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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOI23/065 | 15/05/2023 | Documents regarding the extradition of Mr Daniel Duggan. | 3 documents released in full and 21 documents released in part, with 6 documents withheld pending third-party review rights. | Department |
| FOI23/172 | 12/05/2023 | Correspondence about Safe Schools Declaration. | 1 document released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/153 | 10/05/2023 | Instruments of appointment for Judges and Solicitors-General. | 12 documents released in full and 7 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/104 | 08/05/2023 | Any documentation that was before the Attorney-General to consider the settlement, and the record of the decision in the matter of CFMMEU v ABCC & Ors (VID172/2022) | 4 documents released in full | Department |
| FOI23/102 | 05/05/2023 | Documents relating to security incidents at embassies and consulates in Australia since 1 January 2022. | 82 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/107 | 01/05/2023 | Summary of legal expenses incurred by the Australian Government in defending the tobacco plain packaging cases at the World Trade Organisation. | One document released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/135 | 28/04/2023 | Documents regarding the issuance of a public interest certificate by former Attorney-General George Brandis. | 2 documents released in full. 4 documents released in part. View documents for FOI23/135 |
Department |
| FOI23/076 | 24/04/2023 | A breakdown of each expense item for the event titled ‘Event welcoming the Hon Tony Burke MP,’ that was mentioned in a Question on Notice, Question Number 288, as well as external and internal correspondence/communications relating to the event. | 6 documents released in part. View documents for FOI23/076 |
Department |
| FOI23/075 | 24/04/2023 | A breakdown of each expense item for the event titled ‘All staff event welcoming the Hon. Mark Dreyfus QC MP, Attorney General’ that was mentioned in a Question on Notice, Question Number 288, as well as external and internal correspondence/communications relating to the event. | 5 documents released in part. View documents for FOI23/075 |
Department |
| FOI23/078 | 24/04/2023 | Documents showing costs for the Family Law Council Meeting Dinner mentioned in Question on Notice 288. | 4 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/152 | 21/04/2023 | Material prepared for the Attorney-General’s Media Roundtable of 27 February 2023 regarding Julian Assange. | 1 document released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/119 | 18/04/2023 | Copies of two of the department’s Privacy Impact Assessments. | 2 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/116 | 17/04/2023 | Previous versions of certain Commonwealth protective security policies. | 34 documents released in full. | Department |
| FOI22/316-IR | 31/03/2023 | Documents between the Attorney-General's Office, the Attorney-General's Department, and the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) regarding the settlement of Lendlease Building Contractors Pty Limited v ABCC. Internal review of decision. | 2 documents released in full and 9 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI22/341 | 22/03/2023 | Documents relating to Iain Anderson’s appointment as Commonwealth Ombudsman. | 2 documents released in full and 11 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI22/347 | 21/03/2023 | Specified correspondence regarding the Iron Ore Processing (Mineralogy Pty Ltd) Agreement Amendment Bill 2020. | 3 documents released in full and 3 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/099 | 21/03/2023 | Annual statistics of incoming and outgoing child abduction applications involving Australia, specifically under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. | 15 documents released in full. | Department |
| FOI23/068 | 17/03/2023 | Correspondence between the Hon Virginia Bell AC and former Ministers Andrews, Cash, Cormann and Frydenberg. | 1 document released in full and 11 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/064 | 15/03/2023 | Policy and decision documents relating to the department’s flexible work arrangements. | 1 document released in part. | Department |
| FOI23/093 | 03/03/2023 | The legal services expenditure of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman for 2021-2022 financial year. | 1 document released in full. | Department |