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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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...
Terrorist Vicken Hovsepian's Visa to Australia
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Pinar Yilmaz on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 14/12/01344; ADF2014/46412   Dear Pinar Yilmaz,   I refer to your FOI request received on 26 December 2014, s...
Removal of Transcripts and Media Releases from Website
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Patrick Gardner on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 15/01/00668; ADF2015/2117   Dear Mr Gardner,   I refer to your FOI request received on 15 January 2015, seeki...
Complaints about officers - FOI - APS Code of Conduct
Request to Department of Home Affairs by Ben Fairless. Annotated by Phillip Sweeney on .

Refused.

Dear Ben Here is an example of someone seeking documents related to the conduct of officers of a Department and compliance with the APS Code of Condu...
"Notes" between Mr. Martin Bowles and Hon. Scott Morrison
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Ben Fairless on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 14/08/01188; ADF2014/30516                        Dear Mr Fairless,   I refer to your FOI request received on...
Number of people detained every year
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Elin Eriksson on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 14/12/00016 ; ADF2014/42921   Dear Ms Eriksson   I refer to your request for access to information, received...
Mental health of asylum seekers
Request to Department of Home Affairs by Alessandra Melville. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

I have learnt to feel very hopeless with request to Department of Immigration and Border Protection but in this letter of refusal there is also a candl...
Correspondence regarding the name "Border Force"
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Robin de Garis on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 14/08/00396; ADF2014/28290   Dear Robin de Garis   Thank you for your FOI request received on 6 August 2014 f...
FOI Request for Detail Incident Report 1-339F51
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Andrew Harvey on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 14/08/00678; ADF2014/29179     Dear Mr Harvey   Thank you for your FOI request received on 14 August 2014 f...
FOI Request for Detail Incident Report 1-2X8C7T
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Andrew Harvey on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 14/08/00674; ADF2014/29160     Dear Mr Harvey   Thank you for your FOI request received on 14 August 2014 f...
FOI Request for Detail Incident Report 1-5XB7XL
Response by Department of Home Affairs to Robert Tedge on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 14/08/00211; ADF2014/27702   Dear Mr Tedge   I am writing in regard to your FOI request seeking:           ...

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