Department of the House of Representatives

A Federal authority

The Department was established on 1 May 1901. It supports the House of Representatives and the Parliament by providing advice and services of the highest standard.

25 requests
Understanding MP Communication Practices and Constituent Engagement
Internal review request sent to Department of the House of Representatives by Andrew Terhorst on .

Awaiting internal review.

I understand FOI requests have to be responded to within 30 days. You have failed to do this. Please explain the reasons for the delay. Yours fai...
I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act for a complete copy of the departments' Freedom of Information (FOI) logs for th...
I have not had a response to my last follow up request. Could i please be honoured with a response to my initial request please. Yours faithfull...
I request a copy of the rules that apply to disclosure of members' interests, in particular the rules that govern disclosure about benefits received...
General Ledger (Last 5 Financial Years)
Internal review request sent to Department of the House of Representatives by Trent Morrison-Francis on .

Awaiting internal review.

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review of Department of the Hou...
AABill second round submission internal communications
Internal review request sent to Department of the House of Representatives by Alfie John on .

Refused.

Hello? Hello? Hello? Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me Is there anyone at home? Come on now I hear you're feeling down...
FOI Delegations
Request sent to Department of the House of Representatives by Ben Fairless on .

Long overdue.

Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to...
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I request documents related to the ten most recent instances where an employee has sought...
I am seeking copies of the following documents as confirmation that Mr David Coleman MP has possession of the following documents: (i) a copy of...
Correspondence with APRA
Request sent to Department of the House of Representatives by Phillip Sweeney on .

Long overdue.

The Department of the House of Representatives provides services to support the efficient conduct of the House of Representatives, its committees an...
Transcript of the Hearing of the Standing Committee of Economics
Internal review request sent to Department of the House of Representatives by Phillip Sweeney on .

Awaiting internal review.

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review of Department of the Hou...
I'd like to request access to any documents that provided the substantive reasoning that lead to Parliament becoming except from the FOI act. Plea...
I email requesting any and all emails pertaining to Dr Dennis Jensen's manuscript - described as a "sexy political psycho-thriller" in today's Guardi...
"Seinfeld" in parliament
Request sent to Department of the House of Representatives by Ben Fairless on .

Long overdue.

In November 2014, a youtube clip was published which uses video from the Parliament: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuDTMmxGStE In a followup vid...
Here's a request from a while back on the same subject: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/list_of_all_94a_94b
Dear Mr Fairless I apologise for the delay in responding to your request below for information on the IT architecture of the Department of the House of...
Tony Abbott Calendar request

Information not held.

Dear Mr Callaghan, I apologise for the delay in responding to your request. The Department of the House of Representatives does not have access to no...
Access to Speaker's Brief
Request to Department of the House of Representatives by Daniel Hinds. Annotated by Henare Degan on .

Refused.

It would be interesting to ask them why they are refusing access. Hopefully they'll be just ask helpful and upfront about this as the Department is i...
Dear Mr Mansillo   Ref: 13/03   I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 e-mailed to the Department of the House of R...
Dear Mr Mansillo   Ref: 13/04   I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 e-mailed to the Department of the House of R...
Dear Mr Mansillo   Ref: 13/05   I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 e-mailed to the Department of the House of R...
Dear Mr Mansillo   Ref: 13/06   I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 e-mailed to the Department of the House of R...
List of all 94a & 94b
Request to Department of the House of Representatives by Tim Westcott. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Successful.

It is very much a good result, completely contrary to my prediction. It reflects extremely well on the staff of the Department of the House of Represen...
Dear Mr Mansillo   Please see the attached letter regarding your request for a review of the decision in relation to your freedom of information r...
Dear Mr Mansillo   Attached is a response to your FOI request of 2 May 2013.   regards   __________________________________________________...

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