OFFICIAL
Dear Khoi,

Thank you for your request, which was received by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department (the department) Freedom of Information (FOI) section (reference number FOI25/554). We write to acknowledge your request and seek your agreement to exclude certain information from your request.

We received your FOI request on 17 November 2025 and the 30-day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the following day. A decision is therefore due by 17 December 2025. However, this may be extended if the department needs to consult third parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

Request to exclude certain information from the scope of your request
The department is seeking your agreement to exclude the following categories of information from the documents in your request:
- duplicates of documents that are in scope;
- personal information of members of the public;
- contact details for teams, internal to the department and other agencies
- personal information belonging to officers of the department and other government agencies.

Excluding the information listed above enables us to process your request more efficiently. If you agree to the above exclusions, the names of senior executive officers will be released where they are present in the documents and do not attract an FOI exemption. In addition, publicly available telephone numbers and email addresses will generally be released.

Please note that, with some exceptions (such as personal information), documents released under the FOI Act may later be published online on the department's disclosure log http://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtection....

Next steps
Please respond to this email by 20 November 2025 to confirm if you agree the exclusion of the above information.

If you would like to discuss this further, please contact the FOI Team by phoning (02) 6141 6666 or emailing [AGD request email].

Kind regards,
Andjelina
Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | Email: [AGD request email]

OFFICIAL

-----Original Message-----
From: Khoi Hoang <[FOI #14011 email]>
Sent: Monday, 17 November 2025 1:52 PM
To: AGD FOI Requests <[AGD request email]>
Subject: FOI25/554: Freedom of Information request - Breaches to the lobbying code from former Members of Parliament or Senators

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Dear Attorney-General's Department,
I would like to request two things:

1) the number of reports of suspected breaches to the lobbying code of conduct from former members of parliament or senators.

2) the number of actual breaches to the lobbying code of conduct from former mebers of parliaments or senators. If applicable, I'd like to know how many of these resulted in the removal of the lobbyer from the register.

Yours faithfully,
Khoi

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OFFICIAL

Dear Khoi

The department has begun processing your request and is seeking to confirm
our interpretation of the scope to allow us to identify relevant
documents.

The department is interpretating your request to be for:

    1.   The number of reports of suspected breaches of the Lobbying Code
of Conduct submitted by former MPs or senators, and

    2.   The number of actual breaches that were confirmed following
breach reports submitted by former MPs or senators (and any removals from
the register that followed).

Can you please confirm as soon as possible if this understanding is
correct?

We look forward to your response.

Kind regards

Freedom of Information & Privacy

Attorney-General’s Department

Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | Email: [1][AGD request email]

OFFICIAL

The Attorney-General’s Department may collect your personal information
where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, our
functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI
Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email address and
telephone number so that we can contact you about your request or privacy
complaint. If your request concerns accessing or correcting your personal
information, we will collect the minimum amount of evidence necessary to
verify your identity. We hold personal information in accordance with the
Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint
about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6141 6666 or
via e-mail [email address]. 
If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by
return email and delete all copies. If this email or any attachments have
been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any
confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information in the
email or attachments.

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