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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
FOI25/402 02/10/2025 The briefing or document held by the Department and produced in 2025 that refers to any evidence that FOI requests are being made at scale by AI bots. 2 documents released in full and 6 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/402
Department
FOI25/401 02/10/2025 The briefing or document held by the Department and produced in 2025 that refers to any evidence that FOI requests are being made at scale by foreign powers or foreign state actors. 3 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/401
Department
FOI25/338 30/09/2025 All documents provided to the Attorney-General regarding pay rates for barristers from 13 May 2025 to 16 July 2025. 3 documents released in full and 3 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/338
Department
FOI25/359 29/09/2025 Documents containing information on Comcare self-reporting non-compliance with model litigant obligations or model litigant complaints to the Office of Legal Services Coordination in which Sparke Helmore Lawyers are Comcare’s representative. 4 documents released in full and 24 documents released in part
View documents for FOI25/359
Department
FOI25/435 24/09/2025 Signed legislative instruments for:
- Electronic Transactions Regulations 2020
- Electronic Transactions Amendment Regulations 2021
- Electronic Transactions Amendment Regulations 2022
- Electronic Transactions Amendment Regulations 2024
4 documents released in full
View documents for FOI25/435
Department
FOI25/233 18/09/2025 The needs assessment for the Campbelltown Community and Justice Precinct in New South Wales from 2021-2022. 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI25/233
Department
FOI25/003 09/09/2025 Documents regarding conflict of interests/disclosure of interests relating to the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner. 12 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/003
Department
FOI25/368 02/09/2025 Sections redacted under section 42(1) of the FOI Act on pages 28 and 29 of the department’s incoming government brief provided to Attorney-General Michelle Rowland. 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI25/368
Department
FOI25/303-IR 25/08/2025 Internal review into a decision relating to documents that were provided by the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force to the former Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide on 13 September 2022. 1 document released in full and 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI25/303-IR
Department
FOI25/103 25/08/2025 Hot Topic Briefs prepared for the department's appearance at Senate Estimates on 25 February 2025. 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI25/103
Department
FOI25/313 22/08/2025 The original NGS Global report for the NACC Commissioner recruitment dated 2 December 2022. 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI25/313
Department
FOI25/293 18/08/2025 The number of applications made to the Attorney-General for financial assistance under s46PU of the Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) since 1 January 2015 and related approval and payment information. 1 document released in full.
View documents for FOI25/293
Department
FOI25/316 18/08/2025 Documents that summarise the number of times the department has applied the legal privilege exemption between 2011 and the present. 1 document released in full
View documents for FOI25/316
Department
FOI25/297 15/08/2025 Document regarding the review of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021. 1 document released in full
View documents for FOI25/297
Department
AGOFOI25/258 07/08/2025 Diary entries of the former Minister of Communication (now Attorney-General) between 1/1/2024 and 15/5/2025 relating to the social media ban. 8 documents released in part.
View documents for AGOFOI25/258
Current portfolio ministers
FOI25/245 30/07/2025 Incoming government brief provided to Attorney-General Michelle Rowland. 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI25/245
Department
FOI25/299 25/07/2025 Documents relating to the implementation of the Government response to the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor’s Secrecy Review. 2 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/299
Department
FOI25/165 21/07/2025 Advice regarding the Israel/Hamas conflict. 8 documents released in full and 9 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/165
Department
FOI25/224 18/07/2025 Documents regarding the UN Human Rights Committee Decision Mona Nabhari v Australia. 16 documents released in full and 22 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/224
Department
FOI25/292 16/07/2025 Documents relating to Executive Council of Australian Jewry grant. 3 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/292
Department