FOI Disclosure Log
Freedom of Information Act 1982
Publicly available information released following an FOI access request
The Federal Court is required by section 11C of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) to publish a disclosure log on its website. The disclosure log lists information which has been released in response to an FOI access request. This requirement has applied since 1 May 2011.
The disclosure log requirement does not apply to:
- personal information about any person if publication of that information would be 'unreasonable'
- information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any person if publication of that information would be 'unreasonable'
- other information covered by a determination made by the Australian Information Commissioner if publication of that information would be 'unreasonable'
- any information if it is not reasonably practicable to publish the information because of the extent of modifications that would need to be made to delete the information listed in the above dot points.
The information described in this disclosure log has been released by the Federal Court under the FOI Act and is available for public access.
A link is provided if the information can be downloaded from this website or another website.
Information that is not available on a website may be obtained by writing to the Court's FOI Contact Officer.
General Counsel
Principal Registry
Federal Court of Australia
PO Box 13084 George Street
BRISBANE QLD 4003
There are no processing charges for requests for access to documents containing only personal information about you. However, processing charges may apply to other requests. You will be notified if any charge is payable and required to pay the charge before the information is provided.
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Information attached to, or referred to, in the Federal Court's disclosure log will generally be removed after 12 months, unless the information has enduring public value.
2024
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/86 |
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| Date of access | 8 November 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to emails and reports about CourtPath that were shared with the executive leadership team or Chief Executive Officer & Principal Registrar in the period 1 January 2024 to 20 July 2024. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in part to the documents found. Given the volume of documents, the documents were compiled into a single PDF bundle: |
| Other information | The documents have information redacted which is irrelevant to the request or exempt from disclosure under ss 47C and/or 47E of the FOI Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/85 |
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| Date of access | 11 November 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for documents with respect to information about Indigenous Liaison Officers and the number of staff currently employed in the agency who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Full access was granted to the:
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| Other information |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/84 |
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| Date of access | 6 November 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for a copy of all the current certificates of currency of the Federal Court of Australia. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to redacted versions of the certificates of currency (PDF, 405KB) of the Federal Court of Australia. |
| Other information | The ten documents that access was granted to in response to the request were redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) to exclude irrelevant information. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/83 |
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| Date of access | 31 October 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to the most recent thirty (30) notices of charges issued to FOI applicants in the period from 1 July 2022 to 1 October 2024 and any subsequent decisions regarding charges following applicant contention or internal/external review. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in part to each of the documents found, and those documents were compiled into a single PDF bundle: |
| Other information | The applicant agreed to redact personal information of FOI applicants and excluded from the scope of their request emails that attached to charges notices or decision letters. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/82 |
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| Date of access | 2 October 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to the documents of appointment of the current Chief Executive Officer, Registrars, Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Marshal, Deputy Marshals, and Admiralty Marshals of the Federal Court of Australia. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: Access was granted in full to the relevant appointment documents, which have been compiled into one PDF bundle: File note (PDF, 140KB) related to the decision to publish documents on the disclosure log. |
| Other information | The CEO appointment document was redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Act to exclude information that was irrelevant to the request. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/81 |
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| Date of access | 30 August 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to files PA-2023-0137 and PA-2023-0138 in relation to services the Federal Court sought from CPM Reviews. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: |
| Other information |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/80 |
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| Date of access | 26 August 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to the training materials, templates, internal policies or procedures around releasing information under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act). |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: |
| Other information | The documents that access was granted to in response to the request were redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Act to exclude information that was outside the scope of, or irrelevant to, the request. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/79 |
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| Date of access | 26 August 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to the training materials, templates, internal policies or procedures around releasing information under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: |
| Other information |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/78 |
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| Date of access | 12 June 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to the vacancy notification for a particular Registrar role. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following document: |
| Other information |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/77 |
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| Date of access | 21 May 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to the total number of:
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| Information published in the disclosure log | A written compilation (PDF, 54KB) was created to provide the information sought by the applicant. |
| Other information |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/76 |
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| Date of access | 21 May 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to the organisational charts of the Federal Court of Australia. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to redacted versions of the organisational charts (PDF, 5.7MB) of the Federal Court of Australia. |
| Other information | The sixteen documents that access was granted to in response to the request were redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under s.47F of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/75 |
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| Date of access | 20 May 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made including for access to documents between the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the Court relating to a particular cybersecurity report. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in part to the following document: |
| Other information | The documents that access was granted to was redacted in accordance with s 22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) to exclude irrelevant information. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/74 |
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| Date of access | 7 May 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access including to the insurance policy number(s) for the Federal Court of Australia. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | A written compilation (pdf, 34 KB) was created to provide the information sought by the applicant. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/73 |
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| Date of access | 2 April 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to documents related to a specific privacy complaint, as well as the employment and other documents of a particular staff member. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following document: Access was granted in part to the following document: |
| Other information |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/72 |
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| Date of access | 1 March 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to the oath or affirmation of allegiance of the Members of the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/71 |
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| Date of access | 26 February 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to information relating to the Royal Commission on the Robodebt Scheme or the government response to the Royal Commission in the period 1 July to 31 December 2023 |
| Information published in the disclosure log | A written compilation (PDF, 184 KB) was created to provide the information sought by the applicant |
| Other information |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/70 |
| Date of access | 19 February 2024 |
