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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 26/02/00913
9 pages
PDF
This ministerial submission and supporting documents relate to a parliamentary statement concerning the exercise of ministerial discretion under section 198AE(1) of the Migration Act 1958. The disclosure consists primarily of a ministerial brief with recommendations, key issues…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 26/02/00290
10 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains a ministerial submission and supporting documents related to a Statement to Parliament regarding the exercise of ministerial discretion under section 198AE(1) of the Migration Act 1958. The submission presents recommendations and outlines key issues…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 26/02/00273
9 pages
PDF
This FOI disclosure consists of a ministerial submission and supporting documents related to a Parliamentary statement (ADMIN24/194) concerning the exercise of ministerial discretion under section 198AE(1) of the Migration Act 1958. The submission includes recommendations, key…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 26/02/00266
9 pages
PDF
This ministerial submission relates to a Statement to Parliament concerning the exercise of discretionary powers under section 198AE(1) of the Migration Act 1958, with a determination made on 16 May 2024. The document is heavily redacted, with substantive content withheld under…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 26/02/00250
9 pages
PDF
This disclosure contains a ministerial submission and draft parliamentary statement concerning the Minister's exercise of discretionary powers under section 198AE(1) of the Migration Act 1958. The submission recommends ministerial action on undisclosed matters and references…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 26/02/00246
11 pages
PDF
This FOI disclosure relates to a ministerial submission and supporting documents for a Parliamentary statement concerning the exercise of ministerial discretion under section 198AE(1) of the Migration Act 1958. The released material consists primarily of a redacted ministerial…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 26/02/00233
11 pages
PDF
This ministerial submission and supporting documents relate to a parliamentary statement on the exercise of ministerial discretion under section 198AE(1) of the Migration Act 1958. The release contains a draft Statement to Parliament required under section 198AE(4) of the…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 26/02/00218
10 pages
PDF
This ministerial submission and supporting documents related to a parliamentary statement have been released with substantial redactions under legal privilege and other exemptions. The document contains recommendations for ministerial decision-making, identified key issues…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 26/02/00360
14 pages
PDF
The release comprises extracts from a departmental procedural instruction and a contract between the Department of Home Affairs and Serco concerning the Return and Reintegration Assistance Program (RRAP), which funds voluntary departures from Australia or from Nauru, the only…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/12/00927
5 pages
PDF
The release comprises four Police Ministers' Council agendas, dated 9 June 2023 (Brisbane), 23 November 2023, 3 May 2024, 13 September 2024 and 2 October 2025, chaired by the Attorney-General or the Minister for Home Affairs. Most agenda items are redacted under section…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 26/02/00009-R1
48 pages
PDF
The release comprises two Department of Home Affairs policy statements approved in late 2025. The first, Traveller Intervention and Response (TT-2985, approved 7 November 2025), sets out ABF officers' powers when intervening with arriving travellers and their baggage. It covers…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/11/00226
48 pages
PDF
This submission to the Minister for Home Affairs from July 2025 seeks approval for urgent amendments to the controlled operations framework under Part IAB of the Crimes Act 1914, to be incorporated into the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (TOLA…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 26/02/01031
3 pages
PDF
This FOI release from the Department of Home Affairs (reference FA 26/02/01031) comprises two documents relating to the Australian missions in Vietnam. The first is a set of tables listing locally engaged staff at the Australian Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City and the…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 26/04/00841
1 page
PDF
As of 19 March 2026, the Department of Home Affairs reported 768 transitory persons in Australia across multiple nationalities, with specific nationality breakdowns withheld under section 33(a)(iii) of the FOI Act. The largest single nationality group comprised 328 individuals…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 26/02/01701
8 pages
PDF
The release contains two documents about temporary and long-term overseas postings for Department of Home Affairs staff. The first is a template offer letter for temporary reassignment of duties to an overseas post, made under section 25 of the Public Service Act 1999 and the…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 26/03/01436
4 pages
PDF
These regulations, made by Governor-General Sam Mostyn on 27 November 2025 and released 21 April 2026, formally designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a state sponsor of terrorism under section 110.3(1) of the Criminal Code Act 1995. The instrument specifies…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 26/03/00450
6 pages
PDF
This document is a template for ministerial consideration of compensation claims under the Scheme for Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration (CDDA Scheme). The template provides a structured format for Home Affairs officials to present compensation…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 26/01/01699
21 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs, co-chairing with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, convened an inter-agency workshop on 3 April 2025 to assess national security risks from advances in synthetic biology and artificial intelligence. The meeting brought…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/12/00423
75 pages
PDF
This Standard Operating Procedure from Home Affairs establishes protocols for managing unaccompanied minors (UMAs) and Protection Visa (PV) applicants who are medically incapable of applying for or participating in protection visa assessment processes. The document outlines…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/12/00223
13 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released a background brief and meeting brief on cybersecurity risks relating to UK and EU matters. The document details three mandatory security Directions issued under the Protective Security Policy Framework targeting vendors deemed to pose…