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 access01 August 2023
Reference numberFOI/2023/048
FOI request

Letters exchanged between incumbent Prime Ministers and former Prime Ministers regarding policy and political matters between 18 September 2013 and 10 February 2023.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2023/048
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication14 August 2023
Date of access27 July 2023
Reference numberFOI/2023/141
FOI request

Termination of the appointment of Kathryn Campbell AO CSC as Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2023/141
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication31 July 2023
Date of access21 July 2023
Reference numberFOI/2023/185
FOI request

Submissions or briefings provided by PM&C to the Prime Minister on the topic of gambling advertising.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2023/185
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication15 August 2023
Date of access21 July 2023
Reference numberFOI/2023/150
FOI request

Documents relating to the drafting of a letter dated 15 September 2022, from the Secretary of PM&C to the Prime Minister (Ref: EC22-000270), with reference to the Code of Conduct for Ministers.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2023/150
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication28 July 2023
Date of access21 July 2023
Reference numberFOI/2023/166
FOI request

Communications between the Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet and the Department of Health and Aged Care relating to grants under the Community Health and Hospitals Program

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2023/166
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication31 July 2023
Date of access21 July 2023
Reference numberFOI/2023/163
FOI request

A full, unredacted copy of “all briefing notes provided to Indigenous envoy Tony Abbot on Explicit Instruction”. These documents already appear in redacted form under FOI/2019/037.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2023/163
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication23 October 2023
Date of access18 July 2023
Reference numberFOI/2023/040
FOI request

Documents prepared by ACIL Allen for Prime Minister and Cabinet in relation to the Snowy 2.0 project.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2023/040
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication19 July 2023
Date of access14 July 2023
Reference numberFOI/2023/098
FOI request

Meeting records of the Strategic Leadership Group held on 8 February 2023.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2023/098
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication18 July 2023
Date of access14 July 2023
Reference numberFOI/2022/347
FOI request

Minutes held by the National Cabinet from its established date of the 13th of March 2020 until the last meeting of the 7th of August 2020.

NOTE: These are documents from National Cabinet meetings held between 30 May 2020 and 7 August 2020. 

To access documents for National Cabinet meetings held between 15 March 2020 – 3 April 2020 

www.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/foi-logs/aat-2022-5550.pdf

To access documents for National Cabinet meetings held between 7 April 2020 – 29 May 2020

www.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/foi-logs/aat-2022-6306.pdf

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2022/347
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication18 July 2023
Date of access13 July 2023
Reference numberFOI/2023/091
FOI request

Records of a meeting held between the Department and representatives from Dragoman and Worley held in April 2022 and referred to in FOI 2022-311.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2023/091
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication14 July 2023