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| FOI request | A request was made for access to the employment contract of a certain employee of the Federal Court of Australia and other appointment or employment documents. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/69 |
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| Date of access | 23 January 2024 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to certificates of currency for the Federal Court of Australia. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: |
2023
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/68 |
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| Date of access | 30 November 2023 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to documents that related to a freedom of information request and a request for an internal review made by another applicant and the decisions provided to that applicant. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to redacted versions of the following documents: |
| Other information | The four documents that access was granted to in response to the request were redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under s.47F of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/67 |
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| Date of access | 23 October 2023 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to four documents with respect to charges letters and decisions provided to another applicant. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to redacted versions of the following documents: |
| Other information | The four documents that access was granted to in response to the request were redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under s.47F of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/66 |
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| Date of access | 18 September 2023 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to the number of non-party requests made by a media organisation or a representative of a media organisation from 1 January to 30 June 2022 and 1 January and 30 June 2023. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | A written compilation of non-party requests made by a media organisation or a representative of a media organisation (PDF, 102 KB) was created to provide the information sought by the applican. |
| Other information | The decision document that access was granted to in response to the request was redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under s.47F of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/65 |
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| Date of access | 5 July 2023 |
| FOI request | A request was made for an FOI decision provided to another applicant. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a redacted version of the decision (PDf, 152 KB). |
| Other information | The decision document that access was granted to in response to the request was redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under s.47F of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/64 |
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| Date of access | 22 February 2023 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to the vacancy notification in relation to a position a particular Registrar was selected to fill. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Full access was granted to the Gazette Notice – Judicial Registrar. |
| Other information | The document has previously been published on the Federal Court of Australia’s disclosure log (see PA2925/06/30 and PA2925-06/33). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/63 |
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| Date of access | 2 February 2023 |
| FOI request | A request was made for documents that related to a matter before the Court. The documents requested related to:
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| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: |
| Other information | Some information that fell within the scope of the request was refused in accordance with ss.5(1), 47E(d) and 47F of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/62 |
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| Date of access | 27 January 2023 |
| FOI request | A request was made for a document that related to a recruitment process conducted in 2018. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the document: Overview for Recruitment (PDf, 75 KB) |
2022
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/61 |
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| Date of access | 22 August 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for an internal review of the FOI decision made on 27 June 2022. The original decision related to a request made for documents that relate to the national registrar selection process conducted in 2018 including the selection report, the letter of offer and any documents constituting the application, responses to questions and curriculum vitae. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a redacted version of the Selection Report (PDF, 206 KB). |
| Other information | Some documents in the scope of the request were refused in accordance with ss.47C, 47E(c) & 47F of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/60 |
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| Date of access | 1 August 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for an internal review of an FOI decision made on behalf of the Court on 22 June 2022. The original FOI request sought access to documents containing information about SES employees of the Court, including names, ranks, positions titles, primary locations, employment dates and employment status. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a written compilation of SES employment information (PDF, 136 KB), prepared in accordance with s 17 of the FOI Act. |
| Other information | The document released excluded information that the decision-maker determined was exempt matter under ss 47E and 47F of the FOI Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/59 |
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| Date of access | 1 August 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for an internal review of the FOI decision made on 23 June 2022. The original decision related to a request made for documents relating to a SES national judicial registrar selection process. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a redacted versions of the: |
| Other information | The documents that access was granted to in response to the request were redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under ss.47E(c) & 47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/58 |
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| Date of access | 18 July 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to any and all classification evaluation documents for the Chief Information and Digital Officer role |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a redacted version of the Chief Information Officer – SES Role Evaluation (PDF, 86 KB) |
| Other information | The document that access was granted to in response to the request was redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under ss.47C, 47E(c), 47E(d) & 47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/57 |
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| Date of access | 18 July 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to the consultation letters that were sent to certain individuals in relation to the “National Judicial Registrar and District Registrar – QLD” and “National Judicial Registrar and District Registrar – WA” selection reports. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in part to the following documents: |
| Other information | The document that access was granted to in response to the request was redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under ss.47C, 47E(c), 47E(d) & 47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/56 |
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| Date of access | 8 July 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to documents recording consultations with certain individuals in relation to the certification documents for the selection processes relating to the SES Band "National Judicial Registrar & District Registrar – QLD", "National Judicial Registrar & District Registrar – WA" and “SES Band 2 Senior Registrar role” in the Court. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in part to the following documents:
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| Other information | Certain information was redacted in the documents on the basis that such information was personal information that would be unreasonable to disclose (section 47F of the FOI Act) or that such information was irrelevant to the FOI request (section 22 of the FOI Act). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/55 |
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| Date of access | 30 June 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to vacancy notifications, classification evaluations, job applications, selection reports, and a Commissioner's Representative Certificate for positions that certain Registrars applied for and were selected to fill. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: 1.Gazette Notice – Senior National Judicial Registrar; Access was granted in part to the following document: 5.Commissioner's Representative Certificate – Senior National Judicial Registrar (redacted). |
| Other information | The documents granted access to have been previously published on the Federal Court's disclosure log (see PA2925-06/30, PA2925-06/22 and PA2925-06/13). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/54 |
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| Date of access | 30 June 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for the position descriptions, vacancy notifications and classification evaluation documents in relation to certain human resources staff of the Federal Court of Australia |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Full access was granted to the:
Access was granted to redacted versions of the: |
| Other information | The gazette notice documents that access was granted to in response to the request were redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under s.47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information. Some documents in the scope of the request were refused in accordance with ss.47C, 47E(c), 47E(d) and 47F of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/53 |
