Agency file listing for 2026 – January to June

Every 6 months, the CDC is required to prepare a response to the Senate Continuing Order 12 for an indexed list of all agency files to be published on the Internet, so it is accessible to the public.

The report known more often as ‘the Harradine Report’ was first instigated by then Senator Harradine in 1996. The original Senate Order was amended in 1998.

The CDC’s lists are tabled twice a year in:

• spring sittings – an indexed list of files is created for the preceding July to December period
• autumn sittings – an indexed list of files is created for the preceding January to June period.

In accordance with the Senate Order, the CDC’s list of files does not include:

• files transferred to the National Archives of Australia.
• files related to the internal administration of the CDC (staff or personnel, accounts, training, or general administrative matters)
• case related files (for example personal representation or dealings with the personal affairs of an agency client).

Some information in file titles has been deleted, such as:

• commercially confidential information
• identifiably personal information
• any security classified information which is disclosed in, or which could be established from, a file title.

In addition, the CDC’s list of files does not include files with titles that would disclose the deliberations of cabinet.