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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM12/11219 | 11/09/2012 | Request for copies of documents relating to Criminal Justice Stay Certificates | A collection of redacted documents released in 3 parts. | Department |
| CM12/12385 | 05/09/2012 | Request for documents regarding the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on organised crime and terrorism between the Australian Federal Police and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation | Three documents released in part. | Department |
| CM12/3403 | 31/08/2012 | Request for the Privacy Impact Assessment, Preliminary Report, Telecommunications Interception (Interception and Access) ACT 1979 Reform. | One document released in full. | Department |
| CM12/6161 | 15/08/2012 | Request for copies of submissions relating to the development of the international transfer of prisoners policy referred to as the ‘Statement of Policy’ | Three documents released in part. | Department |
| CM12/10456 | 08/08/2012 | Request for AGD help and information telephone line statistics for the years 2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12. | One document released in full. | Department |
| CM12/8740 | 07/08/2012 | Request for copies of documents relating to the Natural Disaster Insurance Review. | One document released in full. Various documents released in part. | Department |
| CM12/4783 | 02/08/2012 | Request for a copy of 'the incoming briefs for Attorney-General Nicola Roxon' | A collection of redacted documents released as two files. | Department |
| CM12/6973 | 26/07/2012 | Request for documents relating to ‘all ministerial correspondences between Ms Roxon (and Mr McClelland as former AG) with the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) or the Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (PM&C) in relation to Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and possible extradition to the USA’ | One document released in part. | Department |
| CM12/28970 | 25/07/2012 | Request for documents relating to ‘all documents in the power, custody or possession of the Attorney-General’s Department (and the Office of the Attorney-General) which refer or relate to the potential extradition or temporary surrender of WikiLeaks Editor in Chief Mr Julian Assange to the United States of America’. | A collection of redacted documents released as one file. | Department |
| CM12/7563 | 06/07/2012 | Request for all documents concerning the proposal to appoint, and the identification and selection of, an administrator for the Health Services Union. | Two documents released in full. | Department |
| CM12/6118 | 05/07/2012 | Request for access to a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia on Enhancing Cooperation in Preventing and Combating Crime. | One document released in full. | Department |
| CM12/9121 | 05/07/2012 | Request for copies of documents relating to the Review of Legislative Practices and Processes in the Attorney-General’s Department carried out by Mr John Cain of Maurice Blackburn Cashman. | Two documents released in full and one document released in part. | Department |
| CM12/4634 | 26/06/2012 | Request for documents concerning the decisions taken in 2010 and in 2011 in response to the Universal Periodic Review by the Australian Government not to become a party to the International Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (MWC). | Four documents released in part. | Department |
| CM12/8087 | 08/06/2012 | Request for information regarding the ‘costs of building the Parliament House Briefing Room (PHBR) / Kevin Rudd’s War Room’. | One document released in full. | Department |
| CM12/4639 | 07/06/2012 | Request for copies of ‘documents regarding the composition of the SCAG R18+ Classification of Computer Games Expert Panel’. | Three documents released in part. | Department |
| CM12/4642 | 01/06/2012 | Request for copies of ‘all internal correspondences within the Attorney-General’s Department in relation to the US Stop Online Piracy Act legislation, and the Protect IP Act, commonly known as SOPA and PIPA’. | One document released in part. | Department |
| CM12/1809 | 21/05/2012 | Request for documents outlining the current state of Government or Departmental considerations of the desirability or otherwise of introducing a data retention scheme | One document released in part. | Department |
| CM12/2934 | 11/05/2012 | Request for documents relating to the Agreement between the Ethiopia-Australia Intercountry Adoption Program and Hope of Elders and Children Aid Organization | One document released in full and two documents released in part. | Department |
| CM11/24614 | 19/04/2012 | Minutes and all related documentation of an Attorney-General’s Department Telecommunications and Surveillance Law Branch Interception Consultative Sub-Committee meeting held in November 2007. | A collection of redacted documents released as one file. | Department |
| CM12/2119 | 02/04/2012 | Request for copies of complaints about Marriage Celebrants in the period January 2007 to December 2011 and copies of Determinations made by the Attorney-General’s Department in relation to those complaints. | A collection of redacted documents released in 7 parts. | Department |