Department of Home Affairs

Part of the Immigration & Border Protection portfolio and a Federal authority

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responsible for immigration and customs border policy, as well as:

  • National security and law enforcement policy
  • Emergency management, including crisis management and disaster recovery
  • Counter terrorism policy and coordination
  • Cyber security policy and coordination
  • Countering foreign interference
  • Critical infrastructure protection
  • Multicultural affairs
  • Countering violent extremism programs
  • Transport Security

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International Treaty Obligations Assessment (ITOA)
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Nishadh Rego on .

Waiting clarification.

UNCLASSIFIED In reply please quote: FOI Request: FA 19/02/00923 Dear Nishadh Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request I refer to y...
Documents not available for download from your FOI log or reasoning
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Posty on .

Waiting clarification.

UNCLASSIFIED Good morning Thank you for your request for copies of all documents referenced but not published on the Department of Home Affairs FOI di...
Information on identity assessments
Request to Department of Home Affairs by Jay Doe. Annotated by Verity Pane on .

Long overdue.

Hi Jay, As the agency did not issue a decision notice before the s 15(5)(b) deadline expired, and there was no activity that stopped the clock, your...
2016-17 Most Expensive Trip
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Waiting clarification.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 17/08/00593; ADF2017/87224   Dear Mr Gothe-Snape   Given that your request is almost a year overdue, I would...
FOI Request for Detail Incident Report 1-5RLPHP
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Mark Laxton on .

Awaiting internal review.

** This is an automated response. Please do not reply to this email ** IMPORTANT INFORMATION   Your email has been received by the Department of...
FOI Request for Detail Incident Report 1-736A1L
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Mark Laxton on .

Awaiting internal review.

** This is an automated response. Please do not reply to this email ** IMPORTANT INFORMATION   Your email has been received by the Department of...
2016-17 Most Expensive Event
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Long overdue.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Your email has been received by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Section. Pl...
DIBP support for Assisted Voluntary Returns by IOM Indonesia
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Cam on .

Long overdue.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Doig, The Department acknowledges the change of wording for request FA 17/07/00795 (replacing the word Migration with Organisati...
Purpose of DIBP support for Assisted Voluntary Returns by IOM Indonesia
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Cam on .

Long overdue.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Doig I can confirm that I received your response on 10 August 2017 to my email below. In relation to your request for further pr...
Indonesian Minors jailed in Australian Adult Prisons
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Asher Hirsch on .

Long overdue.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 17/07/00106; ADF2017/71700   Dear Mr Hirsch   Please find attached the acknowledgement of receipt for your re...
4 year PR wait for Citizenship
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Nas on .

Waiting clarification.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Nas Thank you for your email. The Department's Freedom of Information Section manages formal requests for access to documents unde...
How and who sponsored Mr Gima Wondimu Ethiopian Preacher to come to Australia.
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Solomon Gonfa on .

Long overdue.

Good morning I refer to your email of 18 May 2017 below, and note you have asked a question in relation to the sponsorship of an individual to Austral...
Au pair information
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Morgane Zouabi on .

Waiting clarification.

Good morning I refer to your email below in which you have requested information regarding Au pairs entering Australia. The Department does not curre...
Suspension of humanitarian migration programs in Syria around 2008
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Long overdue.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Your email has been received by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Section. Pl...
Amount of Chinese nationals immigrated to Australia during 2010 and 2015
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Cody Avery on .

Waiting clarification.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 16/10/00905   Dear Mr Avery   Thank you for your FOI request received on 8 October 2016, seeking access to:...
Communication with US Officials regarding US refugee resettlement deal
Clarification sent to Department of Home Affairs by Asher Hirsch on .

Long overdue.

Thank you for your email. Yes, please exclude publically available material from this request. Yours sincerely, Asher Hirsch
Statistics of permanent residency awarded based on domestic violence claims in the last 10 years
Response by Department of Home Affairs to researcher on .

Waiting clarification.

Good morning researcher   Thank you for your email dated 29 September 2016 below, in which you have indicated you would like to undertake research into...
List of Companies that tendered for the provision of services in Regional Processing Countries
Response by Department of Home Affairs to CD on .

Long overdue.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 15/10/00694;  ADF2015/57047     Dear CD   I refer to your FOI request received on 3 October 2015, seeking a...
Sponsorship scams
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Siri Linde on .

Long overdue.

Good morning   Thank you for your email dated 24 February 2016 in which you have submitted an application for access to documents under the Freedo...
Australian immigration data
Request to Department of Home Affairs by SOHAIR ADAS. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Waiting clarification.

It is a surprise to me that the officer was able to understand the request in sufficiency to know that there was a journalist in discussion. I did not...
correspondence between the Department of Immigration and Border control regarding suicide and self harming in detention centres
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Patrick J Heffernan on .

Waiting clarification.

Our references: FA 15/06/01168; ADF2015/26322   Dear Patrick J Heffernan   On 15 June 2015 the Department wrote to you to advise that your requ...
Conduct of DIBP FOI Section officers in handling of Right to Know FOI requests
Request to Department of Home Affairs by Vera Lystich. Annotated by Vera Lystich on .

Long overdue.

Locutus, Noted. Regards Vera
Number of detention centers in Australia 2000-2014
Request to Department of Home Affairs by Elin Eriksson. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Long overdue.

Please have a look at my annotation on the request called "Gender balance of detainees from years 2000-2014" (https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/g....
Capacity of detention
Request to Department of Home Affairs by Elin Eriksson. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Long overdue.

Please have a look at my annotation on the request called "Gender balance of detainees from years 2000-2014" (https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/ge...
Number of minors in detention centres from 2000-2014
Request to Department of Home Affairs by Elin Eriksson. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Long overdue.

Please have a look at my annotation on the request called "Gender balance of detainees from years 2000-2014" (https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/ge...

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