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Document 1
TO:
Tony Burke
TITLE:
Department of Home Affairs Compliance with Senate
Continuing Order No. 12 Indexed Lists of Departmental and
Agency Files – January to June 2024
DATE PRINTED:
2/09/2024
NUMBER:
MS24-001533
TIMING:
For consideration by 9 September 2024, as agreed with
Deputy CoS, to meet the required timeframes of Senate
Continuing Order 12 required to be tabled on Tuesday 10th
September.
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Submission
For decision
PDMS Ref. Number: MS24-001533
Date of Clearance: 27/08/2024
To
Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural
Affairs, Minister for Cyber Security
Subject
Department of Home Affairs Compliance with Senate Continuing
Order No. 12 Indexed Lists of Departmental and Agency Files
Timing
For consideration by 9 September 2024, as agreed with Deputy CoS, to meet the
required timeframes of Senate Continuing Order 12 required to be tabled on
Tuesday 10th September.
Recommendations
That you:
1.
sign the attached letter notifying the President of the
signed / not signed
Senate, Senator the Hon Sue Lines, of compliance by the
Department of Home Affairs with Senate Continuing Order
No.12 (
Attachment A).
Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Immigration and
Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Cyber Security
Signature………………………………………………
Date:……/………/ 2024
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7. The Department has also removed from the list of files information that is:
• commercially confidential information;
• identifiably personal information; and
• security classified information that is disclosed in, or that could be established from,
a file title.
Consultation – internal/external
8. The Department has prepared the list in consultation with relevant business areas across the
Department and ABF.
Consultation – Secretary
9. The Secretary is aware of this Order, but has not been specifical y consulted on this
submission.
Client service implications
10. Nil.
Risks and Sensitivities
11. Nil.
Financial/systems/legislation/deregulation/media implications
12. Nil.
Attachments
Attachment A
Letter notifying the President of the Senate of compliance with Senate
Continuing Order No. 12
Authorising Officer
Cleared by:
Clare Sharp
General Counsel
Group Manager, Legal Group
Department of Home Affairs
Date: 27/08/2024
Mob: s. 22(1)(a)(ii)
Contact Officer: Carmen Saunders, Assistant Secretary, Privacy, FOI & Records Management
Ph: s. 22(1)(a)(ii)
CC
Secretary
Associate Secretary
ABF Commissioner
Deputy Secretaries
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The Hon Tony Burke MP
Minister for Home Affairs
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Minister for Cyber Security
Minister for the Arts
Leader of the House
Ref No: MS24-001533
Senator the Hon Sue Lines
President of the Senate
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Dear President
This letter is to advise that the Department of Home Affairs has complied with the
requirements of Senate Continuing Order No. 12, for the reporting period of
1 January to 30 June 2024.
An indexed list of all relevant files has been published on the following internet page for
the Department of Home Affairs: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/reports-and-
publications/reports/reports-to-parliament/file-listing.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) will report compliance in
a separate submission to the Minister for Emergency Management,
Senator the Hon Jenny McAllister and publish a consolidated list to their internet page.
If you have any questions on this file listing, please contact the Assistant Secretary,
Privacy, Freedom of Information and Records Management Branch, the Department of
Home Affairs, Carmen Saunders, on s. 22(1)(a)(ii) or
s. 22(1)(a)(ii) @Homeaffairs.gov.au
Yours sincerely
Tony Burke
/
/ 2024
Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Telephone: (02) 6277 7860
