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 access31 May 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/037
FOI request

Remuneration of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/037
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication08 August 2016
Date of access30 May 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/027 and FOI/2016/096
FOI request

ORIC reviews of Western Desert Puntukurnuparna Aboriginal Corporation

Document 1 released in full (irrelevant material deleted under section 22). Document 2 released in part – exempt material redacted under sections 42 and 47F (irrelevant material deleted under section 22).

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/027 and FOI/2016/096
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication13 October 2016
Date of access25 May 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/026
FOI request

Correspondence between the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Minister for/Department of Immigration and Border Protection relating to Somali refugee ‘Abyan’.

All documents released in part. Exempt material redacted under sections 47C (Documents 9, 10 and 11) and 47F (Documents 1-8, 10 and 11).

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/026 Document 1 , FOI/2016/026 Document 2 , FOI/2016/026 Document 3 , FOI/2016/026 Document 4 , FOI/2016/026 Document 5 , FOI/2016/026 Document 6 , FOI/2016/026 Document 7 , FOI/2016/026 Document 8 , FOI/2016/026 Document 9 , FOI/2016/026 Document 10 , FOI/2016/026 Document 11
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication13 October 2016
Date of access13 May 2016
Reference numberFOI/2015/240
FOI request

Correspondence between the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Business Council of Australia and others regarding Commonwealth oversight of environmental approvals under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2015/240
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication13 October 2016
Date of access05 May 2016
Reference numberFOI/2014/187
FOI request

The topics list for briefs created in preparation for the Supplementary Budget Estimates hearing of the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee in October 2014.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI 2014-187 Document - PDF 2.17MB
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication05 May 2016
Date of access02 May 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/058
FOI request

Documents relating to the ‘Welcome to the ideas boom’ website (www.innovation.gov.au) that deal specifically with the ‘About’ page, and content located on this page, including the sentence “THERE'S NEVER BEEN A MORE EXCITING TIME TO BE AUSTRALIAN” (www.innovation.gov.au/about)

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/058
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication13 October 2016
Date of access21 April 2016
Reference numberFOI/2015/227
FOI request

All correspondence digital or physical between PMC and Transport for NSW or Sydney Trains or the NSW state transit authority since Malcolm Turnbull became Prime Minister.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI 2015-227 Document - PDF 2.42MB
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication05 May 2016
Date of access21 April 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/045
FOI request

All briefs, reports and work plans prepared by the Behavioural Economics Team for the secretary and/or the Prime Minister's office.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2016-045 Document for Release - PDF 1.47MB
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication05 May 2016
Date of access15 April 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/024
FOI request
  1. All records in the department relating to any request from the Minister or his Office and /or records in the department relating to any request by an officer of the department to remove the Media Release from the Department's web site.
  2. All records in the department relating to the date upon which the relevant IP update was carried out, and the decision to not include the Media Release in the updated web site.
  3. All records in the department relating to the content and dates of any advice to the Minister (or his Office) regarding the legal implications of the Media Release, and the dates and content of the Minister's (of his Office's ) response to any such advice.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/024
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication13 October 2016
Date of access16 March 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/015
FOI request

A copy of any advice from the Department to Malcolm Turnbull or his office regarding sharing the sealed section of the Trade Union Royal Commission report with the Senate crossbench.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI 2016-015 Document - PDF 640KB
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication05 May 2016
  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.

In accordance with the IPS requirements, agencies are required to publish details of material released under the FOI Act within 10 working days of an applicant being given access to the documents.

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