Freedom of information disclosure log

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Description and dates of documents released under Freedom of Information

Reference number Date of access Request Info published Decision maker
FOI17/002 31/03/2017 All documents (including briefing notes, advice and reports), and correspondence between the Attorney-General’s Department and other federal government departments and agencies, concerning the possible investigation and prosecution of alleged war crimes committed by Australian special forces/defence force personnel in Afghanistan and other countries. One document released in full. 57 documents released in part. Department
FOI18/009 19/03/2017 Documents discussing the potential implications of the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 for whistleblowers and journalists. Eight documents released in part, three documents released in full. Department
FOI17/025 17/03/2017 Documents contained in departmental file 16/183: Financial Crime Section – Anti-Money Laundering Inter-Departmental Committee (AML IDC) - 2016 Two documents released in full. Nine documents released in part. Department
FOI17/008 17/02/2017 Documents relating to the recruitment process 493127/AGD- First Assistant Secretary- Senior Executive Service Band 2. One document released in full. Department
FOI16/170 10/02/2017 Documents relating to the development of s 11B of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. One document released in full and three documents released in part. Department
FOI16/187 01/02/2017 Documents relating to the Top End Women’s Legal Service (TEWLS) Annual Reports for the financial years ending 30 June 2006 and 30 June 2007. Six documents released in full Department
FOI16/153 20/01/2017 Documents contained in the department’s file with the reference number 15/11381 and the title ‘ANZCTC – Covert Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Surveillance Research Project – 2015’. One document released in full and five documents released in part. Department
FOI16/178 17/01/2017 Correspondence or meeting notes produced between January 1, 2014 and November 18, 2016 by the Attorney-General’s Department regarding Father Frank Brennan SJ in the context of the East Timor Maritime border case, which ran in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. 18 documents released in part. Department
FOI17/006 17/01/2017 Documents that detail the total expenditure of the Attorney-General’s Department in developing, or assisting to develop, the National Gender and Emergency Management Guidelines. One document released in full. Department
FOI16/169 01/12/2016 Documents mentioning ties between the Attorney-General and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) candidate prior to Mr Tavoularis’ AAT appointment. Two documents released in part. Department
FOI16/166 24/11/2016 The Minister for Justice's Question Time Brief on the Adler shotgun as current on 25 October 2016. One document release in part Department
FOI16/147 04/11/2016 Correspondence from 2009 in relation to airsoft in Australia. Two documents released in part. Department
FOI16/155 04/11/2016 Documents or records detailing:
The total amount of applications made to the Attorney-General for financial assistance under section 46PU of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (“s46PU financial assistance”) since 1 July 2011
- the total amount of applications for s46PU financial assistance that have been accepted by the Attorney General since 1 July 2011
- the total cost to the Attorney-General’s Department of providing s46PU financial assistance since 1 July 2011. 		One document released in full. Department
FOI16/154 03/11/2016 Emails containing links to media articles and publicly available interviews with the Prime Minister about the recent travel to Iraq by Wyatt Roy, and agreed responses to questions on this subject. Two documents released in full. Five documents released in part. Department
FOI16/135 28/10/2016 An information paper authored by the Australian Airsoft Council on the sport of airsoft One document released in full. Department
FOI16/141 17/10/2016 Documents indicating the dates and duration of consultation between the Attorney General’s Department and other agencies regarding the framework for the plebiscite on same-sex marriage (excluding the substance of any meetings). 12 documents released in part. Department
FOI16/118 10/10/2016 Documents relating to changes to firearm importation regulations, specifically:
- The Consultation Paper referred to in the Explanatory Statement for the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 6) (Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 255) as having been provided to industry stakeholders, inviting submissions in relation to these amending Regulations.
- Copies of any submissions or other input lodged by the ACT Government (including but not restricted to the ACT Firearms Registry) and the Australian Federal Police related to the changes proposed in the above Explanatory Statement related to the physical appearance of firearms and restrictions on importation of firearms that resemble fully automatic firearms. 		One document released in full. Department
FOI16/109 15/09/2016 Documents relating to any correspondence, emails, documents, notes or details of telephone calls to and from Vodafone regarding stories in the Sun Herald in January 2011 about a breach of security of the telco's database. Two documents released in full. Department
FOI16/100 05/09/2016 Documents, since September 1, 2015, relating to de-radicalisation programs or programs targeting children/students who are at risk of having been brainwashed by ISIS. Specifically: the number of students/children who have been put into these programs;
the circumstances in which they have been put into these programs;
how these programs work (terms of reference);
the origin of these programs;
what happens upon completion of these programs. 		Four documents released in part. Department
FOI16/089 26/08/2016 Documents relating to the number of:
- applications by people seeking registration to become a marriage celebrant each year, by de-identified Registered Training Organisation
- marriage celebrants registered and removed from the register of marriage celebrants, broken down by reason for removal from the register
for each calendar year during the period 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2015. 		One document released in full. Department