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 access19 March 2012
Reference numberFOI/2011/208
FOI request

All correspondence between the Office of the Prime Minister and the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs regarding travel approval for the Minister for Foreign Affairs to visit Europe, the Middle East and the United States of America from 23 April 2011.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-208-1.pdf (3.14 MB) , foi-2011-208-2.pdf (2.44 MB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication28 March 2012
Date of access07 March 2012
Reference numberOMSI/2012/001
FOI request

Documents relating to the definition of social inclusion.

Information published in the disclosure log omsi-2012-001-1.pdf (27.35 KB) , omsi-2012-001-2.pdf (12.37 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication13 March 2012
Date of access07 March 2012
Reference numberFOI/2011/072
FOI request

Documents from 2009 held within National Security and International Policy Group containing keywords/phrases – National Firearms Agreement (NFA).

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-072.pdf (299.21 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication14 March 2012
Date of access09 February 2012
Reference numberFOI/2011/192
FOI request

Any correspondence between Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Dr Peter Cook Chief Executive Officer of the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) about the Global CCS Institute between September 2008 and 23 June 2010.
Any correspondence between the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd or Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Global CCS Institute relating to carbon capture and storage between September 2008 and present.

Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication16 February 2012
Date of access01 February 2012
Reference numberFOI/2011/161
FOI request

Incoming briefs for Dr Watt.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-161.pdf (4.12 MB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication02 February 2012
Date of access31 January 2012
Reference numberFOI/2011/100
FOI request

Ministerial briefing notes 1-29 June 2011 regarding Australian Network tender, and ministerial correspondence with other Cabinet members regarding same.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-100.pdf (529.74 KB)
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication01 February 2012
Date of access28 December 2011
Reference numberFOI/2011/199
FOI request

Recordings of the deliberations of the Australia 2020 Summit Health Stream.

The information was released to the applicant via DVD. A copy can be requested from the Department by emailing foi@pmc.gov.au This is subject to payment for the costs of reproduction.

Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication04 January 2012
Date of access23 December 2011
Reference numberFOI/2011/197
FOI request

Documents contained in the digitised collection of Prime Ministerial media statements between 1st January 1972-31st December 1997.

The information was released to the applicant via CD-ROM. A searchable collection of the digitised transcripts and summaries is available at PM Transcripts.

Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication11 January 2012
Date of access21 December 2011
Reference numberFOI/2011/167
FOI request

Final approval and rejections for Ministers’ and MPs’ overseas travel since 22 August 2011.

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-167.pdf (2.34 MB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication22 December 2011
Date of access16 December 2011
Reference numberFOI/2011/158
FOI request

All documents created after 2008 where those documents record or relate to communications or advice from or to: a. Attorney-General’s Department; and/or b. IP Australia; and/or c. Department of Health and Ageing on amendments to the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) in the context of plain packaging including, but not limited to, communications or advice on the formulation of the Trade Marks Amendment (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Bill 2011 (Cth).

Information published in the disclosure log foi-2011-158.pdf (397.16 KB)
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication19 December 2011