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 access17 January 2020
Reference numberFOI/2019/382
FOI request

The departmental brief titled “Conclusion of Independent Review of the APS” prepared in connection with the Supplementary Budget Estimates in October 2019.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/382
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication22 January 2020
Date of access17 January 2020
Reference numberFOI/2019/384
FOI request

The departmental briefs titled “COAG – Meetings and Priorities” and “The Government’s Commitment to Regulatory Impact Analysis and evidence-based policy” prepared in connection with the Supplementary Budget Estimates in October 2019.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/384
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication22 January 2020
Date of access17 January 2020
Reference numberFOI/2019/386
FOI request

The departmental briefs titled “Sexual Harassment in the Workplace” and “Abortion” prepared in connection with the Supplementary Budget Estimates in October 2019.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/386
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication22 January 2020
Date of access23 December 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/273
FOI request

Advice, correspondence, emails or reports relating to the Prime Minister's attendance at the Pratt Industries Plant Opening in Wapakoneta. Ohio, on September 22, 2019.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/273
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication24 December 2019
Date of access23 December 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/246
FOI request
  • The itinerary of the official visit of Fiji Prime Minister Bainimarama
  • Briefing or advice provided to the Prime Minister between 1 July 2019 until the conclusion of the official visit of Fiji Prime Minister Bainimarama on the subject of Climate Change, and
  • Costs of the visit settled as of 30 September 2019 (i.e. those invoices receipted, acquitted/reconciled and finalised by the Department)
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/246
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication24 December 2019
Date of access20 December 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/307
FOI request

All documents created, or received, since 1 May 2019 related to the investigation initiated by the United States Attorney General William Barr concerning the FBI's Russia investigation, including, but not limited to, communications with the United States Government and briefs to the Prime Minister.

This request excludes media reports, press releases and duplicate documents.

Excludes drafts of documents otherwise captured by the request.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/307
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication23 December 2019
Date of access18 December 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/284
FOI request

Drought Communities Programme

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2019-284.pdf
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication12 February 2020
Date of access16 December 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/287
FOI request

Documents of the Behaviour Economics Team of the Australian Government (BETA) that outline or guide officers in the application of ethics and ethical decision-making in relation to the functions of and operations carried out by BETA.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/287
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication24 December 2019
Date of access16 December 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/357
FOI request

I seek access to any emails contained in all of Philip Gaetjens’ outlook items (including deleted items) that contain any of the following terms (in the body of an email and/or in the addressee fields of an email):

  1. “liberal.org.au”,
  2. “ipa.org.au” (the IPA is an alt-right political lobby group that serves as the Ministry of Propaganda for the Liberal Party), and/or
  3. “Hillsong”
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/357
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication24 December 2019
Date of access16 December 2019
Reference numberFOI/2019/360
FOI request

The total cost to the Department of Prince Andrew's visit to Australia in October 2019, including a breakdown by category (e.g. ground transport, accommodation, etc).

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2019/360
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication24 December 2019
  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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