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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. Where documents have been modified to remove information it would be unreasonable to publish, the information is marked in the documents with the text ‘s 11C’.

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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
FOI26/007 07/04/2026 Documents relating to the establishment of a Commonwealth Royal Commission following the Bondi terror attack on 14 December 2025. 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI26/007
Department
FOI25/523-IR 07/04/2026 Internal review of decision (23 February 2026). Original request reference FOI25/523. 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI25/523-IR
Department
FOI26/012 07/04/2026 Documents regarding the establishment of a Judicial Commission created from March 2024 to 6 January 2026. 1 document released in part, 3 documents released in full
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Department
FOI26/011 02/04/2026 The conditions of use which are presented to the user before login and the screen presented when the user is logged in but the PC has been locked on AGD computers from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025. 36 documents released in full and 19 documents released in part.
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Department
FOI26/089 26/03/2026 Current and operative documents related to the Family Relationship Centre program, including; the current policy instrument or program framework governing Family Relationship Centres, the current accreditation standards or regulatory requirements applicable to Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners. 18 documents released in full.
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Department
FOI26/090 23/03/2026 A copy of the Legal Services Amendment (Solicitor-General Opinions) Direction 2016 (4 May 2016) as signed by the then Attorney-General 1 document released in full.
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Department
FOI26/026-IR 20/03/2026 Internal review of decision (18 February 2026). Original request reference FOI26/026. 1 document released in full
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Department
FOI25/586 16/03/2026 Documents relating to the engagement of counsel in Reynolds v Commonwealth (WAD121/2025) and Brown v Commonwealth (NSD327/2025). 1 document released in full and 8 documents released in part.
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Department
FOI26/091 10/03/2026 A copy of the Legal Services Directions 2017 signed by the then Attorney-General. 1 document released in full.
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Department
FOI25/597 04/03/2026 Information and correspondence concerning amendments to the constitution and annual report of Audio-Visual Copyright Society Limited trading as Screenrights, from 1.1.22 – 4.12.25. 1 document released in full and 4 documents released in part.
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Department
FOI26/009 04/03/2026 All briefing materials prepared regarding the US strikes against Venezuela, including any international law assessments, and any correspondence between the department and Attorney-General’s Office about drafting a media response to the attacks. 1 document released in part.
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Department
FOI25/596 26/02/2026 Correspondence between the department and the 'Code Reviewer' for the independent annual compliance review of copyright collecting societies, between 1/1/2023 - 3/12/2025. 11 documents released in part.
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Department
FOI26/064 24/02/2026 Letter written by the Attorney-General to the Commissioner of the National Anti-Corruption Commission relating to Paul Brereton's work with the Australian Defence Force. 1 document released in part.
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Department
FOI25/578 23/02/2026 Administrative and statutory documents; including policies, frameworks, delegation instruments, statutory authority documents, training manuals, operational manuals and internal guidance, risk-assessment templates or guidance documents, related to the statutory authority relied upon for using spent convictions in child-related decision-making, and policy/framework documents recognising or addressing child alienation as harm. 17 documents released in part.
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Department
FOI25/523 23/02/2026 The referee reports and related documents supplied for Justice Paul Brereton in the NACC Commissioner recruitment in December 2022. 7 documents released in part.
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Department
FOI26/026 18/02/2026 Documents related to the constitutional, statutory, and delegated authority relied upon by officers of the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) and by Registrars to exercise power under the Bankruptcy Act for the period 1 January 2015 to present (16.01.26). 1 document released in part.
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Department
FOI26/005 18/02/2026 Documents regarding a Royal Commission or other inquiry into the Bondi Beach shooting. 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI26/005
Department
FOI25/621 17/02/2026 Communications from the Commonwealth Ombudsman concerning the operation of section 44 of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth) on or about 12 December 2024. 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI25/621
Department
FOI26/001 11/02/2026 Documents prepared by the Department for a minister or their office that mention a Royal Commission relating to the terrorist attack on Bondi Beach on Saturday 14 December 2025. 1 document released in part.
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Department
FOI25/513 11/02/2026 All correspondence between 1 September 2025 – 27 October 2025 related to the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner’s conflicts of interest and concurrent role with IGADF. 8 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/513
Department