Administrative request for information: Trove takedowns 1 January 2022 to 6 August 2024
Information requested:
1. Outcome - whether the takedown request was (a) successful, (b) unsuccessful, (c) technical
takedown, (d) open (in progress), (e) closed (insufficient information provided for decision).
2. Number (%) of takedown requests for each group outcome above (i.e. the percentage of
successful, unsuccessful, technical takedown requests etc.).
3. Reasons for the group outcomes referred to in point 1 above (i.e. reasons for successful,
unsuccessful takedown or technical takedown requests etc.).
4. Details of the number of takedown requests received for each agency.
Takedown table information: 1 January 2022 to 6 August 2024
Outcome
Number (%)
Broad categories of reasons
Successful
46 (37%)
(a) Personal privacy reasons;
or
(b) where Commonwealth
data was inadvertently
publicly exposed to the
internet.
Technical takedowns
12 (9.7%)
(a) Copyright; or
(b) version update/duplicate
National Electronic
Deposit (NED) records
Unsuccessful
60 (48%)
(a) Trove or Australian Web
Archive policy regarding
Library role in provision of
point-in-time historical
records; or
(b) data not control ed by the
Library (e.g. Wikipedia)
Open
2 (2%)
In process
Closed
4 (3%)
Insufficient information
provided for decision.
1 Jan 2022 - 6 Aug 2024
124
Takedown requests received by each agency
Agency
Number of
Requests
Australian Public Service
4
Commission
Department of Infrastructure,
1
Transport, Regional
Development,
Communications and the
Arts
Safe Work Australia
1
Attorney General
1
Prime Minister & Cabinet
4
NDIS Review via PM&C
8
Australian Institute of
1
Criminology
Department of Industry
1
Victorian School Building
1
Authority
Department of Finance
1
NSW Special Commission of
1
Inquiry
Department of Foreign Affairs
2
& Trade
Australian Electoral
1
Commission
Department of Environment,
1
Science and Innovation (Qld)
1 Jan 2022 - 6 Aug 2024
28*
*22.5% of total takedown requests in this period were from government agencies.
