Documents Relied On Or Relevant To The Attorney-General's Media Statements On 2 And 3 September Relating To The Involvement Of AI In Making FOI Applications.

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This disclosure comprises internal Attorney-General's Department communications preparing media statements on AI-generated Freedom of Information requests (September 2025). The documents include talking points, a communications plan, and Q&A materials developed in response to questions about AI exploitation of the FOI scheme. Key substantive points address: potential misuse by foreign adversaries (with consultation from the National Intelligence Community on classified concerns); domestic examples of AI generating high-volume FOI requests and drafting responses (one agency reporting AI-generated content in ~20% of personal and 50% of non-personal matters); and international examples from the United States. The materials reference consideration of non-anonymous FOI requests as a potential deterrent. Significant redactions apply under section 22(1) (Cabinet deliberations) and section 47E(d), with Cabinet protection markings throughout limiting visibility of the substantive policy advice and decision-making.