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| Date of access | 29 June 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for the FOI decisions provided to the applicant/s in relation to FOI reference numbers PA2925-06/9, PA2925-06/10 and PA2925-06/13 on the Federal Court of Australia’s disclosure log. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to redacted versions of the decisions in relation to: |
| Other information |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/52 |
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| Date of access | 27 June 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for documents that relate to a national registrar selection process conducted in 2018 including the selection report, the offer of employment and any and all documents constituting a candidate’s application. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a redacted version of the Selection Report (PDF, 200 KB) |
| Other information | The selection report document that access was granted to in response to the request was redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under ss.47C, 47E(c), 47E(d) & 47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information. Some documents in the scope of the request were refused in accordance with ss.47C, 47E(c), 47E(d) and 47F of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/51 |
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| Date of access | 15 June 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to position descriptions, classification evaluations, vacancy notices and promotion notices for positions that certain Registrars applied for and came to fill. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/50 |
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| Date of access | 6 June 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to position descriptions, classification evaluations and vacancy notices for positions that certain Registrars applied for and came to fill. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents:
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| Other information | The documents granted access to have been previously published on the Federal Court’s disclosure log (see PA2925-06/35, PA2925-06/31, PA2925-06/30 and PA2925-06/22). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/49 |
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| Date of access | 22 June 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for documents that related to the Senior Executive Service (SES) employees as referred to in the Federal Court of Australia’s 2020 – 2021 Annual Report. The documents requested related to:
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| Information published in the disclosure log | A written compilation of SES employment information (PDF, 152 KB) was created to provide the information sought by the applicant. |
| Other information | Some information that fell with the scope of the request was refused in accordance with ss.47E(c), 47E(d) and 47F of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/48 |
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| Date of access | 20 June 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for an internal review of the FOI decision made on 19 May 2022. The original decision related to a request for the selection reports in relation to registrar selection processes. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to redacted versions of: |
| Other information | The selection report documents that access was granted to in response to the request were redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under ss. 47C, 47E(c) & 47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/47 |
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| Date of access | 14 June 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for an internal review of the FOI decision made on 11 May 2022. The original decision related to a request made for the vacancy notification, selection report, classification assessments, promotion notice and APSC certification in relation to a registrar selection process. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a redacted version of a: |
| Other information | The selection report document that access was granted to in response to the request was redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under ss.47C, 47E(c), 47(d) & 47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information. Some documents within the scope of the request were refused in accordance with ss.47C, 47E(c), 47E(d) and 47F of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/46 |
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| Date of access | 8 June 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for any selection reports for a particular registrar position |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a redacted version of a: |
| Other information | The selection report document that access was granted to in response to the request was redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under ss.47C, 47E(c), 47(d) & 47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information. Some documents within the scope of the request were refused in accordance with ss.47C, 47E(c), 47E(d) and 47F of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/45 |
|---|---|
| Date of access | 7 June 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for the selection report and letter of offer from a selection process undertaken in 2016 |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a redacted version of a: |
| Other information | The selection report document that access was granted to in response to the request was redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under ss.47C, 47E(c), 47(d) & 47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/44 |
|---|---|
| Date of access | 6 June 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for an internal review of the FOI decision made on 29 April 2022 in relation to a request for email correspondence relating to a 2018 selection process |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a redacted version of a: |
| Other information | The appointment instrument document that access was granted to in response to the request was redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under s.47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/43 |
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| Date of access | 6 June 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for an internal review of the FOI decision made on 5 May 2022 in relation to a request for email correspondence concerning various registrar positions and selection reports for those positions |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a redacted version of the:
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| Other information | The selection report documents that access was granted to in response to the request were redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under ss. 47C, 47E(c) & 47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information. Some documents in the scope of the request were refused in accordance with s.24A(1) of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/42 |
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| Date of access | 3 June 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for an internal review of the FOI decision made on 2 May 2022. The original decision related to a request made for vacancy notifications, selection reports, classification assessments and APSC certifications in relation to registrar selection processes. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a redacted versions of: |
| Other information | The selection report documents that access was granted to in response to the request were redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under ss. 47C, 47E(c) & 47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information. Some documents in the scope of the request were refused in accordance with s.24A(1) of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/41 |
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| Date of access | 31 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to the selection report in relation to a particular selection process. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a redacted version of the Selection Report (PDF, 179 KB) |
| Other information | The selection report document that access was granted to in response to the request was redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under ss. 47C, 47E(c), 47E(d) & 47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/40 |
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| Date of access | 31 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for the position description documents that relate to the national judicial registrar role in the Federal Court of Australia. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Full access was granted to the position documents for: |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/39 |
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| Date of access | 24 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to vacancy notifications, classification evaluations, position descriptions, and certifications issued by a representative of the Australian Public Service Commissioner in relation to positions certain Registrars were selected to fill. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: 1.Gazette Notice – Senior National Judicial Registrar; Access was granted in part to the following document: 9.Commissioner's Representative Certificate – Senior National Judicial Registrar (redacted). |
| Other information | The representatives' signatures in the Commissioner's Representative Certificate was redacted pursuant to ss 22 and 47F of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). The documents listed as (1), (2), (3), (6) and (9) have been previously published on the Federal Court's disclosure log (see PA2925-06/13 and PA2925-06/30). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/38 |
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| Date of access | 30 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to vacancy notifications, classification evaluations, position descriptions, and certifications issued by a representative of the Australian Public Service Commissioner in relation to certain Registrars. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: 1.Gazette Notice – National Judicial Registrar & District Registrar (May 2018); Access was granted in part to the following documents: 1.Commissioner's Representative Certificate – National Judicial Registrar & District Registrar, QLD (redacted); and |
