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 access28 January 2022
Reference numberFOI/2021/322
FOI request

‘documentation that is relied upon to restrict the release of photographs to exclude people who have not provided a signed release form or similar’

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2021/322
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication31 January 2022
Date of access27 January 2022
Reference numberFOI/2021/262
FOI request

Any communications, produced between 1 May 2020 and 31 July 2020 (inclusive of, but not limited to, both dates), between the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Prime Minister's Office (including, but not limited to, the Prime Minister himself) mentioning any and/or all of the following terms:

  1. mRNA; and/or
  2. RNA; and/or
  3. messenger RNA; and/or
  4. Pfizer; and/or
  5. Pfizer-BioNTech; and/or
  6. BioNTech; and/or
  7. tozinameran; and/o.r
  8. BNT162b2; and/or
  9. Moderna; and/or
  10. elasomeran; and/or
  11. mRNA-1273.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2021/262
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication31 January 2022
Date of access20 January 2022
Reference numberPMO/2021/059
FOI request

Correspondence regarding proposed Wellcamp Quarantine Facility in Queensland

Information published in the disclosure log PMO/2021/059
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication21 January 2022
Date of access18 January 2022
Reference numberPMO/2021/052 and PMO/2021/053
FOI request

In summary, documents concerning COVID-19

Information published in the disclosure log PMO/2021/052 and PMO/2021/053
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication19 January 2022
Date of access14 January 2022
Reference numberFOI/2021/309
FOI request

I am seeking any communications dated 6 August 2021 or there after between the department and any Minister's office regarding the processing of FOI requests that seek access to national cabinet documents.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2021/309
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication17 January 2022
Date of access12 January 2022
Reference numberFOI/2021/113IR
FOI request

I seek access to information under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) and I request the following documents:

Documents presenting to PM&C the findings and/or recommendations arising from management advisory services provided by McKinsey, and as referred to in the Austender contract notice CN3754271.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2021/113IR
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication14 January 2022
Date of access11 January 2022
Reference numberFOI/2021/308
FOI request

I am seeking all emails received or sent by Angie McKenzie on 24 November 2021 that contain any of the following words: 'senator', 'senate', 'patrick', 'rex'

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2021/308
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication11 January 2022
Date of access06 January 2022
Reference numberFOI/2021/313
FOI request

Documents related to fraud enquiry

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2021/313
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication18 January 2022
Date of access20 December 2021
Reference numberFOI/2021/277
FOI request

All documents pertaining to advice from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Department of Health, created since the decision in Patrick v Secretary, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (Freedom of Information)[2021] AATA 2719 (5 August 2021), that relates to the disclosure of information about the decisions and deliberations of the intergovernmental body known as national cabinet. This request includes but is not limited to:

  • Advice relating to national cabinet confidentiality;
  • Advice relating to any requests for national cabinet documents or information, including in response to requests from Senate committees and Senators; and
  • All correspondence including emails, text messages and encrypted Communications
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2021/277
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication21 December 2021
Date of access17 December 2021
Reference numberFOI/2021/297
FOI request

The creative, design and editorial services for the reporting and presentation templates for the Behavioural Economics Team.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2021/297
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication23 December 2021
  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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