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
FOI14/232 17/11/2014 1. Details of substantiated allegations of fraud and/or misconduct investigated within the AG's Department in the 2013-14 financial year.
2. Details of the cases where compensation was paid for "defective administration" by the AG's Department in the 2013-14 financial year. 		Two documents released in full. Department
FOI14/216 14/11/2014 Documents relating to briefs prepared for incoming Secretary, Mr Chris Moraitis. One document released in part. Department
FOI14/204 12/11/2014 List of all business people and private citizens who have accompanied the Attorney-General on his official trip to the US and the UK in April 2014—List of meetings during the Attorney-General's visit to the US and the UK in April 2014— Copy of the personal preferences document for the Attorney-General. One document released in full and one document released in part. Department
FOI14/206 12/11/2014 Expenses incurred by the Attorney-General during his visit to the US and UK in April 2014 that were covered by the Department. Two documents released in full. Department
FOI14/162 24/10/2014 Documents relating to all correspondence between 1 January 2008 to 8 August 2014 between the Attorney-General’s Department and the following departments: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade relating to Australian citizens, including dual citizens, serving in the Israel Defence Forces; the Australian Defence Force relating to members of the ADF, including dual citizens, serving in the Israel Defence Forces and the Immigration Department relating to Australian citizens, including dual citizens, serving in the Israel Defence Forces. Four documents released in part. Department
FOI14/168 16/10/2014 Request for access to Cultural Gifts Program submissions for Agni God of Fire, C8th-12th donated June 2005 to AGSA and Shri Mallinath, the 19th Tirthankara donated to AGSA 2003. One document released in full, six douments exempt in full. Department
FOI14/182 08/10/2014 Documents, such as audits, ministerial briefing notes and attachments, executive briefing notes, photos and CCTV, relating to damaged, missing and/or stolen government assets including art, literature, collections, gifts and other valuable items stored or on display, since 1 April 2010. Eight documents released in full and 30 documents released in part.
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FOI14/174 02/10/2014 Minutes of the Trade Union Royal Commission Interdepartmental Committee meeting held on 12 June 2014.
Minutes of all meetings of the Trade Union Royal Commission Interdepartmental Committee.
Agenda for the Trade Union Royal Commission Interdepartmental Committee meeting held on 12 June 2014.
Agenda for all meetings of the Trade Union Royal Commission Interdepartmental Committee. 		One document released in part. Department
FOI14/167 22/09/2014 All correspondence sent and received by the Attorney-General’s Department between 1 July 2014 and 11 August 2014 in relation to a “scoping questionnaire” (however described) purporting to relate to the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. 18 documents released in part. Department
FOI14/147 11/09/2014 Any correspondence from the Attorney-General's Office requesting advice relating to the proposed amendment of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). One document released in part. Department
FOI14/123 05/09/2014 Documents relating to all submissions to the consultation into Amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. 15 documents released in full. Department
FOI14/145 01/09/2014 Any correspondence between AGD and the Department of Jobs and Small Business, the Royal Commission, the AG's Office, the Minister for Employment's Office, and the Prime Minister's Office relating to a questionnaire issued by AGD about contact with trades unions. Four documents released in part. Department
FOI14/105 25/08/2014 Documents relating to Submissions to the consultation on the removal of Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 15 documents released in full. Department
FOI14/157 22/08/2014 Copies of all correspondence recording, relating to and or referring to the Attorney-General's questionnaire between Commonwealth Representation (Royal Commission) Branch of the Attorney-General's Department and the Department of Jobs and Small Business in July 2014. Four documents released in part. Department
FOI14/143 20/08/2014 All correspondence between the Department and the Minister or his Ministerial Office relating to the development and/or circulation of a “scoping questionnaire” purporting to relate to the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. Any document described as an “information sheet setting out the details of our role and progress to date” referred to in correspondence from the Civil Law Division of the Attorney-General’s Department to Departments’ contact officers for matters relating to the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. One document released in part. Department
FOI14/138 15/08/2014 Documents relating to the final report and submissions for the Family Law Council’s investigation into Surrogacy - Parentage and the Family Law Act 1975 (December 2013). 41 documents released in full. Department
FOI14/136 06/08/2014 A discussion paper released by the department in 2012 referred to as the Commonwealth’s approach to anti-corruption—The Anti-Corruption Plan Discussion Paper (2012). One document released in full. Department
FOI14/112 04/08/2014 Documents showing the number of ministerial briefs prepared by the department for the Attorney-General since 18 September 2013 broken down as far as possible into monthly numerical totals. One document released in full. Department
FOI14/056 29/07/2014 Documents regarding Absolute Alpha, Astarra or other Trio Capital companies Ten documents released in part; one document released in full. Department
FOI14/063 29/07/2014 Documents relating to the discussion of Airsoft and imitation firearms by the Firearms Policy Working Group (FPWG). One document released in full and 25 documents released in part. Department