Documents regarding the department’s use of software products

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The release, titled as documents on the department's use of software products, comprises 163 pages, most of which are withheld in full under various exemptions (s.42, s.47E(d), s.47(1), s.37). The visible content includes a short list describing features of an investigation tool that maps account connections, relationships, entities, activities and media, with the lists of accounts and hashtags withheld. The main legible document is the department's Privacy Policy, version 7.0 dated June 2026, which sets out the kinds of personal information collected, collection methods, website analytics (including Google analytics and cookies), a cloud-based software-as-a-service system used for employment checks and security vetting, storage and retention, general purposes of collection and disclosure, overseas disclosure, and complaint pathways to the OAIC and Commonwealth Ombudsman. No biosecurity, commodity, trade or quantified impact information appears in the visible excerpt, and no divergence between technical advice and policy is evident.