Department of Finance

Part of the Finance portfolio and a Federal authority, also called Finance

Budget policy advice and process, and review of governmental programmes; Government financial accountability, governance and financial management frameworks; shareholder advice on Government Business Enterprises (GBEs); general policy guidelines for Australian Government statutory authorities; superannuation for Commonwealth employees; asset sales; strategic property management in Australia, including acquisition, ownership and disposal of real property; procurement policy; electoral matters, administration of the Commonwealth's self-managed general insurance fund (Comcover); and fostering the efficient and effective use of Information and Communications Technologies by the Australian Government.

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A list of donations over $10,000 paid to each party in the last 2019 federal election
Response by Department of Finance to Quentin Brown on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Quentin Brown,   Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance Freedom of Information team. Your email stated:   P...
Cash position of Principal Agencies as at 30/06/2018
Response by Department of Finance to Tracy Huang on .

Successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Ms Huang,   Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance Freedom of Information team. Your request stated:   I am...
Travel Records for Bronwyn Bishop
Response by Department of Finance to Evelyn Doyle on .

Withdrawn by the requester.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Ms Doyle As requested, I am now forwarding the decision in respect of your FOI Request 20/06 to this Right to Know email address....
Politicians' Pensions
Request to Department of Finance by Birdie. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Partially successful.

Theis request was formally refused because it is not a valid application under the Act. However, the authority has been much more helpful than I had ex...
George Brandis and George Pell
Request to Department of Finance by D Ward. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

Refused under section 24A of the Act: Documents do not exist or cannot be found.
Precise salaries paid to the Department’s SES officers for FY14/15, FY15/16 and FY16/17
Response by Department of Finance to Name withheld on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear FOI Applicant Please find attached a decision in relation to your FOI request (our reference FOI 18/16).   Kind regards FO...
Briefings for grant applications - Australian political parties for democracy
Response by Department of Finance to Freedom Fighter of Information on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Freedom Fighter of Information,   Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance, dated 8 March 2019, seeking access to...
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit
Response by Department of Finance to Justin on .

Partially successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Justin   Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) Freedom of Information team, dated 19 March 2019, see...
G20 Brisbane
Response by Department of Finance to Justin on .

Partially successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Justin   Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) Freedom of Information team, dated 19 March 2019, see...
VIP Aircraft Usage and Costs
Response by Department of Finance to Justin on .

Partially successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Justin,   Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance Freedom of Information team seeking:   … information relat...
Compliments of FOI disclosure log
Response by Department of Finance to Posty on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Freedom of Information Request – FOI 18/141 Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance), dated 31 De...
FOI Delegations
Response by Department of Finance to Ben Fairless on .

Successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Fairless,   Thank you for your emails to the Department of Finance and Minister for Finance seeking copies of FOI delegatio...
Julie Bishop
Response by Department of Finance to Vito Guzzardi on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Guzzardi   Please find attached a decision in relation to your FOI request (our reference FOI 17/156).   Kind regards...
Do sacked politicians get a pension for life
Response by Department of Finance to June M Bullivant OAM on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Ms Bullivant OAM,   Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) seeking the following information:   ‘...
Question asked in the 1998 referundem
Response by Department of Finance to Eddie on .

Partially successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Eddie,   Freedom of Information Request – FOI 18/96 Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance)...
Amount remaining in the Consoldiated Revenue Account on 2018 Budget Release date
Response by Department of Finance to Eddie on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Eddie   Please find attached a decision in relation to your FOI request (our reference FOI 18/74).   Kind regard...
2016-17 Most Expensive Trip
Request to Department of Finance by Jackson Gothe-Snape. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

It can cause problems when an applicant sends out a very large number of requests together in a bulk request. It is convenient for the applicant when s...
2016-17 Most Expensive Event
Response by Department of Finance to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Gothe-Snape As indicated below, the lack of clarity with the request is not around the term 'event' but the context of how Finan...
Ministerial staff
Response by Department of Finance to alan cole on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Mr Cole   Please find attached correspondence in relation to your freedom of information request (FOI 17/96).  ...
Private use of social media advice provided to employees
Response by Department of Finance to James Smith on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Smith   Please find attached a decision in relation to FOI 17/108.   Kind regards   [1]cid:image001.jpg@01D20F6A.F1C...
Documents relating to the waiver of Bob Day's Commonwealth debts
Response by Department of Finance to Mark Newton on .

Refused.

Thank you for your email to the Freedom of Information Team at the Department of Finance.  An officer will respond to your email shortly.  In the mea...
Immigration ‐ Immigration Portfolio Issues brief
Response by Department of Finance to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Successful.

Good afternoon Mr Gothe-Snape   Please find attached a decision and document, in relation to your FOI request (our reference 17/74).   Kind re...
All information and non personal correspondence relating to the waiver of debt for Robert John Day
Response by Department of Finance to Anne Rowlands on .

Successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Ms Rowlands, Thank you for your email below. Finance has now closed your FOI 17/80 request. As previously indicated, a re...
2016/17 Additional Estimates Topics
Response by Department of Finance to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Mr Gothe-Snape, Please find attached, a decision letter in regards to your FOI request (our reference FOI 17/58).  ...
Group Certificates/PAYG payment summaries of the Department's SES staff - FY2013/14, FY2014/15 and FY2015/16
Response by Department of Finance to Name withheld on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Please find attached, a decision in regards to your FOI request (our reference number 17/43).   Regards FOI Offi...

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