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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
FOI26/005 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
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
FOI26/041 11/02/2026 The original signed copy of the Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Commencement Proclamation 2025 (7 November 2025). 1 document released in full.
View documents for FOI26/041
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.
View documents for FOI26/001
Department
FOI25/570 10/02/2026 Delegations, Appointment Instruments & Commonwealth Authority Frameworks held by the Attorney-General’s Department, related to the PGPA Act 2013, Public Service Act 1999 and Judiciary Act 1903 for the period 1 July 2021 – 20 November 2025. 11 documents released in full and 42 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/570
Department
FOI25/394 06/02/2026 Decision-making documents between 1 January 2020 – 25 August 2025 that outline how the Attorney-General’s Department assesses whether an organisation should be listed or re-listed as a terrorist organisation. 12 documents released in full.
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Department
FOI25/551 05/02/2026 The research governance framework for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI25/551
Department
FOI25/626 03/02/2026 Documents that mention the website "Canary Mission" or its domain name canarymission.org from 1 January 2021 to 22 December 2025. 1 document release in full.
View documents for FOI25/626
Department
FOI25/414 30/01/2026 Documents in relation to the contract and work performed under contract between the Attorney-General’s Department and The Quantium Group Pty Ltd. 6 documents released in full and 53 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/414
Department
FOI25/530 30/01/2026 Documents regarding the appointment and retirement of Judge Timothy Heffernan to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. 4 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/530
Department
FOI25/405 30/01/2026 Documents from the Attorney-General Michelle Rowland or her office tasking the Department with developing changes to FOI laws. 1 document released in part.
View documents for FOI25/405
Department
FOI25/407 30/01/2026 All documents held by the department relating to AI bots submitting FOI requests and FOI requests being linked to foreign actors and criminals for the period 1 July 2024 to the date of the request, and excludes media clippings. 5 documents release in full and 11 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/407
Department
FOI25/507 30/01/2026 1. Documents from 1 January 2023 referring to or describing:
a. “AI bots”, “automated FOI requests”, or “foreign actors” submitting FOIs; and/or
b. any rationale to tighten FOI laws or internal procedures based on those claims.
2. Documents that quantify or verify alleged FOI abuse or large-scale automated requests from AI or foreign sources.
3. Correspondence or meeting records with OAIC, PM&C, AGD, Home Affairs, DTA, Services Australia, DFAT, or State/Territory FOI units about alleged “AI bot” or “foreign actor” FOI requests, or potential system/policy responses.
5 documents release in full and 15 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/507
Department
FOI25/404 30/01/2026 Briefs provided to Attorney-General Michelle Rowland or her office on freedom of information laws. 1 document released in full and 2 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/404
Department
FOI25/409 30/01/2026 Documents, including but not limited to advice or briefing material, provided by the Attorney-General's Department to ministers or their offices in relation to:
The use of AI bots to generate FOI requests
The use of FOI by foreign actors, foreign powers and criminal gangs
The volume of anonymous FOI requests
The volume of vexatious FOI requests
3 documents release in full and 8 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/409
Department
FOI25/593 28/01/2026 Submissions on the Public Interest Disclosure and Other Legislation Amendment (Whistleblower Protections) Bill 2025. 1 document released in full. 3 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/593
Department
FOI25/581 27/01/2026 The Attorney-General’s Department’s existing security Chief Executive Instructions and guidelines and the application of the Protective Security Policy Framework. 4 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/581
Department
FOI25/592 27/01/2026 A copy of Australia's 7th periodic report under the ICCPR to the UN Human Rights Committee that Australia has provided to the Committee for its consideration and a copy of Australia's report under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and any associated correspondence in relation to the UPR. 2 documents released in full and 7 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/592
Department
FOI25/517 23/01/2026 Documents relating to the May 2025 Administrative Arrangements Order transferring AFP functions to Home Affairs. 3 documents released in part.
View documents for FOI25/517
Department