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 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
Date of access02 July 2020
Reference numberFOI/2018/168/AAT
FOI request

The report prepared under subsection 37(5) of the Auditor-General Act 1997 for the Prime Minister as a result of the Attorney General issuing a subsection 37(1)(b) certificate.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2018/168/AAT
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication16 July 2020
Date of access02 July 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/085/IR
FOI request

Internal review of the Department’s decision of 29 May 2020 in relation to FOI/2020/085.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/085/IR
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication03 July 2020
Date of access24 June 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/142
FOI request

Documents that relate to the Department, identified in a decision by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/142
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication02 July 2020
Date of access16 June 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/120
FOI request

Documents in relation to the question asked by Senator Gallagher about the date the Chief Medical Officer first briefed Cabinet about COVID-19, taken on notice in hearing of Senate Select Committee into COVID-19 on 23 April 2020.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/120
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication02 July 2020
Date of access15 June 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/105
FOI request

Guidance or approval process by which non-Australian citizens are able to work for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/105
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication16 June 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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