| Other information | The representatives' signatures in the Commissioner's Representative Certificates were redacted pursuant to ss 22 and 47F of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). The documents granted access to have been previously published on the Federal Court's disclosure log (see PA2925-06/20 and PA2925-06/22). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/37 |
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| Date of access | 30 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to selection reports, vacancy notifications, classification evaluations, position descriptions, certifications issued by a representative of the Australian Public Service Commissioner, and any documents identifying the classification allocated to certain Registrars upon their selection. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: 1. Gazette Notice – National Judicial Registrar & District Registrar (May 2018) Access was granted in part to the following documents: 3. Commissioner's Representative Certificate – National Judicial Registrar & District Registrar, QLD (redacted); and |
| Other information | The representatives' signatures in the Commissioner's Representative Certificates were redacted pursuant to ss 22 and 47F of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). The documents granted access to have been previously published on the Federal Court's disclosure log (see PA2925-06/20 and PA2925-06/22). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/36 |
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| Date of access | 30 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to vacancy notices for positions that certain Registrars came to fill. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: 1.Gazette Notice – Senior National Judicial Registrar; |
| Other information | The documents granted access to have been previously published on the Federal Court’s disclosure log (see PA2925-06/30 and PA2925-06/22). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/35 |
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| Date of access | 30 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for an internal review of the FOI decision made on 12 April 2022. The original decision related to a request made for documents in relation to a 2018 selection process including an agency determination, written correspondence, vacancy notifications and APSC certifications. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a redacted versions of the Agency Determination (PDF, 225 KB) and Selection Report (PDF, 477 KB). |
| Other information | Some documents in the scope of the request were refused in accordance with ss.47C, 47E(c) & 47F of the Act. |
| Date of access | 24 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for the recruitment packages that were made available to the public for certain positions. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: 1. Gazette Notice - Judicial Registrar; |
| Other information | The document listed as (1) has been previously published on the Federal Court's disclosure log (see PA2925-06/30). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/34 |
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| Date of access | 23 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for an internal review of the FOI decision made on 20 April 2022. The original decision related to a request made for documents that relate to the national registrar selection process conducted in 2016 including selection reports, the gazette notice, any file notes including correspondence, classification assessment documents, and any investigation reports and related documentation. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to a redacted version of the Selection Report (PDF, 140 KB) |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/33 |
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| Date of access | 20 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for an internal review of the FOI decision made on 14 April 2022 that related to the national judicial registrar position. The original request sought the consultations between the Federal Court of Australia and the Australian Public Service Commission in relation to broadbanding proposals, the APS role and classification evaluations and the vacancy notifications. Documents on maintenance of APS personnel files were also requested. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Full access was granted to the Gazette Notice – Judicial Registrar (PDF, 150 KB). |
| Other information | The majority of the decision made 14 April 2022 was upheld. Some documents in the scope of the request were refused in accordance with s.24A(1) of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/32 |
|---|---|
| Date of access | 4 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to the “correct policy and procedures for merit selection” referenced in a certain selection report. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following document: |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/31 |
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| Date of access | 2 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to vacancy notifications, selection reports, classification assessments, and certifications issued by the representative of the Australian Public Service Commissioner in relation to the recruitment of certain Registrars. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: 1. Gazette Notice – National Judicial Registrar & District Registrar (May 2018) (PDF, 150 KB) Access was granted in part to the following document: |
| Other information | The representative’s signature in the Commissioner's Representative Certificate was redacted pursuant to ss 22 and 47F of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/30 |
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| Date of access | 11 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to vacancy notifications, classification assessments, certifications issued by the representative of the Australian Public Service Commissioner, and other documents identifying the classifications allocated and/or the scope of roles to be performed in relation to positions certain Registrars first came to fill. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents:
Access was granted in part to the following documents:
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| Other information | The representatives’ signatures in the Commissioner’s Representative Certificates were redacted pursuant to ss 22 and 47F of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). Most of the documents granted access to have been previously published on the Federal Court’s disclosure log (see PA2925-06/13, PA2925-06/22 and PA2925-06/23). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/29 |
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| Date of access | 11 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to the vacancy notification, selection report, classification assessments, promotion notices and certifications issued by the representative of the Australian Public Service Commissioner in relation to a particular selection process. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following document:
Access was granted in part to the following document:
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| Other information | The representative’s signature in the Commissioner’s Representative Certificate was redacted pursuant to ss 22 and 47F of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). The documents granted access to have been previously published on the Federal Court’s disclosure log (see PA2925-06/20 and PA2925-06/23). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/28 |
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| Date of access | 5 May 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to certain Australian Public Service Commissioner’s representative Certificates. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in part to the following documents:
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| Other information | The representatives’ signatures in the Commissioner’s Representative Certificates were redacted pursuant to ss 22 and 47F of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). The documents granted access to have been previously published on the Federal Court’s disclosure log (see PA2925-06/13, PA2925-06/20 and PA2925-06/23). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/27 |
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| Date of access | 26 April 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for documents that relate to the national registrar selection process conducted in September 2018. The documents requested included Public Service Gazette vacancy notifications, applications and resumes. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Full access was granted to the Gazette Notice (PDF, 149 KB) |
| Other information | Some documents in the scope of the request were refused in accordance with ss.24A(1), 47C, 47E(c), 47E(d) and 47F of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/26 |
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| Date of access | 26 April 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for documents that relate to the national operations role and a national registrar selection process. The documents requested include gazette notices, classification evaluations, role/duty descriptions, and correspondence and file notes. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Full access was granted to the Gazette Notice (PDF, 83 KB) |
| Other information | Some documents in the scope of the request were refused in accordance with ss.24A(1), 47C, 47E(c), 47E(d) and 47F of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/25 |
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| Date of access | 20 April 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for documents that relate to the national registrar selection process conducted in 2016 including selection reports, the gazette notice, any file notes including correspondence, classification assessment documents, and any investigation reports and related documentation. |
| Information published in the disclosure log |
