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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Repeal of the Australian Courts Act (1828)
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Wayne Morgan. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Long overdue.

For general informatoin see the Wikipedia page on the law of Australia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Australia ). The Australian Courts Act 9...
Removal of information from data retention FAQ web page
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Jon Lawrence. Annotated by Jon Lawrence on .

Withdrawn by the requester.

An image of the email received is available here: https://www.efa.org.au/main/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/AGD-copyright-FAQ-email-response.png cheers...
All applicable entities in relation to the Protective Security Policy Framework
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Christopher Flynn on .

Successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Flynn   Thank you for your e-mail of 17 November 2016 in which you requested the list that identifies all of the applicable...
Copyright legislation working group documents
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Brendan Molloy. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

I am very pleased to hear that the Attorney General's Department stopped asking Mr Molloy for the balance of $140 but I am not sure that this means wha...
Request concerning possible future encryption illegality
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Ralph Wiggum on .

Waiting clarification.

For Official Use Only Dear Mr Wiggum, Freedom of Information Request FOI16/179 – Invalidity of request I refer to your request made to the Atto...
Airsoft Policy 210
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Mark Mildenhall on .

Successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Mr Mildenhall,   Freedom of Information Request FOI16/135   Please find attached the decision letter for your Fre...
Freedom of Information request - DRIP Funding Application of Real World Technology Solutions Pty Ltd
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Skeeve Stevens on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED FOI16/130; 16/9739   25 October 2016 Mr Skeeve Stevens By email: Skeeve Stevens <[FOI #2220 email]>   Dear Mr Stevens Free...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Ben Fairless on .

Successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Fairless   As requested in your email below, please see attached a copy of the current FOI delegations for the Attorney‑G...
Latest document on cases investigated under section 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act
Response by Attorney-General's Department to EnergizerBunny on .

Successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Eliza   I am writing in response to your email to the Attorney‑General’s Department yesterday, in which you sought inform...
Aboriginal Deaths in Custody in NSW,QLD, NT Station Cells in The Last Decade
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Ben. Annotated by Henare Degan on .

Successful.

Weird that the authority didn't just email the document but instead provided a link to the disclosure log. Here's a direct link to the PDF on the dis...
Dates and duration of consultation between the Attorney General’s Department and other agencies regarding the framework for the plebiscite on same-sex marriage
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Henare Degan. Annotated by Henare Degan on .

Successful.

I requested these documents because in this Crikey article https://www.crikey.com.au/2016/11/03/government-diaries-released-sort/ they correctly compla...
Theo Tavoularis
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Jeremy Cooper-Stout on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED FOI16/133; 16/9881   7 October 2016 Mr Jeremy Cooper-Stout By email: [1][FOI #2230 email]   Dear Mr Cooper-Stout Freedom o...
Summaries of Ministers' discretionary powers
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Simon on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Simon   Please find attached the signed decision letter regarding your Freedom of Information request FOI 16/136.   Yours...
ATO Decision on Banning FOI requests via Right to Know Site
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Evelyn Doyle. Annotated by Evelyn Doyle on .

Refused.

So it appears that the ATO did not seek advice from the Attorney-General or AGD in making their decision to refuse requests that come via the Right to...
The Attorney General's appointment calendar related to meetings regarding online copyright
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by Mark Newton on .

Awaiting internal review.

In light of the Attorney-General's loss in the Federal Court today, I expect and require that you will give this FOI application the most expeditiou...
Requests for Access to Telecommunications Metadata under 176A of the TIA since 3rd November, 2015
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Gabor Szathmari on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Gabor Szathmari, Please find attached the decision in regards to your FOI request FOI 16/111. Regards,     FOI...
“a document identifying the amount of medical marijuana being grown in Australia for use in medical trials from January 2015 to present.”
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Brooke Gibbs on .

Information not held.

Dear Ms Gibbs,   Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of Information request.   Kind regards   Freedom of Infor...
Social media policy
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by James Smith on .

Successful.

Thank you for providing the requested information. Yours sincerely, James Smith
Court results resulting from Charges laid by S/C R. Bennett 13/07/15 event number E 59129563
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Carl Slattery on .

Long overdue.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Slattery,   I refer to your email of yesterday, 30 March 2016, seeking information about an unidentified defendant's name,...
The number of hoax/non-emergency calls made to Triple Zero (000)
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Lucy Dwyer on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Ms Dwyer Thank you for your e-mail of 23 February 2016 (below). Unfortunately, we are unable to help with your inquiry as the Common...
Correspondance and notes relating to decision to not investigate dual citizenship of Tony Abbott
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Ben Smith on .

Information not held.

For Official Use Only Dear Mr Smith,   Freedom of Information Request FOI 16/008   Please find attached a copy of the decision in your FOI re...
Requests for Access to Telecommunications Metadata under 176A of the TIA
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Geordie Guy. Annotated by Rob Cumming on .

Partially successful.

The improper use of metadata is to be deplored. #casa has a long history of poor investigations, false statements and abandoned criminal prosecutions....
Application to declare Grant Skinner vexatious
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Grant Skinner on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Skinner,   Please find attached a statement of reasons in relation to your FOI request (FOI16/005).   Regards Jo  ...
Commissioner Heydon Invoices
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Phillip Sweeney on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Sweeney, Freedom of Information Request FOI15/176 I refer to my below email advising of the estimated charges for your FOI...
Anti-Terrorism Hotline call about Man Haron Monis
Response by Attorney-General's Department to A Greasley on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Mr/Ms Greasley   Please find attached a statement of reasons in relation to your FOI request (FOI15/116).   Rega...

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