Documents relating to pseudolegal and sovereign citizen legal beliefs
Dear Attorney-General's Department,
This is a Freedom of Information Request for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
I reuqest access to any briefs, documents, or memos produced by the Attorney-General's Department for the purposes of legal assistance services relating to any of the following:
1. "Sovereign citizen" beliefs, or any similarly described movement describing the 'sovereign citizen movement' as it is known from time to time;
2. "Pseudolaw", "pseudolegal beliefs" or any other similarly discribed vews as termed from time to time.
Please exclude duplicates and documents already publicly released, including media releases, reports, articles and statements to the media.
Please limit emails to the final message in the chain as long as previous messages are captured.
I agree to having the names and direct contact details of non-senior staff removed, however I request that redactions do not include non-personally identifying information. For example, please leave the domain and job titles when redacting email addresses or signature blocks on emails.
I preemptively agree to requests for third party consultation if necessary, but would prefer that my information about my identity is not shared with those consulted.’
Yours faithfully,
Glenn Hamiltonshire
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Hamiltonshire,
Thank you for your request, which was received by the Commonwealth
Attorney-General’s Department (the department) Freedom of Information
(FOI) section (reference number FOI25/416). We write to acknowledge your
request.
We received your FOI request on 4 September 2025 and the 30 day statutory
period for processing your request commenced the following day. A decision
is therefore due by 7 October 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.
Please note that, with some exceptions (such as personal information),
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Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
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OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Hamiltonshire,
I refer to your Freedom of Information request (reference number
FOI25/416) to the Attorney-General’s Department (the department) on 4
September 2025.
Request for extension of time
We received your FOI request on 4 September 2025 and the 30-day statutory
period for processing your request commenced on the following day. The
statutory due date for decision is currently Tuesday 7 October 2025.
Unfortunately, the department requires additional time to review material
considered for release to ensure the appropriate decision is provided to
you, and we therefore seek your agreement to a 7-day extension of time to
process this request under s 15AA of the FOI Act. This would mean that a
decision about your request would be due on Saturday 11 October 2025 and
would be sent the next business day on 13 October 2025 2025.
If we are in a position to make a decision earlier than this date, we will
endeavour to do so.
Please respond to this email as soon as possible to confirm if you agree
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details.
If we do not receive your agreement today, your request will be deemed as
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grant for deemed requests.
If you would like to discuss this further, please contact the FOI Team by
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We apologise for the inconvenience and hope to provide you with your
decision shortly.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | Email: [2][AGD request email]
OFFICIAL
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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].
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Dear AGD FOI Requests,
I agree and provide consent to the proposed extension of time
Yours sincerely,
Glenn Hamiltonshire
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Hamiltonshire,
Freedom of Information Request FOI25/416
I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the
department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for access
to documents.
The purpose of this email is to provide you with a decision in response to
that request.
Please find attached:
o decision letter, including:
o review rights,
o schedule of documents,
o statement of reasons, and
o documents.
If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone on (02) 6141
6666 or by email to [1][AGD request email].
Kind regards,
Andjelina
Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | Email: [2][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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