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 access13 July 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/076
FOI request

Registrar of Indigenous Corporations re-appointment.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/076
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication08 August 2016
Date of access11 July 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/101
FOI request

Documents held by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet related to the processing of my Freedom of Information request FOI/2016/069 dated 6 April 2016 concerning the Question Time Brief with the reference number QB16-000163.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/101
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication13 October 2016
Date of access17 June 2016
Reference numberFOI/2015/181
FOI request
  • all reports prepared by the Oversight Group or the nominated Coordinator-General, as prescribed under section Reporting A8, Schedule A, of the executed National Partnership Agreement on the Nation Building and Jobs Plan: Building Prosperity for the Future and Supporting Jobs Now ('the Agreement'), on the progress of implementation of the Building the Education Revolution (BER) program for the Council of Australian Governments (COAG); and
  • all reports prepared by the Oversight Group or the nominated Coordinator-General as prescribed under section Reporting A9, Schedule A, of the executed the Agreement on the BER program for COAG.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2015-181 - Documents for release (14MB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication17 June 2016
Date of access10 June 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/044
FOI request

Travel of Steve Ciobo and Andrew Robb to the US in February 2016.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/044
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication08 August 2016
Date of access08 June 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/051
FOI request

Open Government Partnership

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/051
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication08 August 2016
Date of access03 June 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/059
FOI request

Correspondence between the Prime Minister and the Hon Barnaby Joyce MP since September 2015 concerning issues in the electorate of New England. 

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/059
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication20 September 2016
Date of access31 May 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/090
FOI request

I seek documents, since 15 September, 2016, containing the following information:

1.The number of dinners/lunches/functions/events the Prime Minister has hosted in the Prime Ministerial dining room in Parliament House;

2.A breakdown of the food and drink served and the cost in relation to the abovementioned;

3.The list of invitees in relation to the abovementioned.

Please exclude duplicates, documents that have already been publicly released and media releases/statements/reports.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/090
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication08 August 2016
Date of access31 May 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/037
FOI request

Remuneration of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/037
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication08 August 2016
Date of access30 May 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/027 and FOI/2016/096
FOI request

ORIC reviews of Western Desert Puntukurnuparna Aboriginal Corporation

Document 1 released in full (irrelevant material deleted under section 22). Document 2 released in part – exempt material redacted under sections 42 and 47F (irrelevant material deleted under section 22).

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/027 and FOI/2016/096
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication13 October 2016
Date of access25 May 2016
Reference numberFOI/2016/026
FOI request

Correspondence between the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Minister for/Department of Immigration and Border Protection relating to Somali refugee ‘Abyan’.

All documents released in part. Exempt material redacted under sections 47C (Documents 9, 10 and 11) and 47F (Documents 1-8, 10 and 11).

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2016/026 Document 1 , FOI/2016/026 Document 2 , FOI/2016/026 Document 3 , FOI/2016/026 Document 4 , FOI/2016/026 Document 5 , FOI/2016/026 Document 6 , FOI/2016/026 Document 7 , FOI/2016/026 Document 8 , FOI/2016/026 Document 9 , FOI/2016/026 Document 10 , FOI/2016/026 Document 11
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication13 October 2016
  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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