Routinely requested information and disclosure log

A list of all ACT policing officers who have been subject to code of conduct matters described as "Criminal misconduct" in the conduct issue reference guide, where the matters have been established. Include matters from the timeframe 2017 to the present.

Please include the following fields of data in the list:

• Name of officer
• AFP member number
• Summary of misconduct matter
• Date complaint submitted
• Date complaint finalised

Limited tender contracts CN3400717, CN3294590, CN3288980, CN3007752 and CN2212321.

The following contract variations CN2212321-A1, CN2212321-A2, CN2212321-A3, CN2212321-A4, CN3007752-A1, and CN3007752-A2.

1. Final version of emails for the period 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2021 inclusive between AFP Payroll inbox and Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) regarding, directly or indirectly:
   1. PSSap; and,
   2. the requirement, or lack of requirement, for the AFP to tell PSSap members how much superannuation they have been paid as a percentage of their salary.
2. Final version of letters for the period 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2021 inclusive between AFP People & Culture Command (and relevant Deputy Commissioner) or the AFP Commissioner's Office and CSC regarding, directly or indirectly:
   1. PSSap; and,
   2. the requirement, or lack of requirement, for the AFP to tell PSSap members how much superannuation they have been paid as a percentage of their salary.

1. The number of police incidents/events tasers were used each year for the past two financial years (2018/19 and 2019/20);
2. A breakdown of whether they were involved in a. draw and cover, b. discharging barbs (firing a taser), c. used in drive stun mode, d. accidentally discharged.
3. Of those in point two, the related reports and AV material (include taser camera footage, helmet camera footage/body worn camera footage, CCTV in relation to points b (firing of a taser) and c (drive stun).

Documents released (PDF, 5MB)

Footage also released

In relation to a joint investigation by the AFP/ADF around 2004, which looked into allegations aired in an SBS Dateline episode aired on 5 November 2003, about mistreatment of detainees in East Timor in September 1999:

• Case Finalisation Case Note Entry (CNE 148733267)
• Post Operational Assessment (Doc ID 4526734)
• Executive Brief –  Investigation Report (Doc ID 4264578)

... Any governance, policy, Better Practice Guide or other formal AFP document that defines the term 'transfer' or 'transfer to a vacant position'.

Any governance, policy, Better Practice Guide or other formal AFP document that defines the term 'relocation' or 'relocation and the employee's request'.

... and I request the following documents:

• containing the agency's internal information management training
• training materials, including questions and answer options in the assessment and the correct answers.

… relating to Table A4 – Finalised conduct breaches by category, 2020-21, Appendix A, p124, AFP Annual Report 2020-21

… a break down of the band level (including whether executive) and employment status (sworn /professional) of employees for each of the categories (I, 2, 3, and 4) under each of the headings (Established, Not established, Withdrawn, Discretion not to proceed).

Background: The Australian Federal Police recently made a decision relating to the treatment of rent free accommodation for superannuation salary.

Seeking: A 'statement of reason' for the decision that has been made; a document that should set out findings of any material of fact that underpin the decision as well as any evidence or other material relied upon. Also seeking that material, evidence or other material, information as to whether the decision maker is willing to review this decision and if not who within the Australian Federal Police might undertake this task and what process, time limits or special procedures l will need to follow in order for that to occur.

Also:

• details of who within the Australian Federal Police actually made the decision;
• who within the Australian Federal Police had carriage of this matter;
• what delegation, authority or instrument does the decision maker rely upon in making this decision;
• a copy of that written delegation, authority or instrument; and
• a copy of any relevant policy, Commissioner's Financial Instruction, business rule, procedure, direction, case law or similar relied upon in making the decision. 

• Internal report into the incident in Strathfield NSW in July 2020 during which AFP officers shot at a vehicle being driven by an alleged drug dealer.
• Any emails, and internal communications, briefing notes or talking points regarding the report.
• Findings of the report in relation to the police following procedures, or not, any incidents on the day, including the failure of equipment, failure to have operational orders in place, and the recommendations of that report.

