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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Date of access29 March 2018
Reference numberFOI/2018/022
FOI request

Documents contained within PMC file number 17-13642 (Advice - Nudge proposals Apr 2017), as listed on the Indexed File List for the Department  (Jan-Jun 2017).

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2018/022
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication29 March 2018
Date of access23 March 2018
Reference numberFOI/2017/208
FOI request

I am writing to request, under the FOI Act, the following documents listed in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s indexed list of files (January to June 2017) ...

17-63 Advice - Ombudsman related matters.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2017/208
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication23 March 2018
Date of access20 March 2018
Reference numberFOI/2017/125
FOI request

Documents related to advice or expert reports the department has provided to the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister's Office or the government more broadly about the establishment of a Home Affairs Department.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2017/125
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication20 March 2018
Date of access20 March 2018
Reference numberFOI/2017/127
FOI request

I request:

  • any advice/information the department provided to the Prime Minister or his office in relation to the creation of a Home Affairs portfolio prior to the Prime Minister’s 18 July announcement of the new portfolio; and
  • any advice provided to the department by other government agencies in relation to the creation of a Home Affairs portfolio prior to the Prime Minister’s 18 July announcement on the new portfolio.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2017/127
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication20 March 2018
Date of access20 March 2018
Reference numberFOI/2017/270
FOI request

Can you please provide the document(s) with reference 17-7874, based on the “Files created January - June 2017” available at: [see below]

[Update (23 January 2023): The document referred to in this request is no longer available at pmc.gov.au but is available through the National Library of Australia’s Trove web archive: Files created January - June 2017 (PDF).]

Revised request:

The first page of the ninth document on the file when sorted in ascending order on Date modified.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2017/270
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication29 March 2018
Date of access20 March 2018
Reference numberFOI/2017/272
FOI request

Can you please provide the document(s) with reference 17-8074, based on the “Files created January - June 2017” available at: [see below]

[Update (23 January 2023): The document referred to in this request is no longer available at pmc.gov.au but is available through the National Library of Australia’s Trove web archive: Files created January - June 2017 (PDF).]

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2017/272
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication29 March 2018
Date of access16 March 2018
Reference numberFOI/2017/179
FOI request

I would like to request all material matching the following description:

-Any communications, such as letters, emails or similar, from the office of the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, regarding the entitlements and travel expenses arrangements for former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

-Any communications, such as letters, emails or similar, from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet regarding the entitlements and travel expenses arrangements for former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

The FOI request is limited to the following recipients:

-Former prime minister Tony Abbott, and Mr Abbott's office and staff

-Ministers of the current government, and their offices and staff 

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2017/179
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication20 March 2018
Date of access15 March 2018
Reference numberFOI/2016/111
FOI request

The signed agreement between the government and community organisations/parties in Kununurra and Wyndham approving the Cashless Debit Card Trial (Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015) and any related funding for services tied to the trial.

A copy of the consultation report PM&C/ and all or records and results of consultations carried out before the trial in any communities within the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley relating to the Cashless Debit Card Trial.

A copy of the consultation report PM&C/ and all or records and results of consultations carried out before the trial in any communities within the Shire of Halls Creek the relating to the Cashless Debit Card Trial.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/111
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication29 March 2018
Date of access13 March 2018
Reference numberFOI/2017/222
FOI request

Can you please provide the document(s) with reference U17-1027, based on the “Files created January - June 2017” available at: [see below]

[Update (23 January 2023): The document referred to in this request is no longer available at pmc.gov.au but is available through the National Library of Australia’s Trove web archive: Files created January - June 2017 (PDF).]

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2017/222 - Part 2
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication13 March 2018
Date of access13 March 2018
Reference numberFOI/2017/227
FOI request

Can you please provide the document(s) with reference U17-15146, based on the “Files created January - June 2017” available at: [see below]

[Update (23 January 2023): The document referred to in this request is no longer available at pmc.gov.au but is available through the National Library of Australia’s Trove web archive: Files created January - June 2017 (PDF).]

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2017/227
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication13 March 2018
  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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