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’
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Date of access27 November 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/253
FOI request

Current official directions, guidelines, advice or templates used or relied on by officers of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet engaged in drafting submissions, memoranda and/or other papers for Cabinet.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/253
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication01 December 2020
Date of access20 November 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/224
FOI request

All documents created between 1 May 2020 and 20 May 2020 by:

  1. Commissioners and staff of the National Covid-19 Coordination Commission; and
  2. Mr Andrew Liveris, which relate to Australia’s national gas supply.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/224
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication23 November 2020
Date of access18 November 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/192
FOI request

1. Contracts and instructions for Boston Consulting Group (BCG) – dated between 1 March 2020 and 20 August 2020 – from the National COVID- 19 Co-ordination Advisory Body (formerly National COVID-19 Coordination Commission) and associated working groups in relation to the ‘Manufacturing Taskforce: Creating a competitive domestic gas market’ Report.

2. Emails between members of the National COVID-19 Co-ordination Advisory Body or associated working groups and BCG Partners Whitney Merchant and Patrick Forth in relation to the preparation of the ‘Manufacturing Taskforce: Creating a competitive domestic gas market’ Report.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/192
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication25 November 2020
Date of access16 November 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/251
FOI request

1. PM&C's Honours and Symbols Section duties, obligations and responsibilities regarding the administration of the Australian honours system.

2. Regarding the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal(HOSM), I request the delegated decision maker's duties, obligations and responsibilities.

3. The criteria applied by the Honours Section when assessing eligible operations for the HOSM.

4. Regulatory impact statements regarding the decision to declare commercial organisations eligible organisations for the HOSM.

5. Australian AID's (AusAID) input into the Honours Section’s 2004 assessment of service informing the HOSM (Iraq) declaration.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/251
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication23 November 2020
Date of access13 November 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/246
FOI request

Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (HOSM) regulations promulgated 09 Jun 1999 state the secretary may delegate, in writing, to a senior executive public service officer in the department, the power under sub regulation 4 (4), to treat a period of service as eligible service and the power under regulation 5 to recommend the award of the medal. A delegation under this regulation is revocable and continues in force until expressly revoked.

I request under FOI legislation the documents delegating decision making authority regarding the HOSM to the following SES public service officers;

  1. Assistant secretary awards and national symbols in 2004, &
  2. Assistant secretary awards and culture branch in 2010.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/246
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication23 November 2020
Date of access02 November 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/227
FOI request

The index of briefs for the Senate Committee Inquiry - COVID-19 hearing on 24 September 2020.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/227
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication06 November 2020
Date of access02 November 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/228
FOI request

Emails since 1 April 2020 regarding Craig Kelly MP and the drug hydroxychloroquine

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/228
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication06 November 2020
Date of access02 November 2020
Reference numberFOI/2019/369IR
FOI request

A copy of the comparative briefs for the HOSM declarations for the Iraq (2004), Indian Ocean (2005) and West Africa (2014) clasps.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/369IR
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication12 November 2020
Date of access26 October 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/194
FOI request

Documents created by the Covid Commission that mention “Narrabri” and any of the following

  • Santos,
  • Energy Australia,
  • Perdaman.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/194
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication03 November 2020
Date of access19 October 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/220
FOI request

The Drafter’s Guide used to assist senior officials in preparing cabinet submissions.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/220
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication20 October 2020
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