National Archives of Australia
Freedom of information disclosure log
Publicly available information released following an FOI access request
The Archives is required by section 11C of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 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 the disclosure log table below has been released by the Archives under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 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 online may be obtained by emailing us at foi@naa.gov.au or writing to us at PO Box 7425, CANBERRA BUSINESS CENTRE ACT 2601.
- A charge may be imposed to reimburse the National Archives for the cost incurred in copying or reproducing the information or sending it to you.
- There will be no charge for the time spent by the National Archives in processing the FOI request that led to this information being made available.
- You will be notified if any charge is payable and required to pay the charge before the information is provided.
There may be documents in the disclosure log that are currently not available in HTML format. If you are unable to read the format provided please contact us for an alternative accessible format. We will try to meet all reasonable requests for an alternative format of the document in a timely manner and at the lowest reasonable cost to you.
Information attached to, or referred to, in the Archives' disclosure log will generally be removed after 12 months, unless the information has enduring public value.
| Reference number | Date of access | FOI request | Information published in the disclosure log | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/3357 | 29/11/2011 | Register of Collection items noted as missing from the Archives’ repositories in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne | FOI application – Explanatory information regarding Indicator 42 missing (pdf, 182kb) FOI application – Indicator 42 missing, Part 1 of 2 (pdf, 6.5mb) FOI application – Indicator 42 missing, Part 2 of 2 (pdf, 9.3mb) | One exemption of personal information was made under s.47F of the FOI Act. |
| 2012/1479 | 4/5/2012
| Records held by the NAA relating to the consideration and decision to place on the facing external wall of the Canbera Office of the NAA a quotation by Dr Mackenzie Wark. | Decision letter to applicant Schedule of documents (pdf, 22kb) Batches 1-4 (18 pages) (pdf, 569kb) Batch 5 (37 pages) (pdf, 1.5mb) Batch 6 (41 pages) (pdf, 1.7mb) | Exemption of irrelevant matter was made under s.22 of the FOI Act. |
Notes
- Most FOI requests to the Archives are made by individuals in relation to personal information about themselves. These releases do not meet the criteria for public release in this disclosure log.
- A document published on the disclosure log may be an edited version of the document originally provided to an applicant because of an exception in s 11C(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
The FOI Act also requires the Archives to proactively publish a range of information under the Information Publication Scheme (IPS).
Information about making an freedom of information request to the Archives can be found at www.naa.gov.au/about-us/organisation/accountability/foi/request.aspx
Routinely requested information
In a typical year, the Archives will receive a low number of FOI requests, and FOI requests received have not suggested a pattern of inquiry that could be considered routine.
If circumstances change, the Archives will use this page to publish copies of any documents to which the Archives has routinely provided access under the FOI Act.