1. "Report generated by AFP property system, detailing the number of electronic devices (as specified in the below list) held by the AFP, showing how long they were held and the number of items returned to their owners, and the length of time in which they were held, for the time period: May 1, 2017 until October 5, 2021."
2. The current AFP policy on the seizure and return of electronic devices.

• Mobile Phone
• Computer
• USB Storage Device
• Laptop
• Cameras, Movie
• Telephones
• Dedicated Encrypted Communication Device
• Cameras, Still
• Tablet
• Computer Tablet
• Cash Registers
• Camera
• Cash Counting Machine
• Adding Machine
• IPod
• Calculator
• Dash Camera
• Scanner
• Router
• Audio Voice Recorder
• WIFI Equipment
• Smart Watch
• Radar Detectors
• Phone Answering Appliance
• Audio Visual Receiver
• Audio Visual Player

1. Australian Federal Police's submission document to the AWEI scheme;
2. Data collated by Australian Federal Police for provision to Pride in Diversity and AWEI scheme;
3. Results of AWEI employee survey conducted by Australian Federal Police on Australian Federal Police employees;
4. Invoices to or from ACON and Pride in Diversity.

Documents relating to JCLEC, specifically details of attendees at training courses, outcomes of Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM), processes for assessing suitability of attendees of courses at JCLEC, as well as compliance with human rights standards.

Time period: 01 December, 2019 until 10 December, 2020.

Background: Refers to an attached article (see file scope).

Requesting: Any internal reports or memos, emails to and from the ABF and briefings to the Minister regarding issues, problems and complaints about the search warrant powers of ABF officers, and complaints from the ABF regarding poor support from the AFP in relation to the ABF conducting search warrants.

1. Documents or guidelines that are provided to ACT Policing Officers relating to their conduct and how to present themselves, possible reference might be AFP code of conduct or any documents or guidelines directly relevant to sworn in members;
2. Documents or guidelines for attending and assessing priority 1 and 2 incidents, namely involving assault and the use of weapons ie knife or a gun; and
3. Any general documents provided to ACT Policing members on what checks and balances to be done during the initial attendances of a crime scene and any KPI's for entering notes into PROMISE.

• any reports produced by a member of ACT Policing's 'Evidence Based Policing Project' (also known as the 'Education, Diversion and Evidence Based Policing Team') that includes at least one of the following terms: 'traffic stop', 'traffic stops', 'random breath test', 'random breath tests', 'random roadside drug test', 'random roadside drug tests', 'Aboriginal', or 'Indigenous Australian'.
• any training documents (i.e., booklets, pamphlets, worksheets or other documents like this) provided to AFP members as part of the 'Cultural Connections' training module;
• any PowerPoint or other presentation used by the organisers of the 'Cultural Connections' training module to teach AFP members completing the course.
• Documents handed out as part of the Development Training Program concerning cultural awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples;
• Any PowerPoint or other presentation used by the organisers of the 'Cultural Connections' training module to teach AFP members completing the course"
• any AFP or ACT Policing policies or procedures that include any of the following terms: 'unconscious bias', 'field contact', 'field contacts', 'racial profiling', 'racial-profiling', or 'racism'.
• according to the ACT Ombudsman's report 'ACT Policing's administrative framework for engagement with the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community', ACT Policing's 'Evidence Based Policing Project' (named in the report as the "Education, Diversion and Evidence Based Policing Team") had plans to conduct "a review of current procedures and policies relating to engagement with vulnerable groups and updating them where appropriate".
  I seek that review."

Request for information as to the shoulder badges of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to learn about the ranks of the AFP and different shoulder badges of the AFP.

Request for documents relating to AFP cooperation with, or support for, the Government of Sri Lanka and their entities, including, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and/or Terrorism Investigations Division/Department (TID) in Sri Lanka since 2018'.

