Documents related to the Commission’s evidence before the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the FOI Amendment Bill 2025

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The release comprises Australian Public Service Commission material relating to its evidence before the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025, including a 17 October 2025 hearing program, a Senate Hansard extract from 8 October 2025, and draft talking points on deliberative processes, Cabinet exemption, vexatious applicants and protected information. Much of the text is redacted under sections 37, 45 and 47E(d) and 47C. Two copies of an unattributed passage about threats to FOI officers appear, alongside extracts from submissions by the CPSU, ABC and Services Australia and an OAIC review data point: 1,691 of 2,136 IC review applications in 2024-25 concerned deemed refusals (79%). The Hansard extract records Senator Paterson questioning the Commissioner and Ms McIntyre about the APSC's involvement in drafting the bill, and a $176,000 review contract value disputed against an AusTender figure of $264,000.