Senate Order 12 - Production of Departmental file lists
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In November 1994, the Senate agreed to a motion by Senator Harradine requiring all Australian Government departments and agencies to produce an indexed list of files every six months for tabling before parliament. The production of the list was intended to make the operations of government more transparent to the Australian public.
| Period | Files released |
|---|---|
| 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2024 | |
| 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023 | |
| 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023 | No files for the period of 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023 |
| 1 July 2022 to 31 December 2022 | No files for the period of 1 July to 31 December 2022 |
| 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022 | No files for the period of 1 January to 30 June 2022 |
| 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2021 | No files for the period of 1 July to 31 December 2021 |
| 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021 | No files for the period of 1 January to 30 June 2021 |
| 1 July to 31 December 2020 | No files for the period of 1 July to 31 December 2020 |
| 1 January to 30 June 2020 | |
| 1 July to 31 December 2019 | |
| 1 January to 30 June 2019 | |
| 1 July to 31 December 2018 | |
| 1 January to 30 June 2018 | No files for the period of 1 January to 30 June 2018 |
| 1 July to 30 December 2017 | |
| 1 January to 30 June 2017 | No files for the period of 1 January to 30 June 2017 |
How to access departmental records under the FOI Act
Enquiries regarding access to departmental records under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 1982 can be made to the FOI officer by emailing FOI@ipea.gov.au.
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