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| Other information | The promotion notice document that access was granted to in response to the request was redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under s.47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information. Some documents in the scope of the request were refused in accordance with ss.24A(1), 47C, 47E(c), 47E(d) and 47F of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/24 |
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| Date of access | 19 April 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for documents that relate to the national registrar selection process conducted in September 2018 including selection reports, the gazette notice, any file notes including correspondence, classification assessment documents, and any investigation reports and related documentation. |
| Information published in the disclosure log |
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| Other information | The selection report document that access was granted to in response to the request was redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under ss.47E(c), 47E(d) and 47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information. Some documents in the scope of the request were refused in accordance with ss.24A(1), 47C, 47E(c), 47E(d) and 47F of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/23 |
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| Date of access | 21 April 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for access to all certificates issued under section 21(b) of the Australian Public Service Commissioner's Directions 2016, between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020, by representatives of the Australian Public Service Commissioner in relation to selection processes for Senior Executive Service vacancies in the Federal Court. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in part to the following documents:
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| Other information | The representatives' signatures in the Commissioner's Representative Certificates were redacted pursuant to ss 22 and 47F of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). Access was also granted in part to the Commissioner's Representative Certificates that had already been previously published on the Federal Court's disclosure log (see PA2925-06/13). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/22 |
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| Date of access | 20 April 2022 |
| FOI request | In relation to certain Registrars, a request was made to the following documents: (i) the vacancy notifications published for the roles/positions for which they were successfully engaged or promoted to fill; |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents:
Access was granted in part to the following documents:
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| Other information | The representatives' signatures in the Commissioner's Representative Certificates were redacted pursuant to ss 22 and 47F of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/21 |
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| Date of access | 14 April 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for the following documents:
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| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents: |
| Other information | N/A |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/20 |
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| Date of access | 13 April 2022 |
| FOI request | In relation to an article published in The Australian on 10 February 2022 (Top judge warned of registrar overhaul), where presumably the reference to "the Registrar" is a reference to "the most senior registrar in Queensland [who] ended up in a position lower than the SES classifications other state registrars were given", a request was made for the following documents:
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| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted in full to the following documents:
Access was granted in part to the following document: |
| Other information | The representative's signature in the Commissioner's Representative Certificate was redacted pursuant to ss 22 and 47F of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/19 |
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| Date of access | 16 March 2022 |
| FOI request | A request was made for documents that show the:
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| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to the SES cap document ( PDF, 55 KB) and Legal 2 document ( PDF, 60 KB). |
| Other information | Access was granted to the information sought in relation to the SES cap of the Federal Court Statutory Agency by providing the applicant with a written compilation of that information pursuant to s 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). |
2021
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/18 |
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| Date of access | 29 September 2021 |
| FOI request | A request was made:
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| Information published in the disclosure log | A schedule ( PDF, 397 KB) of the documents provided to the applicant. Access was granted to the compiled PDF bundle ( PDF, 69 MB) document |
| Other information | The documents that access was granted to in response to the request were redacted pursuant to the agreement of the FOI applicant and, to the extent necessary, in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Act) to exclude exempt information under ss.42, 47C, 47E and 47F of the Act and/or irrelevant information. Some documents in the scope of the request were refused in accordance with s.24A(1) of the Act. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/17 |
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| Date of access | 24 September 2021 |
| FOI request | A request was made: 1. For access to all of the FOI applicant's personal information held by 'Ms Henderson' in respect of a complaint made by the FOI applicant against a particular registry officer. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | Access was granted to the compiled PDF bundle document ( PDF, 376 KB). File note ( PDF, 252 KB) related to the decision to publish documents on the disclosure log. |
| Other information | The documents that access was granted to in response to the request were redacted in accordance with s.22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (Act) to exclude exempt information under ss. 47F and 11A(5) of the Act and/or irrelevant information. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/16 |
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| Date of access | 13 April 2021 |
| FOI request | A request was made for the Federal Court of Australia’s policy relating to access by current or former employees to personal information that is kept about them by the Court for personnel management purposes. |
| Information published in the disclosure log | A copy of the Federal Court of Australia’s Personal Information Statement (PDF 129 KB) was provided to the applicant. |
| Other information | Access to the document was granted in full to the applicant. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/15 |
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| Date of access | 12 April 2021 |
| FOI request | A request was made for the first page of the following reports for the calendar years 2016 – 2019:
or, ALTERNATIVELY, a simple tabular report in the following format: Year, Entity/Division, Activity, Completion 2016, Entity/Division A, Risk-assessment, 1/2/2016 2016, Entity/Division A, Fraud/compliance audit, 1/5/2016 2017, Entity/Division A, Fraud/compliance audit, 1/8/2017 2018, Entity/Division A, Risk-assessment, 1/2/2018 2018, Entity/Division A, Fraud/compliance audit, 1/9/2018 |
| Information published in the disclosure log | A tabular report (PDF 117 KB) summarising the assessments/audits in the format requested by the applicant was provided. |
| Other information | For reasons explained to the FOI applicant, a tabular report was provided to the applicant, rather than the first page of each assessment/audit. |
| FOI Reference number | PA2925-06/14 |
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| Date of access | 13 January 2021 |
| FOI request | A request was made for:
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| Information published in the disclosure log | The following documents were granted access to: PDF Document 1 (700 KB): Customer Services Establishment Order Form; PDF Document 2 (275 KB): Additional Service Work Order; PDF Document 3 (179 KB): Email about changes to service; PDF Document 4 (31 KB): Email about a user guide; and PDF Document 5 (86 KB): Email about migrating services. |
| Other information | All documents that were granted access to were granted access to in part, despite each being subject to exemptions under sections 33, 45 and 47(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. |
2020
| FOI Reference number | Date of access | FOI request | Information published in the disclosure log | Other information |
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PA2925-06/13 | 29 October 2020 | Request 1 A request was made for the Australia Public Service Commissioner's representative's certificate of compliance for each of the selection processes to:
Request 2 A request was made for any and all documents containing the "correct policy and procedures for merit selection" that the panel members certified that they had followed during the selection processes referred to in Request 1. Request 3 A request was made to grant access to the documents that had been granted access to as part of request PA2925-06/10, but with the redactions to the names of members of the selection advisory committees removed. | A schedule (pdf, 243 kb) of the documents granted access to was provided to the applicant. Request 1 Access was granted to the Australian Public Service Commissioner's representative's certificates of compliance (pdf, 1.5 mb). Request 2 Access was granted to a human resource management policy titled Recruitment, Selections and Engagement of Employees (pdf, 405 kb). Request 3 The following documents were granted access to: Document 1 (pdf, 156 kb): SAC Report – National Appeals Registrar; Document 2 (pdf, 1.53 mb): SAC Report – Deputy National Operations Registrar; Document 3 (pdf, 639 kb): SAC Report – Deputy Principal Registrar and National Family Law Registrar (and accompanying email); Document 4 (pdf, 743 kb): SAC Report – Executive Director, People, Culture & Communications; Document 5 (pdf, 1.26 mb): SAC Report – Senior National Judicial Registrar; Document 6 (pdf, 850 kb): SAC Report – National Judicial Registrar (Native Title); Document 7 (pdf, 1.18 mb): SAC Report – National Director, Court and Tribunal Services; Document 8 (pdf, 573 kb): SAC Report – Senior National Judicial Registrar; Document 9 (pdf, 4.77 mb): SAC Report – Principal, Child Dispute Services; Document 10 (pdf, 4 mb): SAC Report – Senior National Judicial Registrar – Federal Criminal Jurisdiction (and accompanying email); Document 11 (pdf, 698 kb): SAC Report – Senior National Judicial Registrar; and Document 12 (pdf, 409 kb): SAC Report – National Judicial Registrar & District Registrar, Victoria. | The documents granted access to in response to Request 3 were redacted, in accordance with s 22 of the FOI Act, to exclude exempt information under subsections 47E(c) and 47F(1) and/or irrelevant information. |
