Department of Defence

Part of the Defence portfolio and a Federal authority, also called Defence

The Defence mission is to defend Australia and its national interests. It is accountable to the Commonwealth Parliament, on behalf of the Australian people, for the efficiency and effectiveness with which it carries out the Government's defence policy.

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Correspondence related to the inclusion of the 101dollsquadron dance troop in the commissioning of HMAS Suppy
Response by Department of Defence to Bick Rurr on .

Awaiting response.

OFFICIAL Good afternoon,   Thank you for contacting Freedom of Information at the Department of Defence. We have received your email and you w...
The redacted footage of "The Fist" given to the ABC by the Department of Defence in 2014
Follow up sent to Department of Defence by Nick on .

Handled by postal mail.

Can I ask for you to confirm the total duration of the footage you are providing? Yours sincerely, Nick
Cyber attacks
Response by Department of Defence to Michael Parsons on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL Good afternoon Mr Parsons   Your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) has been transferred from the Departme...
COVID-19 Vaccine Injections on HMAS Sydney
Response by Department of Defence to Phillip Sweeney on .

Delayed.

OFFICIAL Good morning Phillip   I would like to inquire as to whether you would consider the documents you requested on 12 March 2021 relating t...
Costs of Operating Super Hornet
Follow up sent to Department of Defence by Brayden Pearce on .

Delayed.

Re: 30 day extension of the statutory deadline I approve the extension, which will move the statutory deadline from the 15 April 2021, to the 12 M...
A Person
Response by Department of Defence to Nancy Osmanagic on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL Good afternoon,   I refer to your email attached. Unfortunately, in its current form your request is not considered valid under section...
AGSVA vetting decision risk model
Response by Department of Defence to Joseph Semmens on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL Dear Mr Semmens   Please find attached the decision and documents relating to Defence FOI 204/20/21.   FOI Disclosure Log In acco...
Enlistment Exclusion Medical COnditions
Response by Department of Defence to Trent Morrison-Francis on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL Good morning Trent, The potential refusal is due to the scope of your request being substantial. I have listed below your scope, and provid...
Stats of Gender and age of recent recruits
Response by Department of Defence to Julie Anderson on .

Awaiting classification.

UNOFFICIAL Dear Ms Anderson   Please find attached the decision and document relating to Defence FOI 113/20/21.   FOI Disclosure Log In ac...
Victorian Hotel Quarantine Defence Assistance
Response by Department of Defence to John Smith on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL Good afternoon Mr Smith, The documents in scope related to your below FOI request are now in the public domain. They were voluntarily provide...
Documents relating to incidents involving Australian special forces soldiers administered the neurotoxic antimalarial drugs tafenoquine and mefloquine
Response by Department of Defence to Stuart McCarthy on .

Long overdue.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Mr McCarthy   Thank you for your FOI inquiry, dated 16 March 2020, in which you sought access to:   “documents f...
Intelligence street, Intercept circuit, Townsville. Explanation of military terminology used in new suburb's street names in Townsville.
Request sent to Department of Defence by Jessica Smith on .

Long overdue.

This is a Freedom of Information request to The Department of Defence. This request is for The Department of Defence to provide sound explanation...
Briefings - civilian casualties in 2017
Response by Department of Defence to Freedom Fighter of Information on .

Waiting clarification.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Freedom Fighter of Information,   Please find attached the preliminary assessment of charges for your request FOI 323 18/19....
Mefloquine and doxycycline malaria prophylaxis in Australian soldiers in East Timor, April 2001–October 2001 and October 2001–May 2002
Response by Department of Defence to Scott McCormick on .

Long overdue.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Mr McCormick   Thank you for submitting a request for access to information you believe to be held by the Department...
Code of Conduct Complaint Statistics
Response by Department of Defence to Verity Pane on .

Long overdue.

Link: [1]File-List UNCLASSIFIED Dear Verity Pane,   I have just realised that your name was misspelt in my decision on the release of document...
FOI Processing/Management Policy & Procedural Documents
Follow up sent to Department of Defence by Verity Pane on .

Long overdue.

I can’t say thank for your decision, the reasons for which given were ridiculously opaque. “Upon internal review, I sought a sample of the documen...
Documents Relating to U.S. Department of Defense Research into Neurotoxicity and/or Adverse Neuropsychiatric Effects of the Anti-malarial Drug Mefloquine
Request to Department of Defence by Stuart McCarthy. Annotated by Verity Pane on .

Waiting clarification.

It would be worth reminding this agency that where charges sought are typically less $100, the Information Commissioner has generally been of the view...
Airsoft in the defence force
Request to Department of Defence by Mark Mildenhall. Annotated by Verity Pane on .

Waiting clarification.

This appears to be notification of intention to make a practical refusal decision, on the grounds the work involved in processing the request would sub...
Airsoft in the defence force
Request to Department of Defence by Mark Mildenhall. Annotated by Verity Pane on .

Waiting clarification.

Given the vast bulk of the preliminary estimate of charges is for "assessing" the documents sought (the agency only estimates 2 hours to conduct the se...
Statistics on the whole of ADF IR status and medical restrictions
Request to Department of Defence by John Alexander. Annotated by Verity Pane on .

Waiting clarification.

There may be some merit to a claim of "security risk" in providing 10 years of historical Individual Readiness statistics, but it does seem a bit of a...
Nepotism and patronage in Defence
Request to Department of Defence by Sarah Van Winkle. Annotated by Verity Pane on .

Long overdue.

Defence's response here has initiated what is know as a request consultation process. Under s 24 an agency may require an applicant to engage in a requ...
Results of Army Malaria Institute Tafenoquine Anti-malarial Study in 3 RAR Soldiers Returning from Timor Leste c. February 2000
Response by Department of Defence to Stuart McCarthy on .

Waiting clarification.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Mr McCarthy,   Please find attached a decision notice in respect to your request for waiver of the charges.   Kind r...
All-staff emails
Response by Department of Defence to Keith Wolverton on .

Waiting clarification.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Mr Wolverton Thank you for your response and the additional clarification. Unfortunately, the scope of your request is s...
Reports on Mutiny and Dissent
Response by Department of Defence to Winston Smith on .

Long overdue.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Mr Smith Please find attached your Preliminary Assessment of Charges for your FOI request FOI 231/15/16. Regards FOI...
Manifests for special purpose flights between NOV 1st & DEC 2nd 2015
Response by Department of Defence to alan cole on .

Waiting clarification.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Mr Cole,   Please find attached the decision on your request for review of the charges associated with FOI 173/15/16. ...

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