In particular we are seeking documents which relate to:

1. training;
2. key activities;
3. operations;
4. bilateral exercises;
5. visits from AFP personnel to Sri Lanka
6. visits from Sri Lankan police to Australia
7. provision of equipment;
8. provision of other material support; and
1. intelligence sharing.

We exclude the following documents from my request: publicly accessible documents; and duplicates.

We exclude personal email addresses, signatures, PMKeys numbers and mobile telephone numbers, contained in documents that fall within the scope of the FOI request.

Request for any documents including media talking points, reports, briefings to the Minister, and any investigation outline of inquiries into the death of an army officer in the ADF precinct in Canberra on December 21.

I do not require any personal details about the deceased.

The time frame is from December 21, 2020 until January 18, 2021."

4. The material AFP provided to new employees in their induction package that relates to prior service. This will include a form the previous employer completes stating dates of service, LSL accrued\used\payed out as well as a document that outlines what the new employee has to do to have prior service recognised, what is an eligible employee, who is eligible etc;
5. The AFP policy/procedure that ensures all AFP employees do request that their eligible prior service is recognised; and
6. The action the AFP takes when it discovers that an employee hasn't requested their eligible prior service to be recognised.

All documents that relate to the consultations undertaken with AFP officers involved in the meeting identified in the documents released in CRM 2018/390.

1. How many Police have received introductory cybercrime investigations training since 2000?
2. How many Police have received advanced cybercrime investigations training since 2000?
3. How many Police currently have a full-time role in investigating cybercrime?
4. How many sworn Police officers are currently employed by the AFP?

1. The total cost and number of officers deployed for the Visit of US President Obama (November 16 -November 17, 2011)
2. The total cost and number of officers deployed for the Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (October 19 - October 29, 2011)
3. The total cost and number of officers deployed for the Visit of British Prime Minister David Cameron (November 2014).

Requesting: Information about claims of sexual abuse and/or harassment in the AFP.

For each of the last 5 financial years I request the following:

• The number of sexual abuse claims finalised by the AFP.
• The number of claims finalised that were found to be in favour of the victim.
• The total amount paid out by the AFP to these victims, and
• The number of AFP personnel who, as perpetrators of sexual abuse, were disciplined or given an option of resigning"

Request for information as follows:

1. Between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020, the number of payments made by the Commissioner under section 35A of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 (Cth)?

Any documents, emails, memos, relating to: (a) the appointment of any former journalists (b) specifically Renee Viellaris to a position within AFP (within last 12 months).

Request for access to documents: "Within the timeframe: 1st of January 2019 - 22nd May 2020: 

1. Documents that contain correspondence with Clearview AI or individuals working on behalf of Clearview AI and the Australian Federal Police or representatives of the Australia Police 
2. Documents outlining policies and procedures on how Clearview AI is to be used by the Australian Federal Police
3. Documents that contain instances of misuse or beaches in how Clearview AI has been used by the Australian Federal Police 
4. Incident reports that include examples of the application of Clearview AI 
5. Documents that evaluate the effectiveness of Clearview AI.
6. The number of times that Clearview AI has been implemented during an investigation – See document 1.
7. The number of times that Clearview AI has been applied in a cases that led to an arrest.
8. The number of searches that have been made using Clearview AI – see document 1.

I note that it is likely that the documents requested in section (6) (7) and (8) of my request may not exist in discrete form. 

Request for any reports, briefings, and correspondence relating to damage to AFP, ACT Policing and Protective Service vehicles. In particular I would like the number of vehicles damaged, the cause of the damage and the cost to repair and replace.

The timeframe is from January 1, 2016 until August 18, 2020.

Request for any document, report, email and communication of any kind regarding an investigation by the AFP and or any other agency, regarding, bullying, harassment and why people were getting sick at Pine Gap.

The time frame is from January 1 2014 to June 30, 2020.

Any documents or records concerning the use of Clearview technology by AFP employees or associated entities, including the details and dates of searches made on the company's technology.