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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
FOI23/389 29/09/2023 Documents relating to the Safer Communities Fund - Round 3 - Infrastructure Grants. 5 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/389
Department
FOI23/433 21/09/2023 Emails confirming date of royal assent for legislation. 3 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/433
Department
FOI23/408 20/09/2023 Emails confirming date of royal assent for legislation. 2 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/408
Department
FOI23/428 20/09/2023 Emails confirming date of royal assent for legislation. 4 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/428
Department
FOI23/440 20/09/2023 Correspondence sent to All AGD staff and SES staff regarding the Royal Commission on the Robo-debt Scheme between 1 July 2023 and 20 August 2023. 1 document released in full and 4 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/440
Department
FOI23/418 11/09/2023 Public interest certificates requested by the National Archives of Australia regarding East Timor, West Papua and Balibo Five. 3 documents released in full.
View documents for FOI23/418
Department
FOI23/335 IR 08/09/2023 Internal review of decision FOI23/335. 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI23/335 IR
Department
FOI23/155 08/09/2023 Correspondence between the department and the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture between October 2022 and March 2023. One document released in part
View documents for FOI23/155
Department
FOI23/322 24/08/2023 Copies of correspondence from Zoe Daniel MP or the office of Zoe Daniel MP to the Attorney-General’s Office. 2 documents released in full and 3 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI23/322
Department
FOI23/328 18/08/2023 Commission of appointment for Chief Justice Debra Sue Mortimer of Federal Court of Australia. One document in full. Department
FOI23/298 16/08/2023 Documents relating to the settlement of a compensation matter. 8 documents released in part. Department
FOI23/269 14/08/2023 Correspondence between the Attorney-General, or his Office, and the department mentioning Justice Fiona Meagher or Michael Hawkins AM from 20 November to 10 December 2022. 3 documents released in full and 7 documents released in part. Department
FOI23/155 02/08/2023 Correspondence between the department and the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture between October 2022 and March 2023. One document released in full and 13 documents released in part. Department
FOI23/283 02/08/2023 Documents between specified departmental senior executives regarding the department’s response to a letter sent by Senator Paul Scarr to the Secretary on 16 May 2023. 13 documents released in part. Department
FOI23/284 31/07/2023 Correspondence involving areas of the Attorney-General’s Department and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet regarding the release of the Solicitor-General's advice Number 12 of 2022. 1 document released in full and 4 documents released in part. Department
FOI23/294 31/07/2023 Correspondence between departmental officers about an article published in The Canberra Times on 27 February 2023. 2 documents released in part. Department
AMRO FOI22/364 25/07/2023 A copy of diary events or correspondence between the Assistant Minister for the Republic and the Australian Republican Movement between 1 June 2022 and 6 December 2022. 40 documents released in part The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP
FOI23/193 20/07/2023 Documents regarding a Press Freedom Bill. 5 documents released in part. Department
FOI23/260 12/07/2023 Document listing entities that have made a request to be considered an enforcement agency under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act. 1 document released in full Department
FOI23/206 07/07/2023 Documents relating to constitutional reform on the republic. 2 documents released in part. Department