PA2926-06/12 | 30 September 2020 | In the 2018-2019 annual report of the Federal Court of Australia, a member of the Federal Court Statutory Agency was recorded as making $305,175 per annum. That member of the Federal Court Statutory Agency was recorded as being an Executive Level 2 (EL2) employee. A request was made for:
| The following documents were released: Document 1 (pdf, 347 kb): (undated) Position details for Chief Information Officer; Document 2 (pdf, 739 kb): (undated) Interview notes signed by Executive Director of Corporate Services and Director of People, Culture and Communications; Document 3 (pdf, 2.3 mb): (undated) Notes on referee report authored by Director of People, Culture and Communications; Document 4 (pdf, 460 kb): 2018 11 22 - Email from Mr Soden to Mr Moy regarding interview conducted by Mr Soden; and Document 5 (pdf, 1.9 mb) Australian Public Service Commission Workplace Bargaining Policy 2018. | All documents that were granted access to were granted access to in full, except for Document 3, where:
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PA2925-06/11 | 4 September 2020 | A request was made for a document containing the names of associates who worked for Judges of the Federal Court between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2019. | The documents released was a list of names (pdf, 78 kb) of associates who worked for Judges of the Federal Court between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2019 | |
PA2925-06/10 | 13 August 2020 | A request was made for the record of, or a formal statement of reasons for, a final decision given in exercise of a power to:
| The documents for release were redacted Selection Advisory Committee (SAC) Reports. A schedule (pdf, 128 kb)of the released documents was provided to the applicant. The following documents were released: Document 1 (pdf, 154 kb): SAC Report – National Appeals Registrar; Document 2 (pdf, 154 kb): SAC Report – Deputy National Operations Registrar; Document 3 (pdf, 1 mb): SAC Report – Deputy Principal Registrar and National Family Law Registrar (and accompanying email); Document 4 (pdf, 776 mb): SAC Report – Executive Director, People, Culture & Communications; Document 5 (pdf, 2.4 mb): SAC Report – Senior National Judicial Registrar; Document 6 (pdf, 1.1 mb): SAC Report – National Judicial Registrar (Native Title); Document 7 (pdf, 3.2 mb): SAC Report – National Director, Court and Tribunal Services; Document 8 (pdf, 217 kb): SAC Report – Senior National Judicial Registrar; Document 9 (pdf, 4.9 mb): SAC Report – Principal, Child Dispute Services; Document 10 (pdf, 5.4 mb): SAC Report – Senior National Judicial Registrar – Federal Criminal Jurisdiction (and accompanying email); Document 11 (pdf, 1.2 mb): SAC Report – Senior National Judicial Registrar; and Document 12 (pdf, 435 kb): SAC Report – National Judicial Registrar & District Registrar, Victoria. | All documents released were redacted, in accordance with s 22 of the FOI Act, to exclude exempt information under subsections 47E(c) and 47F(1) and/or irrelevant information. |
PA2925-06/9 | 11 August 2020 | A request was made for:
| The documents for release included a series of spreadsheets created to provide the information sought by the applicant. The documents for release excluded exempt matter, i.e. reasons for the employment relationship ending. Request 1 ‘Request 1 (pdf, 69 kb)’ sets out a list of the names of 15 SES officers referred to in the 2018-2019 annual report of the Federal Court in Appendix 9 of that document and each SES employee’s corresponding SES rank, positions title, location of employment and employment status. Request 2 ‘Request 2 (pdf, 103 kb)’ contains lists of information about SES employees who constituted the Federal Court statutory agency (for the purposes of the Public Service Act 1999) in the 2018-2019 financial year. Category A lists the details of SES employees of the Federal Court statutory agency from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. Category B lists the details of any SES employees who transferred into the Federal Court statutory agency in the 2018-2019 financial year and were, at the time of transfer, SES employees. Category C lists the details of any SES employees who were promoted to the SES, with the SES position being part of the Federal Court statutory agency in the 2018-2019 financial year. Category D lists the details of any SES employees who were recruited to work as part of the Federal Court statutory agency in the 2018-2019 financial year in an SES position. Request 3 ‘Request 3 (pdf, 102 kb)’ contains lists of information about SES employees who constituted the Federal Court statutory agency in the 2019-2020 financial year (between 1 July 2019 and 12 June 2020). Category A lists the details of SES employees who constituted the Federal Court statutory agency from 1 July 2019 to 12 June 2020. Category B lists the details of any SES employees who transferred into the Federal Court statutory agency between 1 July 2019 and 12 June 2020 year and were, at the time of transfer, SES employees. Category C lists the details of any SES employees who were promoted to the SES, with the SES position being part of the Federal Court statutory agency between 1 July 2019 and 12 June 2020. Category D lists the details of any SES employees who were recruited to work as part of the Federal Court statutory agency in an SES position between 1 July 2019 and 12 June 2020. Request 4 ‘Request 4 (pdf, 78 kb)’ contains lists of information about the ‘SES cap’ that applies to the Federal Court statutory agency. Category A lists information about the SES cap of the Federal Court statutory agency on 1 July 2018 as well as any changes to the cap in the 2018-2019 financial year. Category B lists information about the SES cap of the Federal Court statutory agency on 1 July 2019 as well as any changes to the cap between 1 July 2019 and 12 June 2020. | Four discrete FOI requests were made. Three of those discrete FOI requests were subcategorised. The documents for release were prepared to accord with the way in which the applicant had articulated the request (by reference to discrete requests and subcategories). |
| PA2925-06/8 | 27 July 2020 | A request was made for:
| The documents for release (pdf, 4.4 mb) included:
| Minor redactions have been made to the documents for release, as described below:
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2019
| FOI Reference number |
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| PA2925-06/7 | 29 August 2019 | A request was made by the applicant for:
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A decision letter (pdf - 2.6 mb) from a Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia to which was annexed: Annexure A – an attachment to the applicant’s email of 30 July 2019 setting out the details of his request for documents; Annexure B – the Federal Court Records and Document Management Manual; Annexure C – the Federal Court Records Authority (guide to sentencing physical court files); and Annexure D – the Refuse to File Register and Rejected Document Policy Recommendation. | Access was granted in full to Annexure D. Access was granted in part to Annexures B and C. Pursuant to section 47F of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth), the names, email addresses and telephone numbers of Federal Court staff members were redacted from Annexures B and C. |
2018
| FOI Reference number |
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PA2925-06/6 | 29 October 2018 |
A request for any communications, documents, directions, memoranda and / or e-mails sent from or to the Chief Justice of the Federal Court and / or the Chief Executive Officer and Principal of the Federal Court since 30 May 2018 relating to "assisting the Parliament" in its consideration of proposed structural reforms to the federal courts. For the purpose of the request, references to the Chief Justice of the Federal Court and / or the Chief Executive Office and Principal Registrar were to be construed as including personnel (such as executive assistants, associates or chambers or office staff) authorised to send or receive communication on their behalf. For the purpose of the request, "assisting the Parliament" included (but was not limited to) communicating or meeting with parliamentarians, making individual or collective submission to Senate Inquiries and / or appearing before Senate Inquiries. |
An email sent on 28 August 2018 (pdf - 159kb) to the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Court (in his capacity as Acting Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar of the Family Court of Australia) by the Secretary of the Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee. | The email referred to in the adjacent column was released in full on 29 October 2018. |
| PA2925-06/5 | 24 September 2018 |
Documents relating to a complaint of alleged racism lodged by an officer of the Court against the National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) generally and specific allegations made against two named officers assisting the NNTT, which were subsequently referred to two external reviewers to conduct an 'environmental scan' of the NNTT and to provide a report of their findings to the Federal Court. The 'environmental scan' also involved a review of bullying in the Federal Court and the NNTT with the following materials being used as sources for the external reviewers:
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A schedule of the documents released in full, with redactions as agreed and with redactions to delete exempt matter on this request (pdf -212 kb).
