, emails and correspondence between the Attorney-General’s Department and the Department of Communications related to the handing over of responsibility for copyright from the Attorney-General’s Department to the Department of Communications and Arts between 20 and 27 September 2015 | Ten documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/141 | 10/11/2015 | Documents relating to the Commonwealth Law Enforcement Board, created between December 1993 and December 1994, which also refer to one of the specified named individuals or law enforcement operations. | One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/171 | 02/11/2015 | Documents relating to videos and presentations created in relation to the Government’s ‘Cutting Red Tape’ initiative, being for the most recent and second most recent presentations only. | Two documents released in full and two documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/192 | 30/10/2015 | Documents relating to information and documentation about expert and expert advice referred to in a firearm import application decision. | One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/179 | 28/10/2015 | Files 14/10712 and 14/1062 (matters relating to foreign fighters), excluding Cabinet and deliberative material as well as information relating to non-government individuals | Two documents released in full and six documents released with redaction | Department |
| FOI15/198 | 19/10/2015 | The document/s returned to the Department, from the Minister's Office, in relation to Sub. No.: MS15-000279 ('Appropriate treatment of lever action shotguns with a magazine capacity of greater than five rounds'). | One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/115 | 14/10/2015 | From 1 July 2014 to the present, all discussion and documentation relating to the performance of the legal service operated by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre and/or compliance of this service with Commonwealth requirements, excluding duplicate documents and including only the most recent email when an email chain has been saved as multiple documents. | One document released in full and six documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/165 | 14/10/2015 | Documents relating to ministerial briefs, and correspondence between Senator Brandis and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, regarding Freedom of Information practices and performance in government and the future of the OAIC, for the period 1 July 2014 to 19 August 2015. | Two documents released in full and one document released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/110 | 07/10/2015 | Departmental file 14/14112 ILAB: Countering Foreign Terrorist Fighters - CT Ambassador Delegation to Turkey - November 2014. | One document released in full and 17 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI15/132 | 06/10/2015 | Documents produced in the last two years containing information including briefings and/or analysis and/or evaluation and/or assessments and/or reports about: (a) Specific instances of non-compliance by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre (b) Warnings given to the TAC by the Attorney-General’s department (c) Reasons why the TAC’s funding application for its TALS was rejected (d) Concerns held by the A-G’s Department about the overall running of the TAC (e) Funding agreements and/or breaches of funding agreements within the TAC (f) Payment practices at the TAC and/or law firm Beeton and Mansell |
Five documents released in full and 48 documents released in part. | Department |
| 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 |