Indexed List of Agency Files

On 14 November 1994, the Senate agreed to a motion by Senator Harradine requiring all Australian Government agencies to produce an indexed list of files every six months for tabling before parliament. The production of the list is intended to make the operations of government more transparent to the Australian public. 

As part of the Government's ongoing commitment to give Australians greater access to relevant government information quickly and easily, the original Senate Order was amended in 1998 and now requires agencies to also list these files on their websites.

The lists are tabled twice a year, once in the Autumn sittings and once in the Spring sittings.

Autumn sittings - files created in the preceding July to December