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 access28 September 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/061
FOI request

All copies, in the possession of the Department, of all correspondence (electronic or print), including any attachments, sent from the Prime Minister to the Chief Executive Officers and/or Chairman’s and or Chairperson’s of News Limited and/or Fairfax in July 2012.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-061.pdf (183.13 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication12 October 2012
Date of access19 September 2012
Reference numberFOI/2011/193
FOI request

All documents contained on PM&C file 2011/2830 Mining and Coal Seam Gas – Environmental Issues – Briefs and Working Papers – 2011 (IIEACE).

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-193.pdf (3.02 MB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication24 September 2012
Date of access04 September 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/046
FOI request

The issues paper or equivalent provided by the Department to Secretaries for the 2012 retreat, along with the attachments to the paper headed ‘some thoughts on key issues for 2012’ provided ahead of the December 2011 retreat.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-046.pdf (181.94 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication10 September 2012
Date of access27 August 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/060
FOI request

Documents relating to the appointments of persons to both conduct and assist with the Independent Inquiry into the Media.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-060.pdf (94.19 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication03 September 2012
Date of access24 August 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/042
FOI request

All briefing material provided to the Prime Minister and her office on the Enterprise Migration Agreement that was granted to the Roy Hill mining project in Western Australia on 25 May 2012.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-042.pdf (76.54 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication03 September 2012
Date of access24 August 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/039
FOI request

Documents relating to the appointment of persons to the Independent Inquiry into the Media.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-039.pdf (30.09 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication03 September 2012
Date of access15 August 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/044
FOI request

All documents (including electronic documents) that have been sent by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Prime Minister between 1 January 2011 and 4 June 2012 that relate to WikiLeaks, Mr Julian Paul Assange and/or United States Army private Bradley Manning excluding: 1. documents provided to the Prime Minister for consideration at meetings/deliberations of the National Security Committee of Cabinet; 2.copies of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade cablegrams; 3.“ministerials” or other correspondence sent to the Prime Minister or her office by members of the public; and 4.copies of newspaper and other publicly available media reports.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-044.pdf (411.34 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication16 August 2012
Date of access10 August 2012
Reference numberFOI/2011/141
FOI request

Correspondence between the Prime Minister and the Minister for Climate Change, Senator Brown, Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor regarding the carbon tax.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-141-1.pdf (113.92 KB) , foi-2011-141-2.pdf (134.04 KB) , foi-2011-141-3.pdf (51.77 KB) , foi-2011-141-4.pdf (380.71 KB) , foi-2011-141-5.pdf (134.43 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication16 August 2012
Date of access10 August 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/024
FOI request

The Hay Group report and documents relating to the direct procurement of the Hay Group with regards to work relating to the Ministerial Support Unit.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-024.pdf (323.02 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication16 August 2012
Date of access02 August 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/025
FOI request

The letter of 5 June 2011 written by the former Foreign Minister, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, to the Prime Minister, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, which is referred to in the Auditor-General report of 3 April 2012, Administration of the Australia Network Process.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-025.pdf (177.88 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication07 August 2012
  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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