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 access06 March 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/036
FOI request

Under foi please provide me with the foi decision letter referred to in the article ‘FOI request denied: We’ll never get to know the cost of PM’s Hawaii holiday’, published in the New Daily on 4/2/20.

Please exclude any personal information from the request (including the original requester’s name, email).

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/036
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication06 March 2020
Date of access05 March 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/033
FOI request
  1. the final report from the Secretary of PMC into the actions of Senator McKenzie, in her previous role as Minister for Sport, in making decisions regarding the allocation of funds under the Community Sport Infrastructure Program.
  2. the instructions given to the Secretary regarding this review.
  3. all correspondence (incoming, outgoing or external) and all attachments regarding the ANAO audit of the Community Sport Infrastructure Program, created on or after 15 January 2020.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/033 , FOI/2020/033 , FOI/2020/033
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication05 March 2020
Date of access02 March 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/024
FOI request

Under the FOI Act, I seek access to any document contained within Ms Stephanie Foster’s (Deputy Secretary – Governance, at PMC) email client (likely Microsoft Outlook) that contains either (or both) of the following terms:

  1. “Bettina Arndt”; and/or
  2. “Hadgkiss”
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/024
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication03 March 2020
Date of access27 February 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/020
FOI request

Any correspondence from the last 13 months regarding Bettina Arndt. Of particular interest is any correspondence from the Prime Minister’s Office.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/020
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication03 March 2020
Date of access18 February 2020
Reference numberFOI/2020/015
FOI request

Advice provided by the Office for Women to any Department or Minister in relation to the risks to victims/survivors of family violence posed by the select committee inquiry into family law.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/015
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication18 February 2020
Date of access17 February 2020
Reference numberPMO/FOI/2019/077
FOI request

All correspondence and emails that relates to or mentions the group "Emergency leaders for climate action" between 1 April 2019 and 30 September 2019.

Information published in the disclosure log PMO/FOI/2019/077
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication18 February 2020
Date of access12 February 2020
Reference numberFOI/2019/356
FOI request

All correspondence and emails that relates to or mentions the group "Emergency leaders for climate action" between 1 April 2019 and 30 September 2019.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI 2019-356
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication13 February 2020
Date of access03 February 2020
Reference numberFOI/2019/369
FOI request

Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal declarations.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/369
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication04 February 2020
Date of access24 January 2020
Reference numberFOI/2019/393
FOI request

The departmental briefs titled “Captain Cook 250th Anniversary”, “Drought”, “Energy” and “Waste and Recycling” prepared in connection with the Supplementary Budget Estimates in October 2019.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/393
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication31 January 2020
Date of access17 January 2020
Reference numberFOI/2019/352
FOI request

I would like, under the FOI Act, to be provided with all documents, emails and briefing notes from within the date range 1 August 2019 to 12 November 2019 from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Prime Minister or his office which provide advice on Australia's emissions trajectory or on whether Australia is meeting and will meet its Paris emission reduction targets.

By advice, I mean documents that:

  • contain anticipated or yet-to-be-made announcements or publications regarding Australia’s emissions trajectory or on Australia meeting its Paris emission reduction targets. This category would include any proposed talking points or speeches,
  • correct or foreshadow corrections to material previously published or announced.
    • Provide warnings or advice to the Prime Minister or his office that new information has become available on Australia's emissions trajectory, or on whether Australia is meeting and will meet its Paris emission reduction targets, but not any published documents/reports attached to that advice
    • documents directing the Prime Minister or his Office to where published, publicly available or announced material may be found, but not any published documents/reports attached to that advice

This request excludes the following:

  • duplicate documents,
  • documents and reports which are publically available,
  • documents that only provide a synopsis or summary of material previously published or announced.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/352
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication21 January 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.

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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