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 access26 July 2019
Reference numberFOI/2015/233
FOI request

Copies of all correspondence, documents, briefs, minutes, pertaining to the policy basis, decision-making criteria & process, and acceptance/rejection outcomes/rationale of each new incident considered for designation as a ‘Declared Terrorist Act’ for the purposes of the Victim of Terrorism Overseas Payment since its inception by PM&C staff and relevant interdepartmental committees in which the department participates. Note, we do not require this information as it may pertain to either the shooting down of MH17, or the Lindt cafe siege in Sydney.

Released in part. The published documents exclude one document that is exempt from publication under section 11C(1)(a) of the FOI Act.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2015-233
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication29 July 2019
Date of access25 July 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/096
FOI request

Documents from January 2019, held by the the Recognition, Policy and Empowered Communities and Closing the Gap sections, that mention Warren Mundine’s political candidacy in relation to his status as a recipient of the grant for season 2 Mundine Means Business and the contract supporting season 1 of Mundine Means Business.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/096
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication09 August 2019
Date of access18 July 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/139
FOI request

An official list of bilateral ceremonial/high-level visits between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Commonwealth of Australia in the last 5 decades’ (1969-2019), including but not limited to heads of state, members of parliament, and public service officials from either country.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/139
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication26 February 2020
Date of access04 July 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/121
FOI request

The incoming government briefs prepared by the Department.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2019-121
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication18 July 2019
Date of access05 June 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/038
FOI request

CHHP briefing notes.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2019-038
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication13 June 2019
Date of access21 May 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/002
FOI request

The 20 most recent briefings sent to either the Prime Minister or his Office during the time period 1.1.18 to 2.1.19 through Mr Simon Duggan (or anyone acting in his position).

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/002
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication29 May 2019
Date of access17 May 2019
Reference numberFOI/2018/202
FOI request

I hereby request under the FOIA access to documents, electronic or hard-copy, exchanged between your department, DFAT and Attorney-Generals, pertaining to advice to the prime minister with reference to his announcement to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and a two-state solution with East Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Palestine.

The period covered by this request is from 6 December 2017 to the present.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2018/202
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication28 May 2019
Date of access16 May 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/057
FOI request

Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry (the Cole Royal Commission or the Royal Commission) that was conducted between 2001 and 2003.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/057
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication26 February 2020
Date of access15 May 2019
Reference numberFOI/2018/191IR
FOI request

Documents relating to the tender process for Tourism Australia’s advertising services.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2018/191IR
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication31 May 2019
Date of access08 May 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/069
FOI request

Documents containing monetary/financial figures (in AUD $) of approved funding/sponsorship/financial support for Australian citizens to attend either the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous People or the World Conference on Indigenous People annually since 2016.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/069
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication26 February 2020
  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.

In accordance with the IPS requirements, agencies are required to publish details of material released under the FOI Act within 10 working days of an applicant being given access to the documents.

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