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 access23 December 2011
Reference numberFOI/2011/197
FOI request

Documents contained in the digitised collection of Prime Ministerial media statements between 1st January 1972-31st December 1997.

The information was released to the applicant via CD-ROM. A searchable collection of the digitised transcripts and summaries is available at PM Transcripts.

Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication11 January 2012
Date of access21 December 2011
Reference numberFOI/2011/167
FOI request

Final approval and rejections for Ministers’ and MPs’ overseas travel since 22 August 2011.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-167.pdf (2.34 MB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication22 December 2011
Date of access16 December 2011
Reference numberFOI/2011/158
FOI request

All documents created after 2008 where those documents record or relate to communications or advice from or to: a. Attorney-General’s Department; and/or b. IP Australia; and/or c. Department of Health and Ageing on amendments to the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) in the context of plain packaging including, but not limited to, communications or advice on the formulation of the Trade Marks Amendment (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Bill 2011 (Cth).

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-158.pdf (397.16 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication19 December 2011
Date of access14 December 2011
Reference numberFOI/2011/119
FOI request

All correspondence (excluding email) between the Department and staff of the original Garnaut Review and/or Garnaut Review update, including but not limited to Professor Garnaut, in November 2007 to June 2011 relating to climate change, carbon tax or carbon price.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-119.pdf (21.39 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication16 December 2011
Date of access05 December 2011
Reference numberFOI/2011/140
FOI request

All correspondence between the PMO/PM&C and Dr Ken Henry regarding his role etc as a special adviser to the PM, and all briefs to the PM on the same.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-140.pdf (716.85 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication07 December 2011
Date of access24 November 2011
Reference numberFOI/2011/090
FOI request

Full report that Greenhill Caliburn completed on the NBN Co corporate plan.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-090.pdf (779.99 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication08 December 2011
Date of access16 November 2011
Reference numberFOI/2011/165
FOI request

Copy of signed delegation/ authorization/ permission for all powers to make decisions under the FOI Act: as at date of request and up to five previous versions since 2005.

Note: For latest instrument, see 'Instrument authorising FOI decision-makers in PM&C'. 

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-165.pdf (71.23 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication25 November 2011
Date of access14 November 2011
Reference numberFOI/2011/164
FOI request

Documents relating to the resignation of Mr Fitzgibbon MP as Defence Minister.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-164.pdf (71.17 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication15 November 2011
Date of access01 November 2011
Reference numberFOI/2011/168
FOI request

A summary of expenditure (number of credit cards currently issued and the total cost of transactions) made on credit cards issued by the Department to Departmental staff since 1 June 2010.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-168.pdf (235.57 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication01 November 2011
Date of access26 October 2011
Reference numberFOI/2011/122
FOI request

All correspondence (excluding email) between PM&C portfolio Ministers’ Office and staff of the original Garnaut Review and/or Garnaut Review update, including but not limited to Professor Garnaut, in November 2007 to June 2011 relating to climate change, carbon tax or carbon price.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-122-1.pdf (218.14 KB) , foi-2011-122-2.pdf (128.82 KB) , foi-2011-122-3.pdf (138.47 KB) , foi-2011-122-4.pdf (131.98 KB) , foi-2011-122-5.pdf (205.41 KB) , foi-2011-122-6.pdf (207.65 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication26 October 2011
  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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