Attorney-General's Department

Part of the Attorney-General portfolio and a Federal authority, also called AGD

The Attorney-General's Department was one of the original departments established at Federation in 1901. It serves the Attorney-General's and the Minister for Home Affairs and provides policy advice and services to the Commonwealth in the following main areas: administrative, constitutional, civil, family and international law, international crime cooperation, Indigenous legal justice, law reform, bankruptcy estate administration and regulation, Commonwealth courts and tribunals, legal aid, native title, national and international human rights issues, censorship, criminal law and law enforcement, national security, emergency management, some aspects of customs and border control.

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The instrument that authorizes the Minister to appoint a person to act in the office of Commissioner of Taxation and Deputy Commissioner of Taxation
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Elle Jay on .
Refused.
Dear Ms Jay   Freedom of Information Request FOI20/226   I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for acces...
Sri Lanka-Australia Joint Working Group
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Elias Ross on .
Information not held.
OFFICIAL   Dear Mr Ross   Freedom of Information Request FOI20/222                 I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information...
Interim Commissioner to Investigate Veteran Suicides - Details
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Alan ASHMORE on .
Successful.
OFFICIALOFFICIAL   Dear Mr Ashmore   Freedom of Information Request FOI20/191                 I refer to your request under the Freedom of...
Email - Ministerial advisers
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by John Smith on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
I withdraw this request. Yours sincerely, John Smith
Access to documents concerning the ACT’s Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Bill 2018
Response by Attorney-General's Department to OH on .
Successful.
OFFICIAL Dear Oscar Thank you for your email. Please find attached the documents released for FOI requests FOI19/226 and FOI19/228. Kind regards Kim...
Hays Recruitment, number of employees & amount spent
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by John Smith on .
Successful.
Appreciated, thank you. Yours sincerely, John Smith
2020 Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Sarah on .
Awaiting classification.
OFFICIAL Dear Sarah   FOI request FA 20/06/00592   I refer to your FOI request received on 11 June 2020, seeking access to the following:...
Notices Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by JS on .
Successful.
Thank you Yours sincerely, JS
Letter - Attorney-General to Professor Terry Carney in September 2017
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by JS on .
Successful.
Thank you. Yours sincerely, JS
Labour hire, Attorney general
Response by Attorney-General's Department to John Smith on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Smith   Freedom of Information Request FOI20/118   I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for acc...
Non-ASL staff - Position titles
Response by Attorney-General's Department to John Smith on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Smith   Freedom of Information Request FOI20/125   I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for acc...
Contract: CN3418114-A2
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by John Smith on .
Successful.
Thank you for your work. Yours sincerely, John Smith
Non-ASL public service staff
Response by Attorney-General's Department to John Smith on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Smith   Freedom of Information Request FOI20/095   I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for acc...
SES Pay Scales
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Todd on .
Successful.
Dear Tod Thank you for your email to the Attorney-General’s Department Freedom of Information unit. A copy of the SES Band 1 salary ranges can be f...
Arrests
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Jone brone on .
Refused.
Dear J Pemberton Thank you for your email to the Attorney-General’s Department Freedom of Information (FOI) section. Your correspondence relates to...
Marital Status
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Nate on .
Refused.
Dear Nate   Freedom of Information Request FOI20/003 – Request Consultation Process   I refer to the below email sent to you on 20 January 20...
Documents that mention Mark Dreyfus FOI 120/020
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by JS on .
Successful.
Thank you for the documents Yours sincerely, JS
Access to documents not in disclosure log of AG
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by JS on .
Successful.
Thank you for the documents Yours sincerely, JS
Trial by Jury
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Chris H on .
Refused.
Dear Chris H   Freedom of Information Request FOI19/283   I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for acce...
Documents mentioning the name "Tony Abbott" created, sent or received by SES employees in the Integrity and International Group
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by JS on .
Successful.
Thank you for the quick response Yours sincerely, JS
Can authorities bash the public?
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Jone brone on .
Long overdue.
Dear J Pemberton   Thank you for your email to the Attorney-General’s Department Freedom of Information (FOI) section.   Your correspondence rel...
The Australian Government's shameful attitude to my allegations.
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Greg Cadwallader on .
Refused.
Dear Mr Cadwallader The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has now concluded and handed i...
Is the following included in the Australian Constitution - refer US 13th amendment 'no lawyers allowed in public office'?
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Marilyn Quirk on .
Refused.
UNCLASSIFIED Dear Marilyn Quirk, I refer to your request under the Freedom of information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to the Commonwealth Attorney General’s...
Parliament of the Commonwealth
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Jim Gray. Annotated by Paul Parker on .
Refused.
Since the commencement of the Commonwealth of Australia, to make any change to our Australian Constitution requires approval using process of Section...
All documents relating to special purposes prohibited importation 096IP/2017
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Dave Everett. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
Refused.
Thgis is not actually a refused application. The applicant was told that he would have to pay a processing charge. The charges were not paid. The appli...

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