Freedom of Information disclosure log

Freedom of Information logoAmendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), which commenced on 1 November 2010, require Commonwealth agencies to publish copies of material released under the FOI Act within 10 days of the decision being made. This change takes effect from 1 May 2011.

Australia Post maintains a list of documents released under the FOI Act since 1 May 2011. This list is not exhaustive as it does not include the following:

  • documents relating to Australia Post's commercial activities which are exempt pursuant section 7 the FOI Act
  • documents of a personal or commercially valuable nature released under FOI
  • documents to which access has been refused or which are exempt from release under FOI
  • documents which have been released outside the FOI framework.

The table below provides a general description of documents disclosed (with redactions) under the FOI Act since 1 May 2011.

Disclosure log number Date information listed in disclosure log Summary of FOI request received Description of information released (and whether released in full or part)
1 4 August 2011 Request seeking the volume of letter mailed each year for the past 30 years Extracts from the Australia Post Annual Reports detailing letter volumes
2 22 November 2011 Request seeking truck numbers in the Australia Post fleet, tracking devices used, volumes and FULD's and purchasing patters Information provided from the Australia Post Transport Division

How to obtain copies of these documents

To request copies of the above documents, please refer to How to apply for Australia Post documents under FOI.

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