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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Offshore detention centres medical services demand and facility capabilities
Response by Department of Home Affairs to brie cooney on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 16/03/00141; ADF2016/9746   Dear Ms Cooney,   Thank you for your FOI request received on 29 February 2016 for...
FOI Request for Detail Incident Report 1-7B76MX
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Miroslav Schlossberg on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 16/04/00668; ADF2016/15285   Dear Mr Schlossberg   Thank you for your FOI request received on 26 March 2016,...
Transcript of "Journey the Movie"
Response by Department of Home Affairs to James Smith on .

Information not held.

Good afternoon Mr Smith I refer to your request dated 27 March 2016, for access to "an English-language transcript of the film "Journey: The Movie". (...
Treatment of Mohammad Albederee - DIBP
Response by Department of Home Affairs to James Smith on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 15/10/01646; ADF2015/59639   Dear Mr Smith   Thank you for your FOI request received on 25 October 2015 for:...
Importation of petroleum into Australia from 1st February 2000 to the current day
Request to Department of Home Affairs by Jade Loiterton. Annotated by Maureen Henninger on .

Refused.

I'm not entirely sure about 'documents' but statistics concerning petroleum imports (January 1988 - February 2016) are available at the Australian Bure...
Records of Deportation of Criminally Insane New Zealand Citizens from 1.6.15 to 1.2.16
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Ariana Norton on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 16/03/00125; ADF2016/9716   Dear Ms Norton,   I refer to your FOI request received on 28 February 2016, seeki...
Documents relating to the Twitter account @Republic_Nauru
Response by Department of Home Affairs to AB on .

Refused.

Dear AB, Freedom of Information Request I refer to your email dated 29 February 2016 in which you requested access to documents held by Department of...
The Border Force Act (2015)
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Nicole Iliagoueva on .

Refused.

Good morning    Thank you for your email dated 26 February 2016 in which you have submitted an application for access to documents under the Freed...
All information on the detainment of New Zealanders in Australia
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Luke Chandler on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 15/11/00818; ADF2015/62112   Dear Mr Chandler   I refer to your FOI request received on 12 November 2015.  ...
Documents or emails referring to asylum seeker transferred to Brisbane after alleged rape
Request to Department of Home Affairs by Daniel O'Connor. Annotated by Daniel O'Connor on .

Refused.

Annoyingly, I should have responded to this in more detail. It was clear that "match the keywords" in the original request immediately makes the refusa...
Syrian Refugee Resettlement
Request to Department of Home Affairs by Shri Rajen. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

My annotation is to correct an error I made when I made the previous comment. I implied that the officers of the Department of Immigration and Border P...
Clearance for Travele in Asia
Response by Department of Home Affairs to frederick sheno on .

Refused.

Dear Frederick I refer to you email of 27 November 2015 below. The Freedom of Information Section of the Department of Immigration and Border Protect...
Foreign countries and Asylum Seekers Dealings
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Roger Lee on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 15/10/00240; ADF2015/51608   Dear Mr Lee,   I refer to the email below, sent to you on 7 October 2015.   ...
Modified Non-Return Rate report for 2014
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Pep Jan on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 15/07/01497; ADF2015/39044   Dear Pep Jan,   I refer to your FOI request received on 20 July 2015, seeking ac...
Documents before 8 June 2015 relating to paying people smugglers
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Michael Cordover on .

Information not held.

Good morning Mr Cordover Thank you for your email of 31 July 2015 below. Whilst the dates of the documents released to you fell outside the dates spe...
Number of Asylum seeker vessles since the abbot government tightened boarder security
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Benjamin Atkinson-James on .

Information not held.

Good morning Benjamin   Request for access to documents – Freedom of Information Act 1982   Please find attached a Notice of Decision in relati...
Detainee suicides in Australian detention centres in 2004
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Lisa Solinareos on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 15/06/01169; ADF2015/26333   Dear Lisa Solinareos   I refer to your FOI request received on 10 June 2015, see...
Mental health of child asylum seekers in 2004 - Villawood Detention Centre
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Lisa Solinareos on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 15/06/00618; ADF2015/25170   Dear Lisa Solinareos,   I refer to your FOI request received on 5 June 2015, see...
FOI Request for Detail Incident Report 1-4R7RP4
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Eleanor Frida-Kahlo on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Ms Frida-Kahlo   Concerning the reference to internal review in the subject line of your email   As advised in the notice...
Latest draft code of conduct
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Matthew Landauer on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 15/03/00215; ADF2015/8429   Dear Mr Landauer,   I refer to your FOI request received on 2 March 2015, seeking...
Draft Integrity Policy
Response by Department of Home Affairs to cressida on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 15/03/00226; ADF2015/8765   Dear Ms Hall,   I refer to your FOI request received on 2 March 2015, seeking acc...
Asylum Seekers Arrangements
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Zoe Vjestica on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 15/02/01243; ADF2015/6828   Dear Zoe Vjestica   Thank you for your FOI request received on Saturday 21 Februa...
Recent speculation that Tony Abbott is changing immigration laws due to recent terrorist plots
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Tymeka on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 15/02/01190 ; ADF2015/6701   Dear Tymeka   I refer to your request for access to information, received on 13...
Drug related statistics (coming into Australia)
Request to Department of Home Affairs by Lauren Croft. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .

Refused.

The Department refused access they don't think this is a valid request for "documents".
Internal Discussions related to "Right to Know"
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Ben Fairless on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Fairless I note that Ms O'Neil has corresponded with you today advising that she will make a decision on your request by no late...

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