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.

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  • 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 access24 March 2021
Reference numberFOI/2021/019
FOI request

All documents and correspondence that relate to or mention Peter Dutton's administration of the Safer Communities fund, or the awarding of a one off grant to the National Retail Association since Friday 5 February to the present.

Where documents and correspondence relate to this, I request they be released in full.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2021/019
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication26 March 2021
Date of access18 March 2021
Reference numberFOI/2021/017
FOI request

1. The Parliament of Australia

I request the instrument, or otherwise information, that defines the meaning of the word 'Australia' within the term 'The Parliament of Australia', that appeared in 1973, in contradistinction to the term 'The Parliament of the Commonwealth' that appears in section 1 of the Commonwealth Constitution.

(b) I request the information that defines the term 'The Parliament of Australia' to be an entity, or otherwise a description of an entity.

(c) I request the instrument, or otherwise information, that provides for recognition of the term 'Parliament of Australia' within the Commonwealth Constitution.

 

2. The Government of Australia

(a) I request the instrument or otherwise information that defines the meaning of the word 'Australia' within the term 'the Government of Australia', that appeared in 1973, in contradistinction to the term 'the Government of the Commonwealth' that appears in section 2 of, and elsewhere within, the Commonwealth Constitution.

(b) I request the information that defines the term 'the Government of Australia' to be an entity, or otherwise description of an entity.

(c) I request the instrument, or otherwise information, that provides for recognition of the term 'Government of Australia' within the Commonwealth Constitution

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2021/017
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication23 March 2021
Date of access15 March 2021
Reference numberFOI/2021/015
FOI request

Ministerial submissions (excluding drafts) concerning the modelling of the schooling resource standard commissioned by the Gonski review.

Ministerial submissions and emails (excluding drafts) concerning reporting … on August 19, 2012 that research “by the states and non-government schools”, “based on data provided by the Department of Education” found that “3000 public and private schools could emerge as losers.”

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2021/015
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication23 March 2021
Date of access12 March 2021
Reference numberFOI/2020/173
FOI request

I request the information, documents and instruments held by the department that detail and establish in law or convention, any of the following:

  1. The name of the Crown(s) that the Sovereign of Australia possesses.
  2. The creation date of the Crown(s) that the Sovereign of Australia possesses.
  3. The name of the Crown(s) required by the Commonwealth Constitution to be possessed by the Sovereign of Australia.
  4. The list of all capacities in which the Crown can have in the Succession to the Crown Act 2015.
  5. An explanation of exactly what is being succeeded to the Succession to the Crown Act 2015 by the Sovereign of Australia (eg is it a physical Crown, if not what is the Crown being succeeded to).
  6. The relationship between the Queen of Australia and the Sovereign of Australia (eg where is it established that the Queen of Australia is the Sovereign of Australia.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/173
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication16 March 2021
Date of access12 March 2021
Reference numberFOI/2021/001
FOI request
  1. Please refer to the attached email correspondence between PM&C and DLO Morton, attached. Regarding that correspondence:
    1. We ask that the s22 exemptions are be removed for public review
    2. We ask that the attachments exempted via s22 be released
  2. Please refer to the Hon Ben Morton MP’s decision letter Reference: MC20-082779, attached. We would like to ask for a copy of the documents/correspondence evidencing that the following documents were provided to and/or considered by Senator Morton and his staff.
    1. Support letter from Senator the Hon Bob Carr, the Minister for Foreign Affairs
    2. Support letter from the Hon Alexander Downer, former Minister for Foreign Affairs
    3. Support letter from Mr Peter Baxter, AusAID Director General
    4. Support letter from Mr Richard Moore, deputy AusAID Director General
    5. My personal letter to Senator the Hon Marise Payne, the Minister for Foreign Affairs
    6. [redacted]
    7. PM&C brief to Cabinet Secretary Ref: B09/1640 titled Humanitarian Overseas Medal: Assessment of Australian contingent to GE Infrastructure for Indian Ocean
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2021/001
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication24 March 2021
Date of access11 March 2021
Reference numberPMO/2021/002
FOI request

All correspondence between the Prime Minister's Office and persons representing the 'Australia Day Foundation' and /or the 'Australia Day Foundation UK Trust', created or received since 26 January 2020.

Information published in the disclosure log PMO/2021/002
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication12 March 2021
Date of access01 March 2021
Reference numberFOI/2020/292
FOI request

HOSM – release of material found exempt under section 47G from a brief released under FOI/2020/231.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/292
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication03 March 2021
Date of access18 February 2021
Reference numberFOI/2020/247/IR
FOI request

Internal review of the Department’s decision in relation to FOI/2020/247 (Documents 1 to 5, 7, 17 and 19 only).

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/247/IR
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication26 February 2021
Date of access28 January 2021
Reference numberFOI/2020/291
FOI request

Ref: B09/1640 titled "Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal: Assessment of Australian contingent to GE Infrastructure for ‘Indian Ocean’ operation”.

We respectfully request the release of the following documents:

  1. “Attachment A.  Draft Response and Instrument”.
  2. “Attachment B.  Testimonial (s47F redacted)”.
  3. any documents verifying the Cabinet Secretary’s decision in relation to the assessment.
  4. documents/correspondence resulting from the annotation to ‘please discuss’ the assessment or recommendation.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/291
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication03 February 2021
Date of access27 January 2021
Reference numberFOI/2020/249
FOI request

In the email attached, subject titled “For advice: HOSM Enquiry” […] I’d like to ask for a copy of the "previous corro/background” documents cited above.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/249
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication08 February 2021
  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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