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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

What is a freedom of information disclosure log?

All Australian Government agencies that are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) are required by section 11C to publish a freedom of information (FOI) disclosure log on their website. The FOI disclosure log lists information which has been released in response to an FOI access request. This requirement has applied since 1 May 2011.

The disclosure log requirement does not apply to:

  • personal information about any person if publication of that information would be 'unreasonable'
  • information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any person if publication of that information would be 'unreasonable'
  • other information, covered by a determination made by the Australian Information Commissioner, if publication of that information would be 'unreasonable'
  • any information if it is not reasonably practicable to publish the information because of the extent of modifications that would need to be made to delete the information listed in the above points.

For more information see the National Portrait Gallery's Procedures for dealing with public interest disclosures which came into effect on 15 January 2014.

Who regulates FOI disclosure logs?

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is also the agency with oversight responsibility for FOI disclosure logs for all Australian Government agencies that are subject to the FOI Act. To find out more about an FOI disclosure log see the OAIC’s FOI Act Guidelines Part 14 — Disclosure log.

The NPG became a statutory authority on 1 July 2013 and has limited items in our FOI disclosure log as a result. Additional items for the disclosure log will be published here as they are created.

The NPG FOI disclosure log is available below in reverse chronological order. Documents listed in the disclosure log that are not available on the website may be obtained by writing to:

Freedom of Information Contact Officer
National Portrait Gallery of Australia
GPO Box 1400
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Email: foi@npg.gov.au

NPG FOI Disclosure Log

Reference No. Date of access
NPGAFOI202403 Date of access: Decision 30 July 2024
Summary of request: All letters, emails and electronic messages, pertaining to the offer/donation of a work of art featuring Gina Rinehart as the subject. The documents should include correspondence from Ms Rinehart, her representatives including those from Hancock Prospecting, and anyone else supportive of the donation. The documents should include any correspondence sent to the foundation and members of its board. This should include any discussion around the conditions of its public display, accession and valuation, its position in the gallery and or works around it, as well as its labelling. Documents should include responses from the gallery.
Partial disclosure. Download the schedule of documents
NPGAFOI202402 Date of access: Decision 30 July 2024
Summary of request: Any correspondence between the National Portrait Gallery and Ms Gina Rinehart (or representatives/employees of Ms Rinehart), regarding a portrait of Ms Rinehart offered to the gallery; including, but not limited to, any conditions set by Rinehart or her representatives, regarding the display of the portrait. Specifically, the "conditions" referred to by Ms Pickering at Senate estimates on 31 May.
Partial disclosure. Download the schedule of documents
NPGA 01/2014 Date of access: 24 January 2014
Summary of request: All correspondence, including e-mail, from Jennifer Bott AO, Acting Director of the Gallery to the Attorney General — since 8 September 2013 to 20 January 2014.
Full disclosure. Download the documents
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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.

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