Agency FOI Disclosure Logs

“Time period: 1 March 2024 to 31 August 2024 (inclusive).

Location: National Indigenous Australians Agency National Office, Canberra only.

[Communication documents relating to] the personal use of conventional ovens by a staff member, and any consideration of whether that use was consistent with the APS Code of Conduct requirement that employees “use Commonwealth resources in a proper manner and for a proper purpose.”

Only where the communication considers whether the use was consistent with the APS Code of Conduct (‘the issue’).”

I request access to the records generated from each individual face to face community consultation session conducted in the period 2022 to 2025 to inform the National Strategy for Food Security in Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities. This includes the final minutes or meeting records produced from each session. I exclude emails and draft copies from this request.

For clarity, I am not seeking the consultation summary report already published in January 2026. I am seeking the underlying records of the individual sessions that informed that report.

1. "One or more documents containing the total value of all grants paid out in each financial year between the 2020-21 financial year and the 2025-26 financial year (inclusive).
2. One or more documents containing the number of cases referred by your agency to the Australian Federal Police on suspicions of fraud of Commonwealth Grants each year between the 2020-21 financial year and the 2025-26 financial year (inclusive).
3. A copy of the most recent policies and procedures relevant to verifying whether grant applicants and recipients in your 'demand driven' and 'non-competitive' grants programs have any real economic substance, or otherwise actually engage in the activities in respect of which the grants are being awarded."

“(i)  The brief MS24-000500 and attachments to the brief, where those attachments show estimates submitted for approval by the ALC, and correspondence from the Minister advising the approved estimates; 

(ii)  The brief MS24-000618 and attachments to the brief, where those attachments show estimates submitted for approval by the ALC, and correspondence from the Minister advising the approved estimates; 

(iii)  Any internal email from the NIAA, the Minister or her Office to the NIAA discussing the operational budget for the Anindilyakwa Land Council (date ranges: 5 – 12 July 2024; 3 September 2024 to 27 September 2024); and any internal email from the NIAA, the Minister or her Office to the NIAA discussing whether to approve estimates for the full 2024-2025 year (date ranges: 20 – 29 October 2024; 5 November 2024 – 2 December 2024). "

“I would like to make another request relating to Grant GA258700, following on from this request finalised in April 2025 

Please provide all NATSIHA contract milestone / financial reports, NIAA assessments of these reports and other performance related documents relating to the execution of this contract by NATSIHA. I understand the funding period ended 30/06/2025, so I request all documents to the finalisation of the grant from the point where my previous request(s) left off. 

I believe it is implicit in the request, but please provide any breach notices, non compliance letters and associated remedy documents from NATSIHA.”

“I request a document that has the most recent workforce figures — including current ASL (both approved and actual), as well as figures around your workforce - including spread across APS, EL and SES levels. Please also provide the most up to date figures of VR uptake including application numbers, offers and acceptances. "

“Under the FOI Act, I am seeking documents that list what roles have been classified as core work under the Strategic Commissioning Framework in 2024-25 and 2025-26.” 

1. “Documents requested (limited to controlled policies/procedures/templates)

Please provide copies of the final, approved versions of the following NIAA controlled documents (however titled), limited to those held in your corporate policy/procedure library / controlled document register / HR templates library:

1.1 The Recruitment and Selection policy/procedure/guideline (or equivalent) that sets requirements for merit-based selection and panel processes, including any sections dealing with actual/perceived conflicts of interest, family/personal relationships, nepotism or favouritism.

1.2 The Conflict of Interest policy/procedure/guideline (or equivalent) that applies to staffing decisions (including recruitment/selection panels, delegates/decision-makers), including any guidance about declaring family or personal relationships.

1.3 Any standard template or form used for conflict of interest declarations in recruitment/selection processes (e.g., panel member COI declaration, delegate COI declaration), including where the COI declaration is a section within another standard template.

1.4 Any standard selection report / panel report template (or equivalent) used for recruitment/selection that includes a conflict of interest declaration/record.

1.5 Any standard template used to justify/approve non-advertised engagements / direct engagements / exceptions to advertising (however described) where it includes a conflict-of-interest declaration or conflict check.

1.6 Any standard template used to approve acting arrangements / higher duties / temporary transfers (however described) where it includes a conflict-of-interest declaration or conflict check. 

1. A. Systemic audits/reviews (final only):

   1.1 Any final internal audit reports, assurance reviews, governance reviews or external consultancy review reports held by NIAA that assess recruitment/selection, promotion or acting arrangements and which specifically address (in whole or in part) nepotism/favouritism, conflicts of interest or discrimination.

   1.2 This includes any final management action plan or final implementation/status report that accompanied such a report.

2. B. Aggregate governance reporting (final only)

   2.1 Any final dashboards/briefs/slide packs/reports provided to NIAA senior governance forums (for example: Executive Committee, Audit and Risk Committee, People/Workforce committee or equivalent) that summarise, in aggregate/de-identified form, either:

       2.1.1 numbers of recruitment/acting/promotion-related conflict of interest declarations or identified breaches/issues; and/or

       2.1.2 numbers of complaints/allegations and outcomes relating to nepotism/favouritism, conflicts of interest in staffing decisions, or 

       2.1.3 discrimination/bullying/harassment/victimisation in the workplace.

“Through Freedom of Information can I please obtain a copy of the contract between the Commonwealth and the NTIBN”

"Additional documents relevant to FOI/2526/013".

“All documents relating to the Terms of Reference of the Voice Referendum Working Group that mention the “Chatham House Rule” or “Chatham House Rules” date range: 1 July 2022 to 30 September 2022." 

“All written briefings prepared by the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) and provided to the Minister for Indigenous Australians or their office and to the Chief Executive Officer of the NIAA for 2025-2026 Supplementary Budget Estimates (October 2025)." 

“A list of all financial grants awarded by the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) for any Aboriginal Organisations in New South Wales since January 2020." 

“Correspondence between the NIAA and the Top End Aboriginal Coastal Alliance or any of its representatives.
Any other correspondence hold by the NIAA relating to the Top End Aboriginal Coastal Alliance."