Freedom of information disclosure log
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They are required to do so under Subsection 11C(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOI24/586 | 09/05/2025 | Documents regarding the implications of Israel's actions in Gaza under International and Australian law. | 5 documents released in part View documents for FOI24/586 |
Department |
| FOI25/171 | 29/04/2025 | Request for access to the Federal Court of Australia listed entity’s legal services expenditure report for the 2023-24 financial year. | 1 document released in part. View documents for FOI25/171 |
Department |
| FOI25/106 | 28/04/2025 | Documents regarding the appointment panels for the appointments of two Commonwealth Ombudsman in 2017 and 2021, and the Australian Information Commissioner in 2018. | 3 documents released in full and 4 documents released in part. View documents for FOI25/106 |
Department |
| FOI25/176 | 24/04/2025 | The amounts paid to each witness in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Case Study 50. | One document released in full. View documents for FOI25/176 |
Department |
| FOI24/533 | 24/04/2025 | The Attorney-General’s planned visit to Israel in October 2024 including: Final visit brief, Final itineraries, Final ministerial submissions, Emails that relate directly to the trip’s cancellation. |
5 documents released in part. View documents for FOI24/533 |
Department |
| FOI24/407 | 10/04/2025 | Document titled ‘Entities under the Australian Criminal Code’ and the redactions applied | 1 document released in part. | Department |
| FOI25/138 | 10/04/2025 | Copy of the Federal Court of Australia’s listed entity’s legal services expenditure report for the 2020-21 financial year. | 2 documents released in part. View documents for FOI25/138 |
Department |
| FOI25/058 | 01/04/2025 | Documents relating to appointments process to the Admiralty Rules Committee. | 1 document released in part View documents for FOI25/058 |
Department |
| FOI25/045 | 31/03/2025 | Correspondence between the European Union (including the European Commission and its delegation in Australia) and the Attorney General’s Department on the issue of updating Australia’s 1988 Privacy Act. Timeframe from 30 October 2020 to 28 January 2025. | 2 documents released in full and 6 documents released in part. View documents for FOI25/045 |
Department |
| FOI24/474 | 28/03/2025 | Documents regarding the Attorney-General’s Department’s consultations with particular stakeholders regarding the 2013 Guidelines on the Recognition of Sex and Gender and the 2015 updates and the Attorney-General’s approval of the Guidelines. | 3 documents released in full and 13 documents released in part. View documents for FOI24/474 |
Department |
| FOI24/342 | 26/03/2025 | Conflict of interest registers for certain staff of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Documents regarding witness payments to expert witnesses. | 1 document released in full and 3 documents released in part (NB: document 3 contains deletions not visible in the released document). View documents for FOI24/342 |
Department |
| FOI25/065 | 21/03/2025 | Documents regarding changes to the Public Interest Disclosure Act. | 8 documents released in part. View documents for FOI25/065 |
Department |
| FOI24/587 | 17/03/2025 | Documents concerning the sharing of personal information from the Department of Veterans' Affairs over the last 10 years. | 6 documents released in part. View documents for FOI24/587 |
Department |
| FOI24/583 | 12/03/2025 | Application and Recommendation report regarding the National Justice Reinvestment Program for the Anindilyakwa Royalties Aboriginal Corporation. | 2 documents released in part. View documents for FOI24/583 |
Department |
| FOI25/021 | 04/03/2025 | Documents from the National Office for Child Safety to the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference/Catholic Religious Australia regarding annual reports submitted for the Catholic Church. | 1 document released in full and 8 documents released in part. View documents for FOI25/021 |
Department |
| FOI25/060 | 04/03/2025 | Legal services expenditure reports of the Federal Court of Australia for 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial years. | 3 documents released in full and 1 document released in part. View documents for FOI25/060 |
Department |
| FOI25/066 | 04/03/2025 | Documents relating to airline lounge memberships and flight expenditures for individuals listed on the department’s gifts and benefits registers. | 1 document released in full and 4 documents released in part. View documents for FOI25/066 |
Department |
| FOI25/002 | 24/02/2025 | Documents relating to Garin Tzabar or any organisation that recruits or provides support to Australians to join the Israel Defence Forces, and documents related to the recruitment of Australians into the Israeli Defence Force (IDF), and any related legal issues, for the time period 7 Oct 2023 to date. | 1 document released in part. View documents for FOI25/002 |
Department |
| FOI24/155 | 20/02/2025 | The contents of the folder 23/43508 Electronic Surveillance Reform - Migration and Other Legislation Amendment (Bridging Visas, Serious Offenders and Other Measures) Bill 2023. | 11 documents released in full. View documents for FOI24/155 |
Department |
| FOI24/558 | 19/02/2025 | Documents regarding Proof of Age Cards and Identity Verification Services. | 1 document released in part. View documents for FOI24/558 |
Department |