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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Consent of the governed
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Matt Beckinsale on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Beckinsale I refer to your FOI request, FOI24/161. The purpose of this email is to advise you that the department is treating your request as...
Briefs and Talking Points provided for a Presser involving the Attorney general
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Alex Pentland on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL FOI/2023/366 Dear Mr Pentland Please see attached correspondence regarding your Freedom of Information request. Kind regards Adviser FOI S...
Public interest disclosures
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Brutus on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL   Dear Applicant   Freedom of Information Request FOI24/469-IC   I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the...
Senior Leadership Group Notes
Response by Attorney-General's Department to CB on .

Successful.

Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information (FOI) team at the Attorney-General’s Department (the department). We get a high volume of emails...
Decisions on Paroles
Response by Attorney-General's Department to CB on .

Partially successful.

OFFICIAL Thanks, CB, withdrawal confirmed. Kind regards, Phil OFFICIAL
FOI23/245 - Documents provided to the department’s Secretary or attendees regarding Robodebt Royal Commission
Response by Attorney-General's Department to AJB on .

Partially successful.

OFFICIAL Dear AJB Please find attached the documents released for FOI23/245. Kind regards Rebekah Freedom of Information & Privacy Attorney-General’s...
Referendum on the Voice to Parliament Advice/Documents
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Alex Pentland on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL   Dear Alex I refer to your FOI request, FOI23/179. The purpose of this email is to advise you that the department is treating your req...
Exemptions Provided Under the Relevant Acts to Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Trent Morrison-Francis on .

Information not held.

OFFICIAL   Dear Mr Morrison-Francis Freedom of Information Request FOI22/006 I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982...
Documents relating to EOI for the AGD Chief Operating Officers' Executive Officer Position
Response by Attorney-General's Department to The Australian Public on .

Partially successful.

OFFICIAL   Dear applicant   Please find attached a decision letter and attachments for your request under the Freedom of Information Act (Cth)...
Correspondence involving the Assistant Minister for the Republic
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Alex Pentland on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL   Dear Mr Pentland   Freedom of Information Request AMRFOI23/321   I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (t...
Style Guide for the National Anti-Corruption Commission
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Alex Pentland on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL Dear Alex   Please find attached to this email: o the decision in FOI 24/02 with respect to your FOI request, and o the NACC Branding...
Records relating to Ministerial Correspondence
Response by Attorney-General's Department to (Not the real) Bob Neil on .

Long overdue.

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...
Letter patent
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Chris Fletcher on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL   Dear Christian Fletcher,   Freedom of Information Request FOI23/301   I am writing in regards to your Freedom of Information req...
Freedom of Information Logs - FOI Request
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Watson Norwood on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL   Dear Watson Norwood Freedom of Information Request FOI23/247 - finalised s 24AB(7) - Attorney-General's Department I refer to your...
Copy or links of law or act for use of capital names in government document
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Ajay Singh on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL   Dear Mr Singh   Thank you for your email received by the Attorney-General's Department (the department) on 24 May 2023 in which you are...
Support for Israel and the Apartheid Convention
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Gareth William Smith on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL   Dear Gareth Smith   Freedom of Information Request FOI23/223   Please find attached your decision letter, including your review...
FOI22/171 - Federal Costs Advisory Committee Reports
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Patrick on .

Partially successful.

OFFICIAL Dear Patrick Thank you for your email of 1 April 2023 to the freedom of information mailbox at the Attorney-General’s Department (the departm...
Request for documents - FOI22/100
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Patrick on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL   Dear Patrick   Thank you for your email of 1 April 2023 to the freedom of information mailbox at the Attorney-General’s Department...
Class action funding changes
Response by Attorney-General's Department to MBV on .

Partially successful.

OFFICIAL   Good afternoon MBV   Please find attached to this email a decision letter and attachment regarding your freedom of information requ...
Documents relating to Iain Anderson’s appointment as Commonwealth Ombudsman: FOI22/341
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by James Andrew Douglass on .

Partially successful.

My word, you are quick. Thank you. Yours sincerely, James Andrew Douglass
Factsheets - Notice of intended marriage
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Scott on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL   Dear Scott Freedom of Information Request FOI22/108 I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the department) u...
2021-2022 finanicial year report of legal services expenditure for the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by Stephen on .

Successful.

Perfect! Thank you. Yours sincerely, Stephen
Establishment of Anti Corruption Commission
Response by Attorney-General's Department to MB on .

Successful.

Dear Applicant Freedom of Information Request FOI23/040 I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the department) under the Fr...
Documents regarding Services Australia's inquiries about becoming an enforcement agency under s 176A of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979.
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Rex Banner on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL Dear Mr Banner, Please find attached documents released for FOI22/220. Kind regards, Yana FOI & Privacy Section Attorney-General's Departme...
FOI22/226 - The Attorney-General's diary for his first 100 days.
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Rex Banner on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL Dear Mr Banner, Please find attached documents released for FOI22/226. Kind regards, Yana FOI & Privacy Section Attorney-General's Departm...

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