Every six months, IBA is required to prepare a response to the senate order for the production of indexed lists of departmental and agency files. Broadly, this order requires all Australian Government departments and agencies to produce an indexed list of certain files it has created within the previous six months for tabling before parliament, and to provide access to these lists on their website homepage.
The lists are known as ‘Harradine reports’. IBA’s compliance with the order is subject to the secrecy obligations set out in section 191 of its enabling legislation, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) Act 2005.
INDEXED FILES FOR PUBLICATION
In accordance with the Harradine Report (Senate Procedural Order of Continuing Effect No. 12), a review of relevant records has been conducted, and no files meeting the reporting criteria have been identified for the period of 1 July 2024 and 31 December 2024.