The documents or any of them are available on request from the Court's FOI Contact Officer who can be contacted by email at foi@fedcourt.gov.au . |
Access was granted in full (subject to agreed redactions of contact details) to 347 documents and to an additional 8 documents with matter exempt under sections 47C, 47F, 47G(c) and/or 47G(1)(a) of the FOI Act redacted under section 22 of that Act. |
| PA2925-06/4 |
26 March 2018 |
Email correspondence between the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar of the Federal Court and the Australian Public Service Commissioner from 1 January 2015 to 23 February 2018. |
1. A letter to the FOI applicant from the Deputy Principal Registrar of the Federal Court (pdf - 482 kb);
2. An set of email correspondence between the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar of the Federal Court and the Australian Public Service Commissioner from 1 January 2015 to 23 February 2018 (pdf - 8.8 mb); and 3. A schedule of documents released pursuant to the FOI request, including reasons for any exemptions claimed (pdf - 136 kb). |
Email correspondence released with redactions. |
| PA 2925/06-3 | 12 March 2018 | (a) A copy of any document or thing of an administrative character related to Andrew Garrett from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2015; and (b) A copy of any document or thing of an administrative character relating to complaints against the judiciary and the registrars of the Court who have been involved in proceedings related to Andrew Garrett, excluding complaints made by Mr Garrett and the Court responses to Mr Garrett's complaints; and |
Decision letter dated 12 March 2018 (pdf - 4.7 mb)
File note related to the decision letter of 12 March 2018 (pdf - 378 kb) |
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FOI Requests made by Andrew Morton Garrett from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2015 (pdf - 22.5 mb)
1. Email from Andrew Garrett addressed to Justice Pagone containing an FOI request – 06 March 2015 2. Email from Andrew Garrett addressed to the Victorian District Registry of the Federal Court of Australia containing an FOI request – 06 March 2015 3. Email from Andrew Garrett addressed to Chief Justice Allsop containing an FOI request – 06 March 2015 4. Email from Andrew Garrett addressed to Justice Davies containing an FOI request – 06 March 2015 5. Email from Andrew Garrett addressed to Justice Beach containing an FOI request – 12 March 2015 6. Email from Andrew Garrett addressed to Justice Mortimer containing an FOI request – 12 March 2015 7. Letter from Registrar John Mathieson to Andrew Garrett – 16 March 2015 8. Email addressed to the Federal Court's External FOI mailbox – 21 May 2015 9. Email from Registrar John Mathieson to Andrew Garrett – 26 May 2015 10. Letter from Registrar Murray Belcher to Andrew Garrett – 03 June 2015 11. Letter from Registrar Murray Belcher to Registrar John Mathieson – 03 June 2015 12. Letter from Registrar Tim Luxton to Andrew Garrett – 19 June 2015 13. Email from Andrew Garrett to Registrar John Mathieson – 30 June 2015 14. Email from Registrar John Mathieson to Andrew Garrett – 13 July 2015 15. Email from Registrar John Mathieson to Andrew Garrett – 14 July 2015 16. Letter from Registrar Tim Luxton to Andrew Garrett – 21 July 2015 17. Letter from Registrar Tim Luxton to Andrew Garrett – 27 July 2015 18. Email from Registrar John Mathieson to Andrew Garrett – 12 August 2015 19. Letter from Registrar John Mathieson to Andrew Garrett – 12 August 2015 20. Email from Andrew Garrett Registrar John Mathieson – 17 August 2015 21. Letter from Registrar John Mathieson to Andrew Garrett – 25 August 2015 22. Letter from Registrar John Mathieson to Andrew Garrett – 14 September 2015 23. Email from Andrew Garrett to Registrar John Mathieson – 25 September 2015 24. Email from Andrew Garrett to Registrar John Mathieson – 04 October 2015 25. Email from Registrar John Mathieson to Andrew Garrett – 14 October 2015 26. Email from Andrew Garrett to Registrar John Mathieson – 15 October 2015 27. Letter from Registrar John Mathieson to Andrew Garrett – 21 October 2015 |
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Applications for compensation made by Andrew Morton Garrett from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2015 (pdf - 4.7 mb) 1. Letter from Registrar John Mathieson to Andrew Garrett – 19 August 2015 2. Email from Andrew Garrett to Registrar John Mathieson – 25 August 2015 3. Letter from Registrar John Mathieson to Andrew Garrett – 14 September 2015† 4. Email from Andrew Garrett to Registrar John Mathieson – 04 October 2015 5. Email from Registrar John Mathieson to Andrew Garrett – 14 October 2015 †Documents released pursuant to the decision of John Mathieson on 14 September 2015 A. Email from Andrew Garrett to the Victorian District Registry – 27 June 2015 B. Letter from the Principal Registry of the Federal Court to Andrew Garrett – 10 July 2015 C. Email from Andrew Garrett to Registrar John Mathieson – 14 July 2015 D. Email from Andrew Garrett to Registrar Tim Luxton – 15 July 2015 E. Email from Andrew Garrett to Registrar John Mathieson – 15 July 2015 F. Email from Andrew Garrett to the mailbox of the Victorian District Registry, Vincent Tavolaro of the AGS and Registrar John Mathieson – 16 July 2015 G. Email from Andrew Garrett to the mailbox of the Victorian District Registry and to Registrar John Mathieson – 21 July 2015 H. Email from Andrew Garrett to the mailbox of the Victorian District Registry and to Registrar John Mathieson – 22 July 2015 I. Email from Andrew Garrett to the mailbox of the Victorian District Registry and to Registrar John Mathieson – 22 July 2015 J. Email from Andrew Garrett to the mailbox of the Victorian District Registry and to Registrar John Mathieson – 23 July 2015K. Confidential email from law firm to Registrar John Mathieson – 28 July 20151 L. Confidential email from partner at law firm to Registrar John Mathieson – 29 July 20152 M. Confidential email from senior associate at law firm to Registrar John Mathieson – 31 July 20153 N. Confidential email from Registrar John Mathieson to a partner, senior associate and graduate at law firm, sent by a secure link – 31 July 20154 O. Ten electronic receipt notifications, two of which were duplicates, sent from the electronic mailbox of senior associate at law firm to Registrar John Mathieson – 31 July 20155 P. Undelivered mail notification received by Registrar John Mathieson from law firm – 31 July 20156 O. Five electronic receipt notifications, two of which were duplicates, sent from the electronic mailbox of a law graduate at a law firm to Registrar John Mathieson – 31 July 20157 R. Confidential email from Registrar John Mathieson to senior associate at law firm – 31 July 20158 S. Confidential email from senior associate at law firm to Registrar John Mathieson (attaching confidential email from John Mathieson to a partner, senior associate and graduate at law firm, sent by a secure link on 31 July 2015) – 31 July 20159 T. Thirteen electronic receipt notifications, five of which were duplicates, sent from the electronic mailbox of partner at law firm to Registrar John Mathieson – 31 July 201510 U. Confidential file note prepared by John Mathieson based on a telephone conference that was had with a partner, senior associate and law graduate at law firm – 14 August 201511 V. Email from Andrew Garrett to Registrar John Mathieson – 17 August 2015 |
The documents released pursuant to the decision of Registrar John Mathieson in his letter of 14 September 2015 are included as an ancillary set of documents under the subheading 'documents released pursuant to the decision of John Mathieson on 14 September 2015'. Unless otherwise indicated in this column, full access was given to the documents requested. Where a superscripted number appears in the 'Information published in the disclosure log' column, that superscripted number refers to the commentary provided below, in this column.
