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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Documents relating to vetting of reports prepared for the Attorney-General with a view to the reports being presented to the Parliament
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Marek on .

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Your email has been received by the Freedom of Information and Privacy Section of the Attorney-General's Department. Please note that we will only ac...
Factsheets - Notice of intended marriage
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Scott on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL   Dear Scott   Freedom of Information Request FOI22/108   I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the depar...
Release of Commonwealth offenders on parole under Crimes Act 1914
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Caitlin on .

Awaiting classification.

Your email has been received by the Freedom of Information and Privacy Section of the Attorney-General's Department. Please note that we will only ac...
Correspondence relating to an article in The Australian about an investigation by the Commonwealth Ombudsman into a PID investigation conducted by Kate McMullan
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Alex on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL Dear Alex Freedom of Information Request FOI22/088 I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the department) under the Fr...
FOI request to disclose corruption
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Rich on .

Awaiting response.

Your email has been received by the Freedom of Information and Privacy Section of the Attorney-General's Department. Please note that we will only ac...
Internal Correspondants and Documents regarding Petition EN3533
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Alex Pentland on .

Delayed.

OFFICIAL Dear Mr Pentland I refer to the below email referring to the due date of 23 May 2022. The agreed new decision date for your request is now...
Identified, Vilified, Victimised, Systemically oppressed to death, dumped, persecuted more then sued and scapegoated.
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Rich on .

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Your email has been received by the Freedom of Information and Privacy Section of the Attorney-General's Department. Please note that we will only ac...
Request for documents in relation to the investigation of suspected breaches of s 65 of the PID Act, and about prosecution of suspected offences
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Marcus on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL   Dear Marcus Freedom of Information Request FOI22/078 I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the department)...
Sia Lagos warned on job rule sidestep by her General Counsel
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Velan on .

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OFFICIAL   Dear Velan Freedom of Information Request FOI22/092 I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the department) u...
Broadbanding across EL2 and senior executive bands - vacancy VN-0703389 published on pages 420 - 422 in Public Service Gazette PS 14 Weekly Gazette - Thursday, 7 April 2022
Internal review request sent to Attorney-General's Department by raphael on .

Awaiting internal review.

Thank you for your decision. Thank you for also confirming that: a) "the federal courts are separate entities from the Attorney-General’s Depar...
Records designating the Principal Registry and District Registries of the Federal Court of Australia
Request sent to Attorney-General's Department by Jake S on .

Awaiting response.

Until the passage of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2021, subsection 3...
• Legal advice provided by the Attorney Generals Department to the Federal Government related to both the closure and the subsequent re-opening of Australia's International borders
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by Dominic Peter Manganaro on .

Delayed.

Dear Fiona, This is to confirm that I approve the extension of time request made in your correspondence dated 3rd March 2022. Thank you again for yo...
Documents relating to certain positions in AGD
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Stoyan on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL   Dear Stoyan   Freedom of Information Request FOI22/019-IR I refer to your request for internal review of the department’s decision...
Questionable employment practices in the Federal Court
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Alex on .

Long overdue.

OFFICIAL   Dear Alex Internal review request FOI22/034-IR I refer to your application to the Attorney-General's Department (the department) un...
Australian Public Service Commissioner's power of veto over SES selection processes
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Stork on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL   Dear Applicant Freedom of Information Request FOI22/048 I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the departmen...
Dodging a dodgy veto
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by Ray B1 on .

Refused.

Dear Ms Baker I acknowledge Ms Chen's refusal decision under s 24A of the FOI Act. Please pass my thanks to Ms Chen for confirming that the Attorne...
Consideration of the numbers of capped SES positions in the evaluation of classification for roles in the AGD
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by Ray B1 on .

Refused.

I acknowledge Ms Dawson's refusal decision under s 24A of the FOI Act. Please pass on my thanks to Ms Dawson for confirming that the Attorney-Gene...
Corporate Credit Cards
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Jessica Franklin on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL   Dear Ms Franklin Freedom of Information Request FOI22/045 I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the departm...
Who is the Cestui Qui Vie Trusts in South Australia? Required - Name, Position, Address.
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Anna Avakimova on .

Information not held.

OFFICIAL Dear Ms Avakimova Thank you for your emailing the Commonwealth Attorney-General's department. Please advise whether your FOI request is for t...
tenders and quarantine contract by HCA
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Kevin shari on .

Information not held.

OFFICIAL   Dear Mr Shari Freedom of Information Request FOI21/243 I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act)...
Federal Court CEO Sia Lagos warned on job rule sidestep by her General Counsel
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Velan on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL   Dear Velan Freedom of Information Request FOI22/038 I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the department) u...
Selecting candidates for jobs who do not meet essential criteria
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Stork on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL   Dear Stork Freedom of Information Request FOI22/031 I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the department) u...
SES broadbanding
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by Helen on .

Refused.

Thank you. Yours sincerely, Helen
Merit based selection
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Mircea on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL   Dear Mircea Freedom of Information Request FOI22/029 I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the department)...
Documents relating to the processing of FOI requests made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by JS on .

Successful.

Thank you. Yours sincerely, JS

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