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 access30 July 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/048
FOI request

Appointment instruments signed by the Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, at the recommendation of the Hon Bill Shorten MP between 20 July 2011 and 26 June 2012 inclusive.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-048.pdf (160.24 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication07 August 2012
Date of access17 July 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/019
FOI request

The following documents on file 2011/0482 SECRET DOMAIN REVIEW - CORRESPONDENCE, MEETING PAPERS, WORKING PAPERS - 2010 TO 2011 - (NSCIO): • the final report of the Secret Domain Review; and • any associated briefing or correspondence that relates to the final report of the Secret Domain Review.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-019.pdf (2.48 MB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication23 July 2012
Date of access16 July 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/038
FOI request

Daily activity and status reports relating to ministerial correspondence backlogs.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-038-1.pdf (65.29 KB) , foi-2012-038-2.pdf (106.77 KB) , foi-2012-038-3.pdf (182.04 KB) , foi-2012-038-4.pdf (16.42 KB) , foi-2012-038-5.pdf (50.81 KB) , foi-2012-038-6.pdf (124.99 KB) , foi-2012-038-7.pdf (122.24 KB) , foi-2012-038-8.pdf (154.46 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication04 September 2012
Date of access12 July 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/016
FOI request

Summary report for the financial years 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2009–10 for the period of the prime ministership of the Hon Kevin Rudd MP showing the end-of-year variances between budget and actual expenditure for the PMO cost centre code.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2013-016.pdf (425.15 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication23 July 2012
Date of access11 July 2012
Reference numberFOI/2011/116
FOI request

All briefings from PM&C to the PM relating to the development of the Household Assistance Package which was announced with the Clean Energy Package on 10 July 2011.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-116.pdf (21.7 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication12 July 2012
Date of access22 June 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/015
FOI request

Minutes and any final reports, briefs or communiqués, arising from the Secretaries’ Retreat held in late 2011.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-015-1.pdf (21.94 KB) , foi-2012-015-2.pdf (21.8 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication27 June 2012
Date of access19 June 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/028
FOI request

Correspondence between the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Australian Federal Police concerning a referral by the Department to the AFP on 27 October 2011 to investigate the possible unauthorised disclosure of information concerning the Australia Network tender published in The Australian on 17 October 2011 and in The Age on 24 October 2011. For the purposes of this request, ‘correspondence’ means letters and does not include emails or other forms of correspondence. This request excludes the following: • Attachments to correspondence except where the attachments are media articles. • Personal information except information identifying the addressor and addressee in correspondence. • Copies or duplicates of correspondence.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-028.pdf (174.43 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication25 June 2012
Date of access18 June 2012
Reference numberFOI/2011/181
FOI request

All documents relating to the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Mr Allan Asher, generated by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from 23 September to 19 October 2011 inclusive that are: advice by the Department to Ministers; or records of conversations between Departmental officers and Ministers; or records of conversations between Departmental officers and Mr Asher; excluding drafts and peripheral internal PM&C documents.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-181.pdf (66.41 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication27 June 2012
Date of access31 May 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/010
FOI request

Correspondence between the Leader of the Opposition and the Prime Minister that refers or relates to Australia’s 2020 Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-028.pdf (174.43 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication08 June 2012
Date of access09 May 2012
Reference numberFOI/2012/004
FOI request

All documents in PM&C file 2011/0851 (Arms Trade Treaty – Briefs, Correspondence and Working Papers 2010-2011).

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2012-004.pdf (633.35 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication14 May 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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