Australian Border Force

Part of the Immigration & Border Protection portfolio and a Federal authority, also called ABF

On 1 July 2015 Australian Customs and Border Protection Service was integrated into the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. This includes the Australian Border Force agency which was established to deliver front-line operations.

Requests prior to 1 July 2015 were sent to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS). Requests are processed by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

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People returning from Israel to be assessed for complicity in war crimes
Response by Australian Border Force to Gareth William Smith on .

Information not held.

OFFICIAL: Sensitive Personal-Privacy Dear Gareth William Smith,   Thank you for your email.   I am writing per section 15(4) of the Freedom...
Farewell card for ABF Commissioner Roman Quaedlieg
Response by Australian Border Force to Elizabeth on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL: Sensitive Personal-Privacy In reply please quote: FOI Request:         FA 23/06/01005   Dear Sandra,   Freedom of Information Re...
Inquiry into Planit accreditation
Response by Australian Border Force to Jon Andre Vergara on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL   In reply please quote: FOI Request: FA 23/03/00570 File Number: FA23/03/00570   Dear VV,   I refer to your FOI request recei...
US Global Entry for Australian Passport Holders
Response by Australian Border Force to Lachlan on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL: Sensitive Personal-Privacy Good afternoon I refer to your email below. The Department’s Freedom of Information Section manages formal requ...
Wang and Zhang
Response by Australian Border Force to XD1022-2021 on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL   In reply please quote: Client Name:   foi+request-9495-b38c1a0a@ FOI Request:   FA 22/11/00093 File Number:   FA22/11/00093  ...
Traditional Chinese Massage - business
Response by Australian Border Force to XD1022-2021 on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL Dear XD1022-2021   Access Decision - Freedom of Information (FOI) request     This letter refers to an access request received by th...
175-179 City Walk Canberra ACT 2601
Response by Australian Border Force to XD1022-2021 on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL Dear XD1022-2021   Access Decision - Freedom of Information (FOI) request   This letter refers to an access request received by the...
The specific reasons why my travel exemption was refused
Response by Australian Border Force to SHAOXIONG ZENG on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL: Sensitive Personal-Privacy 23 February 2022   Mr Shaoxiong ZENG   Email: [1][FOI #8370 email]   In reply please quote: Clien...
Question Regarding Incoming Baggage Restrictions
Response by Australian Border Force to Jose on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL: Sensitive Personal-Privacy In reply please quote: FOI Request: FA 22/05/00728 File Number: OBJ2022/12182 Dear Jose, Thank you. As per yo...
Algorithms in use to determine threat risk to asylum seekers
Response by Australian Border Force to Tim Singleton Norton on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Singleton Norton   FOI request FA 18/08/00495   I refer to your FOI request received on 7 August 2018, seeking access to...
Resettle Agreement between Australia and USA
Response by Australian Border Force to Margaret Anderson on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 17/09/00969; ADF2017/102556   Dear Ms Anderson   Further to the advice below, as we did not receive a respons...
Private use of social media advice provided to employees
Response by Australian Border Force to James Smith on .

Refused.

Good morning Mr Smith The Department notes that you have submitted the below request to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the Depar...
Health undertaking grated for TB
Response by Australian Border Force to Mark evans on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Evans   FOI request FA 18/07/01040   I refer to your FOI request received on 20 July 2018, seeking access to the follow...
Manual for the Coordinated Handling of People Smuggling: Interceptions, Investigations and Prosecutions in Indonesia
Response by Australian Border Force to Asher Hirsch on .

Refused.

For-Official-Use-Only In reply please quote: FOI Request:      FA 17/06/00884-R1 File Number:      ADF2017/68753   Dear Mr Hirsch   The D...
Reporting on the Legal Services Directions
Response by Australian Border Force to Charles Powers on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Good morning Mr Powers I refer to your email below, addressed to the Australian Border Force (ABF). I note that you have submitted a dupl...
Number of serving personnel with criminal convictions and the nature/types of those convictions
Request to Australian Border Force by Citizen. Annotated by Citizen on .

Information not held.

Interesting that Australian Border Force do not have at their ready disposal information regarding the criminal convictions of staff. I shall write to...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Border Force to Ben Fairless on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Fairless I refer to your request to access documents addressed to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. On 1 Ju...
ACBPS activities tier 1 prohibited goods (performance enhancing) 2010-2015
Response by Australian Border Force to ajuni on .

Refused.

Dear Uni Student AJ   The purpose of this email is to advise that your request has been closed as invalid and the Department is no longer processi...
Cocos Island Surveillance System - Trials/Reports
Response by Australian Border Force to CD on .

Information not held.

Good morning CD   Request for access to documents – Freedom of Information Act 1982   Please find attached a Notice of Decision in relation to...
Terrorist Vicken Hovsepian's Entry to Australia
Response by Australian Border Force to Pinar Yilmaz on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Pinar Yilmaz Thank you for your e-mail. I apologise if my email to you of 27 February 2015 (below) was not clear. The request that...
Incident reports related to deaths/injuries at sea
Response by Australian Border Force to Ben Fairless on .

Information not held.

Good morning Mr Fairless Request for access to documents – Freedom of Information Act 1982 Please find attached a Notice of Decision from the Austral...
Border Force Logo Design
Response by Australian Border Force to Daniel on .

Refused.

Good morning   I refer to my emails to you of 28 July and 15 July respectively, and note that I have not received a response to you.   As such...
Documents containing the phrase "Operation Sovereign Murders"
Response by Australian Border Force to Robin de Garis on .

Information not held.

Good morning Mr de Garis Request for access to documents – Freedom of Information Act 1982 Please find attached a Notice of Decision from the Austral...
Directions from Ministers in relation to FOI requests
Response by Australian Border Force to Ben Fairless on .

Information not held.

Good morning Mr Fairless Request for access to documents – Freedom of Information Act 1982 Please find attached a Notice of Decision from the Austral...

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