Tim Wilson Referrals
Dear Australian Federal Police,
This is a Freedom of Information Request for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
I refer to an article published in Crikey! titled '‘There are still people recovering from the trauma’: The Goldstein campaign was worse than we thought', published on 4 December 2025 by Rachel Withers. https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/aus.... The article reads as follows:
"... Asked for comment, a spokesperson for Wilson did not specifically address this or any other matter put to him, pointing instead to comments the Goldstein MP made in parliament about homophobia, and wishing his opponents a pleasant summer.
“Mr Wilson’s office has sadly had to make its fourth formal report this morning to the Australian Federal Police about Teal volunteer intimidation against his team.""
I seek access to all four formal reports made to the Australian Federal Police by Tim Wilson's Office.
Noting the timing of this request, and the upcoming Christmas period (Merry Christmas to the dear public servants reading this!), I provide consent to an extension of time of 30 days in advance.
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
Good afternoon Mr Hamiltonshire,
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I refer to your request dated 09 December 2025, seeking access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) as follows:
“Request:
I seek access to all four formal reports made to the Australian Federal
Police by Tim Wilson's Office.”
Timeframe –your agreement to an extension of time
Upon consideration of your request, the AFP is of the view that your
request will take longer than 30 days to process. The delay is
regrettable, however, due to an excessive number of requests that have
come through our office it will not be possible to advise you of a
decision by 08 January 2026.
Accordingly, pursuant to section 15AA of the Act, we thank you for
providing your written consent on the 09 December 2025 to extend the
period by 30 days to notify you of a decision by 09 February 2025.
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Yours sincerely,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
SUPPORT OFFICER
AFP LEGAL
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