Indexed list of files

Indexed lists of departmental and agency files

Under Senate Order 12(Opens in a new tab/window), all Australian Government departments and agencies must produce an indexed list of files created in the previous 6 months. The Australian Government Minister for Health and Aged Care (the minister) tables these lists before parliament.

The list includes files relating to:

• policy advising functions
• development of legislation
• other matters of public administration.

The list does not include:

• case-related files (e.g. personal representations or dealing with the personal affairs of departmental or agency clients or taxpayers)
• files related to the internal administration of our department or agency (e.g. staff or personnel matters)
• files transferred to the National Archives of Australia.

Under the Senate Order, we must:

• publish an online indexed list of all files created in the previous 6 months
• provide a letter of advice to the minister stating that the indexed list has been placed on our website.

We create a new list every 6 months, starting on 1 January and 1 July each year. These are our most recent indexed lists of files.

Accessing information

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Email: finance@blood.gov.au