1 Access was provided to an edited copy of the email sent from the law firm to Registrar John Mathieson. The edited copy was redacted to exclude exempt personal information and irrelevant data. Access was not provided to a confidential attachment to the email. The attachment was a letter. The letter contained business and/or professional information, disclosure of which was, on balance, contrary to the public interest. It was not reasonably practicable to prepare an edited version of the letter. 2 Access was provided to an edited copy of the email sent from the law firm to Registrar John Mathieson. The edited copy was redacted to exclude exempt personal information and irrelevant data. The email that was sent to Registrar John Mathieson from the law firm on 29 July 2015 had attached to it a copy of the letter referred to in (1) above. Access was not provided to that letter as it was confidential. The letter contained business and/or professional information, disclosure of which was, on balance, contrary to the public interest. It was not reasonably practicable to prepare an edited version of the letter. 3 Access was provided to an edited copy of the email sent from the law firm to Registrar John Mathieson. The edited copy was redacted to exclude exempt personal information and irrelevant data. 4 The email sent from Registrar John Mathieson to a partner, senior associate and graduate at a law firm had attached to it documents A, B, C, D, E and H (referred to in the column to the left) along with copies of a Department of Finance Resource Management Guide No. 409 and a Commonwealth Ombudsman Fact Sheet 9. Access was granted in full to the aforementioned attached documents. Access was not provided to the confidential email from Registrar John Mathieson to a partner, senior associate and graduate at a law firm, sent on 31 July 2015 on the ground of legal professional privilege. 5 Access was provided to edited copies of the notifications sent from the law firm to Registrar John Mathieson. The edited copies were redacted to exclude exempt personal information and irrelevant data. 6 Access was provided to an edited copy of the undelivered mail notification sent from the law firm to Registrar John Mathieson. The edited copy was redacted to exclude exempt personal information and irrelevant data. 7 Access was provided to edited copies of the undelivered mail notification sent from the law firm to Registrar John Mathieson. The edited copies were redacted to exclude exempt personal information and irrelevant data. 8 Access was provided to an edited copy of the email sent from the law firm to Registrar John Mathieson. The edited copy was redacted to exclude exempt personal information and irrelevant data. 9 Access was provided to an edited copy of the email sent from the law firm to Registrar John Mathieson. The edited copy was redacted to exclude exempt personal information and irrelevant data. Access was not provided to the attached confidential email from Registrar John Mathieson to a partner, senior associate and graduate at a law firm, sent on 31 July 2015, on the ground of legal professional privilege. 10 Access was provided to edited copies of the undelivered mail notifications sent from the law firm to Registrar John Mathieson. The edited copies were redacted to exclude exempt personal information and irrelevant data. 11 Access was not provided to the confidential file note made by Registrar John Mathieson on 14 August 2015, on the ground of legal professional privilege. |
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Applications for test case funding made by Andrew Morton Garrett from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2015 (pdf - 5.1 mb)
1. Email from Andrew Garrett to Registrar John Mathieson – 25 September 2015 2. Email from Registrar John Mathieson to Andrew Garrett – 15 October 2015 |
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Application on behalf of the Federal Court made to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner seeking a vexatious applicant declaration (pdf - 10.8 mb)
1. Joint letter from Registrar John Mathieson (of the Federal Court of Australia) and Registrar Adele Byrne (of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia) to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner – 12 October 2015 2. Letter from Registrar John Mathieson to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner – 21 October 2015 3. Letter from Registrar John Mathieson to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner – 09 November 2015 4. Letter from Registrar John Mathieson to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner – 10 November 2015 |
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| PA 2925/06-2 |
26 February 2018 |
A copy of any document or thing of an administrative character related to Andrew Garrett (including entities related to Andrew Garrett) from 22 January 2016 to 16 December 2017. |
(a) Decision letter dated 26 February 2018 (pdf - 3.3 mb); (b) A compilation of documents released pursuant to the decision recorded in the letter dated 26 February 2018 (pdf - 3.5 mb); and (c) File note related to the decision letter dated 26 February 2018 (pdf - 421 kb). |
The compilation of documents released pursuant to the decision recorded in the letter dated 26 February 2018 have been redacted in line with the file note published. |
| PA2925-06/1 |
25 January 2018 |
Documents relating to an article in the Australian Financial Review on 23 April 2016 entitled 'Fed Court rebukes Tax Commissioner'. | An email chain containing a statement from the Federal Court highlighting consultation with stakeholders, including the Commissioner of Taxation about the Court's National Practice Areas, of which taxation is an integral part. (pdf - 1.3 mb) | Document released without deletions. |
2017
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Date of access | FOI request | Information published in the disclosure log |
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| PA2925-04 |
26 September 2017 |
Documents relating to a complaint made in respect of an alleged illegal search of the applicant's personal property when seeking to enter Court premises. | Five documents, consisting of four separate email chains and a letter of correspondence from the Court in response to one of those emails (pdf - 545 kb) | It was decided that it would be unreasonable to disclose the names, email addresses and telephone numbers of individuals. |
Note: In relation to the Federal Court, the FOI Act only applies to documents which relate to matters of an administrative nature (see section 5). You can find further information about access to:
- court documents - on the Access to court documents pages of this website; and
- transcript - on the Access to transcript pages of this website
The FOI Act also requires the Federal Court to proactively publish a range of information under the Information Publication Scheme (IPS).You can find further information about the Federal Court's IPS on the Information Publication Scheme pages of this website.
Information about making a FOI access request to the Federal Court in relation to documents which relate to matters of an administrative nature can be found on the Freedom of Information requests page of this website.
