Department of the Premier and Cabinet Circular PC031: Disclosure of Cabinet Documents 10 Years or Older

Under circular PC031 (PDF, 205 KB), the South Australian Government enables access to Cabinet documents that are over 10 years old.

The exemption in the Freedom of Information Act 1991 (the FOI Act) that precludes the disclosure of Cabinet documents does not apply to documents that are 20 years or older. In 2009, to promote the objects of the FOI Act, which include openness and accountability of Ministers and the Government, Cabinet decided it did not want to claim the Cabinet exemption over certain types of Cabinet documents that are 10 to 20 years old. This is known as the ‘Ten Year Rule’.

Cabinet documents less than 10 years old remain exempt from disclosure under the FOI Act.

Cabinet documents older than 10 years may still be subject to other exemption clauses specified under Schedule 1 of the FOI Act.

Cabinet documents include Cabinet submissions, Cabinet notes, and Cabinet agendas.

Cabinet submissions are prepared by state government agencies seeking a decision from Cabinet on a significant policy change, project, reform or appointment.

Cabinet notes, also prepared by state government agencies, provide information for Cabinet to note, where no decision is required.

Cabinet agendas list the Cabinet submissions and Cabinet notes to be discussed at a specific Cabinet meeting.

Each of these may also contain attachments, such as reports presented to Cabinet.

You can search the Cabinet document register using the search field and filters below or browse through the listed documents.

Cabinet documents that have been proactively released and those that have already been applied for and released are available for download from the list below. To view these documents, check the box marked ‘Only show Cabinet documents available for download’.

Where a document is not available to download, you can apply for access.

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  1. Approval of the SACE Board of South Australia Regulations 2008

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Jane Diane Lomax-Smith
    Document number: MECS08/013CS
    Date: 15/09/2008
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  2. WorkCover Corporation - Board Appointments

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Paul Caica
    Document number: MIR26/08CS
    Date: 15/09/2008
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  3. Council of Australian Government (COAG) Negotiations on the National Disability Agreement

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Jennifer Mary Rankine
    Document number: DFCCS/08/013
    Date: 15/09/2008
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  4. SA Government Submission to the National Infrastructure Audit - Supplementary Information

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Patrick Frederick Conlon
    Document number: MFI08/019
    Date: 15/09/2008
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  5. Approving the Contracting of the Supplier of the Core Application Systems that the SA Computer Aided Dispatch (SACAD) Project is to Implement in the State's Three Main Emergency Communication Centres

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Michael John Wright
    Document number: MPOL08/013CS
    Date: 15/09/2008
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  6. Partial Revocation of a Private Mine

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Michael John Atkinson
    Document number: AGO0047/02CS
    Date: 15/09/2008
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  7. Approval to Proclaim the Statutes Amendment (Transport Portfolio) Act 2008 and to Make Associated Regulations

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Patrick Frederick Conlon
    Document number: MTR08/052
    Date: 15/09/2008
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  8. Lottery and Gaming Variation Regulations 2008

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Carmel Zollo
    Document number: MGA10/08CS
    Date: 15/09/2008
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  9. Appointment of Justices of the Peace

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Michael John Atkinson
    Document number: JPS08/023CS
    Date: 15/09/2008
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  10. Appointment of Special Justices of the Peace and Designation of Special Justices as Special Justices of the Youth Court

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Michael John Atkinson
    Document number: JPS08/002CS
    Date: 15/09/2008
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