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. Appointment to the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Advisory Board

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Gail Elizabeth Gago
    Document number: EHCS08/0016
    Date: 30/06/2008
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  2. Implementation of the Recommendations of the Review of HomeStart Finance

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Kevin Owen Foley
    Document number: TF07/090CS
    Date: 30/06/2008
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  3. Public Corporations (Fire Equipment Services South Australia) (Dissolution and Revocation) Regulations 2008

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Kevin Owen Foley
    Document number: TF08/036CS
    Date: 30/06/2008
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  4. Appointment of Acting Minister

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Gail Elizabeth Gago
    Document number: EHCS08/0020
    Date: 30/06/2008
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  5. Trade Training Centres in Schools Program Partnership Arrangements Between the Commonwealth and South Australian Governments

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Jane Diane Lomax-Smith
    Document number: MECS08/010CS
    Date: 30/06/2008
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  6. Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act - Assessment Bilateral

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Paul Holloway
    Document number: MUDP08/016CS
    Date: 30/06/2008
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  7. Intergovernmental Agreement on Murray-Darling Basin Reform

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Michael David Rann
    Document number: DPC08/021CS
    Date: 30/06/2008
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  8. Revocation of the Appointment of the Registrar-General and Registrar-General of Deeds

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Michael John Atkinson
    Document number: AGO0018/08CS
    Date: 30/06/2008
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  9. Appointment of Two Judges to the Industrial Relations Court and Deputy President of the Workers Compensation Tribunal on an Auxiliary Basis under the Judicial Administration (Auxiliary Appointments and Powers) Act 1988

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Michael John Wright
    Document number: MIR08/014CS
    Date: 30/06/2008
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  10. Heads of Treasuries SPP Working Group - Reform of Commonwealth/State Financial Relations - Recommendations on Performance Reporting Framework for Federal Financial Relations

    Submitting Minister: The Hon Kevin Owen Foley
    Document number: TF08/044CS
    Date: 30/06/2008
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