Agency IPS plan
We are required under section 8(2)(a) of the FOI Act to publish our IPS plan.
- Information Publication Scheme Agency Plan
Who we are
We are required under sections 8(2)(b) and 8(2)(d) of the FOI Act to publish information about the organisation and structure of the agency, the location of offices, governance arrangements, senior management team and statutory appointments. This information is available on the pages set out below.
- About Us
- Our Executive
- Our organisational structure
- Australian Border Force organisational structure
- Our employee enterprise agreement
- Information about careers with us
What we do
We are required under ss 8(2)(c) and 8(2)(j) of the FOI Act to publish a description of the functions and powers of the agency, and the rules, guidelines, practices and precedents relating to those functions and powers (that is, operational information). This information is available on the pages set out below.
- About Us
- Australian Border Force
- Legal
- LEGENDcom
- Portfolio Legislation
- Access and Accountability
- Fact sheets and Forms
Legislation and regulations are not published on our website, but can be accessed from ComLaw website managed by the Attorney-General's Department.
Operational information
Our general operational information is found throughout our website, particularly in the following sections:
- Plan, Policies and Charters
Australian Border Force 'operational information' is found on the ABF website:
Our reports and responses to parliament
We are required under ss 8(2)(e) and 8(2)(h) of the FOI Act to publish Annual reports laid before the Parliament, and other information routinely provided to the Parliament. Our reports and responses to parliament are found at Reports and Publications page. That page includes links to the following:
- Department's annual reports tabled in Parliament
- Portfolio Budget Statements
- Corporate reports
- Ombudsman's assessments
- Senate Orders
Routinely requested information and FOI disclosure log
We are required under ss 8(2)(g) and 11C of the FOI Act to publish information to which the agency routinely gives access in response to FOI requests and the disclosure log of information that has been released under the FOI Act.
Information that can be published resulting from freedom of information requests and any routinely released information from such requests is found in our FOI disclosure log.
Consultation arrangements
We are required under s 8(2)(f) of the FOI Act to publish information about consultation arrangements that enable members of the public to comment on specific discussion papers for which the agency is responsible.
We employ a range of external consultation mechanisms, including through the release of issues or discussion papers, the use of blogs and other social media tools.
All public consultations on discussion papers will be listed on the following page:
- Submission and Discussion Papers
This page can provide more information about how comments can be made on consultations.
Contact us
We are required under s 8(2)(i) of the FOI Act to publish contact details of an officer (or officers) who can be contacted about access to the agency's information under the FOI Act. We have comprehensive information about how you can make contact with us on the Contact us page