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 access18 June 2018
Reference numberFOI/2018/064
FOI request

Request for Document - NTERA Agreement concerning Galiwinku, NT

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2018/064
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication20 June 2018
Date of access13 June 2018
Reference numberFOI/2018/077
FOI request

Decision Making and Final Assessment documents for the 2009 Humanitarian Aid Operations Samoa Assist and Padang Assist.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2018/077
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication13 June 2018
Date of access06 June 2018
Reference numberFOI/2018/027
FOI request

I am seeking communications about the Community Development Programme.

Specifically I am seeking:

A) A document identifying and/or stating the number of non payment periods and/or NPPs applied to CDP and/or Community Development Programme participants during 2017 by CDP region.

B) A document identifying and/or stating the number of short term financial penalties applied to CDP and/or Community Development Programme participants during 2017 by CDP region.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2018/027
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication06 June 2018
Date of access06 June 2018
Reference numberFOI/2018/078
FOI request

Schedule

1.         Operational Information

A copy of policies, directives, rules, guidelines, codes of practice and procedures

governing the following:

a.         the handling of applications for access to information made under Part III of the FOI Act;

b.         the handling of complaints about interferences with privacy.

Key definitions

a.         ‘Operational Information’ in this schedule has the same meaning as prescribed by Section 8A of the FOI Act.

b.         ‘Interferences with privacy’ in this Schedule have the same meaning as prescribed by Section 13 of the Privacy Act 1988.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2018/078
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication06 June 2018
Date of access30 May 2018
Reference numberFOI/2018/011
FOI request

I am seeking correspondence about the date of Australia Day received between July 18 2017 and January 18 2018 (inclusive).

Specifically I am seeking:

a) 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.

b) 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.

Please note: I am only interested in communications that each require zero third-party consultations and/or one third-party consultation.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2018-011.pdf
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication30 May 2018
Date of access29 May 2018
Reference numberFOI/2018/033
FOI request

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I request a document listing the names and organisations of the stakeholders appearing before the Ruddock religious freedom panel.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2018/033
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication13 June 2018
Date of access10 May 2018
Reference numberFOI/2017/223
FOI request

Can you please provide the document(s) with reference 17-7344, 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).]

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2017/223
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication10 May 2018
Date of access09 May 2018
Reference numberFOI/2017/220 FOI/2017/239
FOI request

Can you please provide the document(s) with reference U17-1777, based on the “Files created January - June 2017” available at: [see below] [FOI/2017/220]

Can you please provide the document(s) with reference U17-1763, based on the “Files created January - June 2017” available at: [see below] [FOI/2017/239]

[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).]

Revised request:

The last document on the combined files when sorted in ascending order on Date modified.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2017/220 FOI/2017/239
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication09 May 2018
Date of access09 May 2018
Reference numberFOI/2017/251
FOI request

Can you please provide the document(s) with reference U17-3930, 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).]

Revised request:

The latest document in the file U17-3930.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2017/251
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication09 May 2018
Date of access09 May 2018
Reference numberFOI/2017/297
FOI request

Can you please provide the document(s) with reference 17-18297, 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).]

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2017/297
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication09 May 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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