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Freedom of information disclosure log

Australian Government agencies must publish on their websites details of information they release in response to freedom of information requests.

FOI Disclosure Log

They are required to do so under Subsection 11C(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

Set out below are descriptions of information and documents we have released.

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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
FOI23/587 11/12/2023 Documents relating to appointments of Justices to the High Court of Australia. 7 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/587
Department
FOI23/448 09/12/2023 Documents relating to an internal recruitment process. 2 documents released in full, 4 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/448
Department
FOI23/352 08/12/2023 Documents relating to Ministerial Correspondence sent to the department 16 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/352
Department
FOI23/409 06/12/2023 Hot topic and portfolio briefs for the May 2023 Senate Estimates (Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee). 2 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/409
Department
FOI23/549 01/12/2023 Document setting out the date and subject for the first set of drafting instructions in relation to the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023. 1 document released in part.
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Department
FOI23/486 30/11/2023 Documents generated by the Department in response to recommendations 6, 7 and 8 in the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade report into the Human rights implications of recent violence in Iran. 3 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/486
Department
FOI23/547 23/11/2023 News article regarding appointment of senior registrars at the Federal Court of Australia. 1 document released in full.
View documents for FOI23/547
Department
FOI23/536 17/11/2023 Documents relating to the portfolio of The Republic. 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI23/536
Department
FOI23/532 15/11/2023 Documents relating to the import of firearm magazines into Australia that are over a 30 round capacity. 1 document released in full
View documents for FOI23/532
Department
FOI23/293 09/11/2023 Various Senate Estimates Briefs prepared for the 2023-2024 Budget Estimates on 23-25 May 2023. 25 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/293
Department
FOI23/327 IR 07/11/2023 Internal Review of decision FOI23/327 3 documents released in part
View documents for FOI23/327 IR
Department
FOI23/391 27/10/2023 Correspondence between the Victorian Office of the Special Investigator and the Attorney General's Department in relation to a declared enforcement agency under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act. 12 documents released in part.
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Department
FOI23/482 25/10/2023 A copy of the calligraphy parchment version of the National Apology for Forced Adoptions. One document released in full.
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Department
FOI23/292 23/10/2023 An executed copy of ministerial submission MS20‐003003 [Strategic Partnership with Thorn] and any attachments or annexures. One document released in full and 3 documents released in part.
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Department
MR21/00086 23/10/2023 Documents relating to strategies to address modern slavery. 4 documents released in full and 14 documents released in part.
View documents for MR21/00086
Department
FOI23/490 23/10/2023 Departmental document for the Assistant Minister for the Republic, the Hon Matthew Thistlethwaite relating to the Republic portfolio. 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI23/490
Department
FOI23/358 12/10/2023 Documents relating to Government or contractor use of generative AI. 2 documents released in full.
View documents for FOI23/358
Department
FOI23/404 11/10/2023 Documents relating to the issuing of a public interest certificate by the Attorney-General in an AAT matter. 1 documents released in full and 2 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/404
Department
FOI23/349 05/10/2023 Documents relating to the Determination 2017/09: Judicial and Related Offices - Remuneration and Allowances.
2 documents released in full and 2 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/349
Department
FOI23/317 03/10/2023 Documents relating to prosecution of Mr Richard Boyle and Mr Boyle's appeal to the South Australian Court of Appeal. 10 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/317
Department