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 access10 August 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/165
FOI request
  1. Any documents (including correspondence) that provide the formal notification to the Governor-General that the National Cabinet was/was being formed in March 2020.
  2. The documents that outline/describe the rules that the National Cabinet is bound by. To clarify further, the documents might include rules or guidance on the following issues:
    1. How decisions of the National Cabinet are arrived at (e.g. majority, consensus etc.)
    2. Whether any jurisdiction has a right of veto over decisions of the National Cabinet.
    3. Whether decisions of the National Cabinet are binding on the Commonwealth and the States/Territories.
    4. Whether the National Cabinet operates within the conventions, policies and guidance set out in the Cabinet Handbook.
    5. Whether Premiers and Chief Ministers are bound by conventions of Cabinet solidarity and confidentiality.
    6. Who is to serve as the Secretary of the National Cabinet and how the National Cabinet’s decisions are recorded and disseminated.
    7. What Federal, State and Territory officials are permitted to listen to and participate in National Cabinet discussions.
    8. Whether Cabinet note-takers take note of National Cabinet deliberations.

Whether deliberations of the National Cabinet (including via teleconference and videoconference) are recorded and/or transcribed, and if not, what measures are in place to ensure that National Cabinet discussions are not recorded and/or transcribed.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/165
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication01 September 2020
Date of access03 August 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/102
FOI request

The following documents held by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet related to the Department’s contract with James Alan Reed, trading as Resolve Strategic, published on AusTender on 15 May 2020 with the contract notice number CN3681646:

  • Documents pertaining to the contract itself
  • Final versions of research outputs
  • Email correspondence between:
    • The consultant and the Department
    • The Department and the Prime Minister’s Office
    • The consultant and the Prime Minister’s Office
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/102
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication10 August 2020
Date of access03 August 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/159 and FOI/2020/180
FOI request

Documents that relate to Australian Defence Force air strikes conducted on 13 June 2017 in the Al-Shafaar Neighbourhood in West Mosul, Iraq, resulting in civilian casualties.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/159 and FOI/2020/180
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication11 August 2020
Date of access24 July 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/115
FOI request

Under the FOI Act, I request the procurement documents for all services relating to the COVID19 Commission and any of its taskforces, outlining assessment against any relevant legal requirements or guidelines. This includes but is not limited to documents relating to the following two Contract Notices from Austender.
CN3681646
CN3679406

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/115 part 1 of 3 PDF 10MB , FOI/2020/115 part 2 of 3 PDF 10MB , FOI/2020/115 part 3 of 3 PDF 10MB
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication29 July 2020
Date of access20 July 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/152
FOI request

Section 47C redactions in PMC’s 19 April 2004 brief to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister regarding the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal for Iraq

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/152
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication21 July 2020
Date of access20 July 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/097
FOI request

From 9 March 2020 to present, we seek any information held by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet that discuss real, perceived or potential conflicts of interest of members of the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission and the associated Manufacturing Working Group (otherwise known as the Manufacturing Taskforce).

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/097
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication21 July 2020
Date of access13 July 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/126
FOI request

The first 100 documents by date comprised in emails, briefs, cables, in relation to the establishment of the Whole of Government (WoG) Taskforce on 25 November 2010 in relation to Julian Assange and Wikileaks.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/126
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication14 July 2020
Date of access09 July 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/099
FOI request

Title/delivery date of delivery of all final reports delivered to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by the consulting firm McKinsey since 1 January 2016.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/099
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication13 July 2020
Date of access08 July 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/107
FOI request

Under the FOI Act I request all documents held by areas of the Department of PMC outside of the National COVID19 Coordination Commission, that meet both 1) and 2):

  1. created or sent from any of the following
    a) National COVID19 Coordination Commission (NCCC)
    b) Nev Power,
    c) Andrew Liveris,

And

  1. referring to any of the following
    a) Climate change
    b) Greenhouse gas emissions
    c) Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/107
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication10 July 2020
Date of access03 July 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/092
FOI request

Please provide all declarations to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet recording interests of members of the National Covid Co-ordination Commission and those of their family members.

Please also provide minutes of any meetings containing declarations of conflicts of interest.

Finally, please provide any submissions or communications by members of the Commission in relation to the Commission's conflict of interest processes, or minutes of meetings in which the conflict of interest processes were discussed.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/092
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication08 July 2020
  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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