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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOI22/009 | 02/03/2022 | Documents relating to the development of the Commonwealth Integrity Commission legislation. | Two documents released in part and two documents exempt in full. | Department |
| FOI22/010 | 16/02/2022 | The report as compiled by KPMG as a result of the Independent review of the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) framework. | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI21/230 | 15/02/2022 | Documents regarding Australia's role in Professor Hilary Charlesworth's nomination and election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2021. Specifically, documents which refer to Professor Charlesworth's interest and experience in "feminism", "feminist legal methods", "feminist legal scholarship". | 5 documents released in full, 2 documents released in part, one document exempt in full. | Department |
| FOI22/004 | 02/02/2022 | Operational documents in relation to the Fair Entitlement Guarantee claims IT functions. | 6 documents released in full and 6 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI21/232 | 21/01/2022 | Documents pertaining to human rights limitations associated with the National Disability Insurance Scheme and National Disability Insurance Act. | One document released in full, seven documents released in part, 12 documents refused in full. | Department |
| FOI21/237 | 20/01/2022 | All correspondence and submissions by social media companies relating to the government's plan to make companies reveal the identities of anonymous online trolls. | One document released in full, one document released in part. | Department |
| FOI22/005 | 20/01/2022 | Operational documents in relation to the Fair Entitlement Guarantee claims IT functions. | One document released in full. | Department |
| FOI21/233 | 20/01/2022 | Documents, reports, statistics or records held by the Commonwealth Parole Office or the Attorney General’s Department in relation to the determination of parole for offenders who have committed offences under certain provisions relating to terrorism offences (under Part 5.3 and Part 5.5) of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth). | 1 document released in full. | Department |
| FOI21/084-IR | 19/01/2022 | Internal Review of FOI21/084 Varied | 58 documents released in part, 10 documents refused in full | Department |
| FOI21/234 | 23/12/2021 | Operational documents in relation to lodging a Fair Entitlement Guarantee claim. | 3 documents released in full and 7 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI21/220 | 23/12/2021 | Documents relevant to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 and its related bill. | Grant access in full to previously released FOI documents CM11/24418 - 11 November 2011 and CM11/29305 - 15 June 2018. | Department |
| FOI21/206 | 16/12/2021 | Documents detailing meetings with stakeholders regarding the proposal to cap class action payouts to lawyers and funders, including but not limited to diary entries of any meetings. | 3 documents released in full and 8 documents released in part. | Department |
| FOI21/084 | 02/12/2021 | Correspondence between Ovato, the Department and the Minister. | 58 documents released in part, 10 documents access refused in full. | Department |
| FOI21/209 | 01/12/2021 | Analysis undertaken by the department relating to the potential impacts of the proposal to cap class action payouts to lawyers and funders. | 3 documents released in full and 12 documents refused in full. | Department |
| FOI21/207 and FOI21/208 | 01/12/2021 | All briefs supplied to the department regarding the proposal to cap class action payouts to lawyers and funders, as well as briefs regarding the government's response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services an inquiry into litigation funding and the regulation of the class action industry. | 1 document released in full, 10 documents released in part and 11 documents refused in full. | Department |
| FOI21/175 | 29/11/2021 | Application and decision documents relating to the proclamation of the Sabian Mandaean Religious Community. | 4 documents released in full, 4 documents released in part and 1 document refused in full. | Department |
| FOI21/205 | 17/11/2021 | The incoming minister portfolio brief prepared for the Commonwealth Attorney-General after her appointment on 30 March 2021. | 1 document released in part. | Department |
| FOI21/177 | 16/11/2021 | All documents relating to Questions on Notice LCC-BE20-126 and LCC-BE20-127, which were directed to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. | 17 documents released in full, 43 documents released in part, 1 document refused in full. | Department |
| FOI21/171 | 11/11/2021 | All documents relating to the appointment of Lorraine Finlay as Human Rights Commissioner. | 1 document released in part. | Department |
| FOI21/170 | 08/11/2021 | Results of a survey of Attorney General's department staff by the department, its HR department or an independent consultant which sought to assess the level of sexual assault, harassment or discrimination of staff and/ or former staff. | 2 documents released in full and 5 documents released in part | Department |