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 access26 November 2015
Reference numberFOI/2015/074 IR
FOI request

Internal review of FOI/2015/074 - Invoices and receipts dated between 09/02/2015 to 01/04/2015 related to the purchase of alcohol for the former Prime Minister and/or his guests.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2015-074 IR - Documents for release (2.26 MB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication30 November 2015
Date of access23 November 2015
Reference numberFOI/2015/210
FOI request

Documents held by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet related to the processing of Freedom of Information request FOI/2015/074

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2015-210- Documents for release 1-44 (4.14 MB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication25 November 2015
Date of access20 November 2015
Reference numberFOI/2015/164
FOI request

Information about the Federal Government seeking to allocate to and/or identify alternative recipients and/or enterprises for the $16 million in funding originally promised to Cadbury during the 2013 election.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2015-164 Document 1 (288.04 KB) , FOI-2015-164 Document 2 (118.9 KB) , FOI-2015-164 Document 3 (81.53 KB) , FOI-2015-164 Document 4 (80.31KB) , FOI-2015-164 Document 5 (117.71 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication26 November 2015
Date of access19 November 2015
Reference numberFOI/2015/189
FOI request

Briefing notes and submissions in relation to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and/or the FOI Commissioner since 1 January 2015

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2015-189 - Documents for release (350.78 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication25 November 2015
Date of access17 November 2015
Reference numberFOI/2014/208
FOI request

Copies of the draft itinerary and estimated costing submitted for approval for overseas travel by the Treasurer the Hon Joe Hockey MP to the Office of the Prime Minister on or about May and June 2014, including the letter from the Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister approving the travel.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2014-208 (373.06 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication17 November 2015
Date of access12 November 2015
Reference numberFOI/2015/200
FOI request

Please provide documents which record the number of times staff in your Ministerial Office accessed the following URLs on Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 July 2015:http://commcast.com.au/turc/ and http://www.tradeunionroyalcommission.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2015-200 (193.73 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication20 November 2015
Date of access09 November 2015
Reference numberFOI/2015/134
FOI request

Letters from the former Chair of Katungul Aboriginal Corporation Community and Medical Services to former Prime Minister the Hon Julia Gillard MP

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2015-134 - Document 1 (629.31 KB) , FOI-2015-134 - Document 2 (768.21 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication13 November 2015
Date of access06 November 2015
Reference numberFOI/2015/148
FOI request

Correspondence between then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and CEO of News Corporation Australia between the time period 1 December 2007 and 23 June 2010.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2015-148 - Documents for publication (993.33 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication13 November 2015
Date of access30 October 2015
Reference numberFOI/2015/126
FOI request

Letters from the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister’s staff approving travel between 8 September 2013 and 22 June 2015 for Ministers accompanied by their spouse where the spouse was i) not invited by a foreign Government or host organisation and ii) did not have an official program of events separate to that of the Minister.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2015-126 - Documents for publication (568.21 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication13 November 2015
Date of access13 October 2015
Reference numberFOI/2015/158
FOI request

Information pertaining to the Commonwealth Interdepartmental Review of Intercountry Adoption

Information published in the disclosure log FOI-2015-158 - Document 1.pdf , FOI-2015-158 - Document 2.pdf , FOI-2015-158 - Document 3.pdf
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication18 October 2015
  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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