FOI disclosure logs

Our freedom of information (FOI) disclosure log provides access to information released in response to a request for an FOI access to documents.

PM&C publishes information released under section 11A of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). Information on how to make a FOI request is available.

The disclosure log requirement does not apply to:

  • personal information about any person if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’
  • information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any person if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’
  • other information covered by a determination made by the Australian Information Commissioner if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’
  • any information if it is not reasonably practicable to publish the information because of the extent of modifications that would need to be made to delete the information listed in the above dot points.

Deletions have been made to the documents in accordance with the exemptions available under the FOI Act.

Date of access17 December 2018
Reference numberFOI/2018/189
FOI request

Regarding the prime minister's visit to Singapore in November 2018

1. List of the delegation travelling with the pm if you plan to withhold  names just their titles/position.

2. Documents listing the name of the hotel the delegation stayed in and  number of rooms reserved.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2018/189
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication17 December 2018
Date of access07 December 2018
Reference numberFOI/2017/265IR
FOI request

Can you please provide the document(s) with reference 17-21832, based on the “Files created January - June 2017” available at: [see below]

[Update (23 January 2023): The document referred to in this request is no longer available at pmc.gov.au but is available through the National Library of Australia’s Trove web archive: Files created January - June 2017 (PDF).]

Material relating to ‘Taxation Policy’.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2017/265IR
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication11 December 2018
Date of access06 December 2018
Reference numberFOI/2018/131
FOI request
  1. Application documents from Outback Stores for funding in relation to the Wirib Store and Tourism Park, Timber Creek 0852 for the previous 3 financial years, including the decision for those applications.
  2. The amount of capital underpinning provided to Outback Stores to be used for the Wirib Store and Tourism Park for the previous 3 financial years.
  3. The amount of operational underpinning provided to Outback Stores to be used for the Wirib Store and Tourism Park for the previous 3 financial years.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2018/131
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication13 December 2018
Date of access03 December 2018
Reference numberFOI/2018/174
FOI request

Please provide a list/index of the contents of the brief noted by Malcolm Turnbull in this tweet: https://twitter.com/TurnbullMalcolm/status/1057800418468610048

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2018-174.pdf
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication07 December 2018
Date of access03 December 2018
Reference numberFOI/2018/175
FOI request

Please provide a list/index of the contents of the brief noted by Malcolm Turnbull in this tweet: https://twitter.com/TurnbullMalcolm/status/1057800418468610048

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2018/175
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication03 December 2018
Date of access03 December 2018
Reference numberFOI/2018/102
FOI request

Any documents created by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet relating to the grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, prior to the public announcement of the grant in April 2018, excluding documents relating to media releases.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2018/102
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication07 December 2018
Date of access28 November 2018
Reference numberFOI/OMIA/2018/001
FOI request

I write seeking access to documents under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.

I am seeking correspondence about the date of Australia Day received between September 7 2013 and January 18 2018 (inclusive).

Specifically I am seeking:

  1. Any communications to the Indigenous Affairs Minister, Nigel Scullion, about and/or relating to and/or mentioning and/or discussing and/or proposing and/or advocating changing the date of Australia Day.
  2. Any communications to the Indigenous Affairs Minister, Nigel Scullion, indicating concern and/or unease and/or disquiet about Australia Day being held and/or celebrated on January the 26th.

By communications, I mean all correspondence to the Minister, including, but not limited to, letters and/or emails and/or text messages via government and/or personal communication channels. 

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/OMIA/2018/001
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication30 November 2018
Date of access21 November 2018
Reference numberFOI/2018/141
FOI request

We request the following information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) in relation to CDP participants who have commenced in the program and have a mutual obligation requirement (i.e. not identified as a volunteer) as at 30 June 2018:

  • The number of individual participants who, at that date, were identified in the Employment Services Reporting System as having:

o Zero No Show No Pay (NSNP) reports submitted in the previous 6 months

o 1 NSNP report submitted in the previous 6 months

o 2 NSNP reports submitted in the previous 6 months

o 3 NSNP reports submitted in the previous 6 months

o 4 NSNP reports submitted in the previous 6 months

o 5 NSNP reports submitted in the previous 6 months

o 6 NSNP reports submitted in the previous 6 months

o 7 NSNP reports submitted in the previous 6 months

o 8 NSNP reports submitted in the previous 6 months

o 9 NSNP reports submitted in the previous 6 months

o 10-19 NSNP reports submitted in the previous 6 months

o 20-49 NSNP reports submitted in the previous 6 months

o 50 or more NSNP reports submitted in the previous 6 months

We confirm that this request does not seek the confidential information about any individual.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2018-141-disclosure-log.pdf
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication22 November 2018
Date of access16 November 2018
Reference numberFOI/2018/153
FOI request

I seek access to the department's incoming government brief, known as the "blue book", for Prime Minister Scott Morrison. I make this request under the auspices of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2018-153-disclosure.pdf
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication20 November 2018
Date of access16 November 2018
Reference numberFOI/2017/290
FOI request

Policy Coordination - ATO_MyTax_Nudge

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2017-290-disclosure-log.pdf
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication22 November 2018
  1. This column provides the date that the FOI applicant was given access to a document under s 11A.
  2. This column provides a short summary of the FOI access request.
  3. This column provides a short summary of the information provided under s 11A.

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