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 access21 August 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/166
FOI request

I am seeking documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 relating to the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan.

Specifically, I request the following:

  • Any notes, minutes or written records of the bilateral meeting between the Australian Prime Minister and The Prime Minister of Thailand, held on 26 June 2019
  • Any notes, minutes or written records of the bilateral meeting between the Australian Prime Minister and the President of the European Council and President of the European Commission, held on 29 June 2019
  • Any notes, minutes or written records of the bilateral meeting between the Australian Prime Minister and the Prime Minister of Vietnam, held on 29 June 2019
  • Any notes, minutes or written records of the bilateral meeting between the Australian Prime Minister and the President of Indonesia, held on 29 June 2019
  • Any notes, minutes or written records of the bilateral meeting between the Australian Prime Minister and the Prime Minister of India, held on 29 June 2019
  • Any imagery (photographs / video) of the five bilateral meetings listed above, captured by the Prime Minister’s Official Photographer and / or on any departmental device

Any gifts exchanged at the five bilateral meetings listed above

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/166
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication02 September 2019
Date of access19 August 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/140
FOI request

Statement of requirement for, and report resulting from, the work undertaken by McKinsey Pacific Rim under contract CN3575896.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/140
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication26 February 2020
Date of access12 August 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/132
FOI request

Copy of Declaration of an Official Gift

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/132
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication14 August 2019
Date of access09 August 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/168
FOI request

Oath of Office & Appointment of Minister

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2019-168
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication15 August 2019
Date of access08 August 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/170
FOI request

‘Under the FOI Act I request:

Declarations of, and communications with legal practitioners about, Public Interest Advocates under section 180X of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access Act) 1979 since January 2015.

Please exclude the information already released in FOI-2018-032.’

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2019-170
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication09 August 2019
Date of access29 July 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/122
FOI request

All documents created between 2 July 2016 and 27 June 2019, issued by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet or the Office of the Prime Minister, relating to how FOI requests should be processed by any Government agency and/or Minister’s Office, other than documents already on the Department’s Disclosure Log.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2019-122
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication31 July 2019
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
  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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