Attorney-General's Department

Part of the Attorney-General portfolio and a Federal authority, also called AGD

The Attorney-General's Department was one of the original departments established at Federation in 1901. It serves the Attorney-General's and the Minister for Home Affairs and provides policy advice and services to the Commonwealth in the following main areas: administrative, constitutional, civil, family and international law, international crime cooperation, Indigenous legal justice, law reform, bankruptcy estate administration and regulation, Commonwealth courts and tribunals, legal aid, native title, national and international human rights issues, censorship, criminal law and law enforcement, national security, emergency management, some aspects of customs and border control.

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Marital Status
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Nate on .

Refused.

Dear Nate   Freedom of Information Request FOI20/003 – Request Consultation Process   I refer to the below email sent to you on 20 January 20...
Trial by Jury
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Chris H on .

Refused.

Dear Chris H   Freedom of Information Request FOI19/283   I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for acce...
The Australian Government's shameful attitude to my allegations.
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Greg Cadwallader on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Cadwallader The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has now concluded and handed i...
Is the following included in the Australian Constitution - refer US 13th amendment 'no lawyers allowed in public office'?
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Marilyn Quirk on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Marilyn Quirk, I refer to your request under the Freedom of information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to the Commonwealth Attorney General’s...
All documents relating to special purposes prohibited importation 096IP/2017
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Dave Everett. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

Thgis is not actually a refused application. The applicant was told that he would have to pay a processing charge. The charges were not paid. The appli...
Transcript of the Fair Work Decision in Hazledine vs Wakerley
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Karren Hazledine. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

I have said that this application was refused but my reason is a bit complicated. The applicant was involved in a law suit. The suit was heard by a cou...
Government obligation to protect the public in Australia
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Eddie. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

Unfortunately, although the request is interesting, it is too vague to be a valid request. Instead of requesting specific, identifiable documents, it a...
Court Transcripts from Hazledine vs AJG
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Karren Hazledine on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Ms Hazledine,   Please find a letter, attached to this email, in which is recorded a decision in respect of your request for a...
Parliament of the Commonwealth 2
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Jim Gray. Annotated by steven on .

Refused.

Exactly, spot on, perfect explanation. "thumbs up"
Request for mobile communications via mobile applications
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Ben Fairless. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .

Refused.

I don’t think I pursued this any further to be honest. You’re welcome to make the same or similar request if you wanted ;)
Australia is a signatory to the International covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Human Rights
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Eddie on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Kevin Thank you for your email. You have emailed the Attorney-General’s Department Freedom of Information section. The Attorney-G...
Information on Wikileaks, its Australian staff, and Julian Assange.
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Snehan Kekre on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Kekre   Please find attached correspondence in respect of your request below.   Yours sincerely   FOI Case Manager...
800,000+ jobs created since July 2016......Really ?
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Vito Guzzardi on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon I refer to your email below. Please be advised that the email address for the FOI unit in the Attorney General's Departme...
Precise salaries paid to the Department’s SES officers for FY14/15, FY15/16 and FY16/17
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Name withheld on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Applicant,   Please find attached the signed decision letter in respect of your request for documents under the Freedom of Inf...
Dissemination by the FWBC of false information - ethics and accountability in the Commonwealth Public Sector
Response by Attorney-General's Department to JS on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear JS Please find attached a decision in response to your request for internal review below. Yours sincerely FOI Case Manager Freed...
2016-17 Most Expensive Event
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Gothe-Snape On 8 August 2017 you requested access to documents, specifically the following:             “Can you please pro...
Article 61 Magna Carta
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Ringer on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Good morning,   I am writing in response to your email of 18 October 2017 to the Freedom of Information and Parliamentary Section o...
Private use of social media advice provided to employees
Response by Attorney-General's Department to James Smith on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Smith,   Please find attached a signed letter in respect of your Freedom of Information request.   The department’s FOI...
Indonesian Minors jailed in Australian Adult Prisons
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Asher Hirsch on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED   Dear Asher Hirsch Freedom of Information Request FOI17/118 On 4 July 2017 you requested access to documents, specifically the f...
Group Certificates/PAYG payment summaries of the Department’s SES staff - FY2013/14, FY2014/15 and FY2015/16
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Name withheld on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you for your email dated 25 July 2017. The department has considered your query and can offer the following inform...
Agendas or briefing documents relating to the Five Eyes meeting in Queenstown, New Zealand in April 2017.
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Greg McDonald on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr McDonald,   Please find attached a decision with respect to your Freedom of Information request, received by the department...
Are Australians in the Israeli Defence Force and Israelis migrating to Australia vetted for possible human rights abuses committed by them in the Occupied Palestinian Territories?
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Gareth William Smith on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 17/01/00801; ADF2017/7150   Dear Mr Smith,   I refer to your FOI request received from the Attorney-General’s...
Copyright legislation working group documents
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Brendan Molloy. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

I am very pleased to hear that the Attorney General's Department stopped asking Mr Molloy for the balance of $140 but I am not sure that this means wha...
Freedom of Information request - DRIP Funding Application of Real World Technology Solutions Pty Ltd
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Skeeve Stevens on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED FOI16/130; 16/9739   25 October 2016 Mr Skeeve Stevens By email: Skeeve Stevens <[FOI #2220 email]>   Dear Mr Stevens Free...
Theo Tavoularis
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Jeremy Cooper-Stout on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED FOI16/133; 16/9881   7 October 2016 Mr Jeremy Cooper-Stout By email: [1][FOI #2230 email]   Dear Mr Cooper-Stout Freedom o...

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