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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  • 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 access15 March 2021
Reference numberFOI/2021/015
FOI request

Ministerial submissions (excluding drafts) concerning the modelling of the schooling resource standard commissioned by the Gonski review.

Ministerial submissions and emails (excluding drafts) concerning reporting … on August 19, 2012 that research “by the states and non-government schools”, “based on data provided by the Department of Education” found that “3000 public and private schools could emerge as losers.”

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2021/015
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication23 March 2021
Date of access12 March 2021
Reference numberFOI/2020/173
FOI request

I request the information, documents and instruments held by the department that detail and establish in law or convention, any of the following:

  1. The name of the Crown(s) that the Sovereign of Australia possesses.
  2. The creation date of the Crown(s) that the Sovereign of Australia possesses.
  3. The name of the Crown(s) required by the Commonwealth Constitution to be possessed by the Sovereign of Australia.
  4. The list of all capacities in which the Crown can have in the Succession to the Crown Act 2015.
  5. An explanation of exactly what is being succeeded to the Succession to the Crown Act 2015 by the Sovereign of Australia (eg is it a physical Crown, if not what is the Crown being succeeded to).
  6. The relationship between the Queen of Australia and the Sovereign of Australia (eg where is it established that the Queen of Australia is the Sovereign of Australia.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/173
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication16 March 2021
Date of access12 March 2021
Reference numberFOI/2021/001
FOI request
  1. Please refer to the attached email correspondence between PM&C and DLO Morton, attached. Regarding that correspondence:
    1. We ask that the s22 exemptions are be removed for public review
    2. We ask that the attachments exempted via s22 be released
  2. Please refer to the Hon Ben Morton MP’s decision letter Reference: MC20-082779, attached. We would like to ask for a copy of the documents/correspondence evidencing that the following documents were provided to and/or considered by Senator Morton and his staff.
    1. Support letter from Senator the Hon Bob Carr, the Minister for Foreign Affairs
    2. Support letter from the Hon Alexander Downer, former Minister for Foreign Affairs
    3. Support letter from Mr Peter Baxter, AusAID Director General
    4. Support letter from Mr Richard Moore, deputy AusAID Director General
    5. My personal letter to Senator the Hon Marise Payne, the Minister for Foreign Affairs
    6. [redacted]
    7. PM&C brief to Cabinet Secretary Ref: B09/1640 titled Humanitarian Overseas Medal: Assessment of Australian contingent to GE Infrastructure for Indian Ocean
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2021/001
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication24 March 2021
Date of access11 March 2021
Reference numberPMO/2021/002
FOI request

All correspondence between the Prime Minister's Office and persons representing the 'Australia Day Foundation' and /or the 'Australia Day Foundation UK Trust', created or received since 26 January 2020.

Information published in the disclosure log PMO/2021/002
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication12 March 2021
Date of access01 March 2021
Reference numberFOI/2020/292
FOI request

HOSM – release of material found exempt under section 47G from a brief released under FOI/2020/231.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/292
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication03 March 2021
Date of access18 February 2021
Reference numberFOI/2020/247/IR
FOI request

Internal review of the Department’s decision in relation to FOI/2020/247 (Documents 1 to 5, 7, 17 and 19 only).

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/247/IR
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication26 February 2021
Date of access28 January 2021
Reference numberFOI/2020/291
FOI request

Ref: B09/1640 titled "Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal: Assessment of Australian contingent to GE Infrastructure for ‘Indian Ocean’ operation”.

We respectfully request the release of the following documents:

  1. “Attachment A.  Draft Response and Instrument”.
  2. “Attachment B.  Testimonial (s47F redacted)”.
  3. any documents verifying the Cabinet Secretary’s decision in relation to the assessment.
  4. documents/correspondence resulting from the annotation to ‘please discuss’ the assessment or recommendation.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/291
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication03 February 2021
Date of access27 January 2021
Reference numberFOI/2020/249
FOI request

In the email attached, subject titled “For advice: HOSM Enquiry” […] I’d like to ask for a copy of the "previous corro/background” documents cited above.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/249
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication08 February 2021
Date of access21 January 2021
Reference numberFOI/2020/283
FOI request

The April 2019 "Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal Guide to Eligible Groups" cites "Palladium Group Pty Ltd" as an eligible organisation for the medal. For the public interest, please provide a copy of the Department's assessments justifying the award to Palladium Group Pty Ltd

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/283
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication27 January 2021
Date of access11 January 2021
Reference numberFOI/2020/261
FOI request

I am seeking under the FOI Act release of a letter from Mr McLachlan the then Deputy CEO of the AFL to Ellen Perdikogiannis at ASADA of 7 March 2013. The letter indicates at the bottom that Mr McLachlan copied it to Richard Eccles, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

The letter is headed:

ASADA investigation following on from ACC report into Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport (investigation)-new statement.

I am also seeking under the FOI Act release of the New Statement referred to in paragraph one of Mr McLachlan’s letter and the Original Statement which Mr McLachlan attached at Annexure A to his letter.

In addition, I am seeking under the FOI Act correspondence between ASADA and Mr Eccles about the original and new statements to which Mr McLachlan refers and, again under the FOI Act, correspondence between Mr Eccles and the AFL about the original and new statements.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/261
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication15 January 2021
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  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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