Freedom of information disclosure log
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOI25/423 | 10/10/2025 | All documents relied on or relevant to the Attorney General’s media statements on 2 and 3 September about time taken by departments processing FOI requests. | 2 documents released in full and 7 documents released in part. View documents for FOI25/423 |
Department |
| FOI25/425 | 10/10/2025 | All documents relied on or relevant to the Attorney General’s media statements on 2 and 3 September relating to the involvement of AI in making FOI applications. | 3 documents released in full and 4 documents released in part. View documents for FOI25/425 |
Department |
| FOI25/424 | 10/10/2025 | All documents relied on or relevant to the Attorney General’s media statements on 2 and 3 September relating to the involvement of bots in making FOI applications. | 3 documents released in full and 4 documents released in part. View documents for FOI25/424 |
Department |
| FOI25/426 | 10/10/2025 | All documents relied on or relevant to the Attorney General’s media statements on 2 and 3 September relating to the involvement of foreign actors in making FOI applications. | 3 documents released in full and 4 documents released in part. View documents for FOI25/426 |
Department |
| FOI25/371 | 07/10/2025 | Documents regarding the government's obligations following the International Court of Justice advisory opinion dated 19 July 2024 regarding the legal consequences arising from the actions of Israel. | 1 document released in part. View documents for FOI25/371 |
Department |
| FOI25/367 | 03/10/2025 | Documents regarding Chinese influence within Australian-based law firms. | 1 document released in full. 4 documents released in part. View documents for FOI25/367 |
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 |
| FOI25/402 | 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 |
| AGOFOI25/288 | 01/10/2025 | The Attorney-General’s diary for 12 May – 15 June 2025. | 2 documents released in part. View documents for AGOFOI25/288 |
The Hon Michelle Rowland MP |
| 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 |