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First Nations FOI & GIPA Directory
Find official information-access sources concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, First Nations communities, organisations, lands, programs, funding and public decisions.
This is a curated Barayamal directory—not an official or complete government register. It prioritises First Nations-focused bodies and broader agencies likely to hold relevant records.
Start with the public record
Search public requests, browse the official Commonwealth directory or find the NSW agency that holds the information.
Search public requests
A live Right to Know search focused on original requests containing Aboriginal, Indigenous, First Nations or Torres Strait Islander terms. Public correspondence is not necessarily an official release.
Open ↗OAIC · OFFICIALAustralian Government FOI directory
The OAIC’s central list links to agency disclosure logs. It does not consolidate every request or released document.
Open ↗NSW · OFFICIALNSW GIPA access directory
NSW has no complete record-level hub. Use the official directory to identify the agency, then check its disclosure log below.
Open ↗Read the badges. An active disclosure log, a historical resource, an umbrella source and a page where no public log was found are different things. “No public log found” does not mean the body received no requests.
National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA)
Indigenous Affairs policy, programs, grants, service delivery and agency administration. Searchable/downloadable log from 1 July 2019.
Indigenous Business Australia (IBA)
Indigenous business, home ownership, investments, programs, finance and governance. Some releases are supplied by email.
Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC)
Land and water acquisition, management, divestment, benefits and corporate decisions.
AIATSIS
Research, collections, repatriation, cultural heritage and corporate administration.
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC)
CATSI corporations, examinations, investigations, compliance and regulatory decisions.
National Native Title Tribunal
Native-title claims, future acts and tribunal administration. Attachments may be removed after 12 months.
Aboriginal Investment NT
Governance, investments, grants and decisions of Aboriginal Investment NT and its predecessor.
Torres Strait Regional Authority
Official FOI page refers to a disclosure log, but no public disclosure-log entries were visible when checked.
Aboriginal Hostels Limited
FOI request information is available, but no separate public list of disclosure-log entries was visible.
Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council
The official resources page contains corporate material, but no identifiable public FOI disclosure-log entries were visible.
National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People
The Department of Social Services portfolio page currently reports no disclosure-log entries for the Commission.
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Minister for Indigenous Australians records and Indigenous Affairs material predating NIAA’s establishment on 1 July 2019.
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health policy, workforce, funding, programs and service delivery.
Department of Education
First Nations early childhood, schools, higher education, grants, student support and data.
Department of Social Services
Community services, family violence, children, disability and Closing the Gap programs.
Attorney-General’s Department
Native title, justice, human rights, race discrimination and legal-policy records.
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Indigenous Protected Areas, cultural heritage, Country, water and environmental programs.
Department of Finance
Indigenous Procurement Policy, grants, contracting and whole-of-government administration.
The Treasury
First Nations economic policy, housing, finance, investment and budget records.
Australian Human Rights Commission
Social justice, race discrimination, native title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
First Nations health and welfare statistics, linked data and data governance.
Premier’s Department — including Aboriginal Affairs NSW
Current umbrella disclosure log for Aboriginal Affairs NSW, which sits within Premier’s Department.
The Cabinet Office
Current Cabinet Office releases and historical Department of Premier and Cabinet records, including earlier Aboriginal Affairs matters.
Aboriginal Housing Office
The AHO request page routes formal access through DCJ. No separate current AHO disclosure log was found.
NSW Aboriginal Land Council
An authentic historical disclosure log covers 2010 to September 2012. No current maintained public disclosure log was found.
Office of the Registrar, Aboriginal Land Rights Act (ORALRA)
ORALRA maintains Aboriginal land claims, agreements and owners registers, but no separate public GIPA disclosure log was found.
NSW Aboriginal Languages Trust
The Trust reports that GIPA applications are processed through Premier’s Department. No standalone disclosure log was found.
Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Aboriginal land claims, Crown land, native title, planning, housing and heritage.
Department of Communities and Justice
Aboriginal children and families, out-of-home care, housing, youth justice, corrections and courts.
NSW Health
Aboriginal health, workforce, Local Health Districts, hospitals and service delivery.
NSW Department of Education
Aboriginal education programs, consultation, school land, partnerships and student outcomes.
NSW Police Force
Policing, custody, youth, community safety, operational policy and public data.
NSW Treasury
Closing the Gap funding, procurement, budget decisions and economic policy.
Department of Customer Service
Revenue NSW, grants, digital identity, procurement and government service delivery.
NSW DCCEEW
Aboriginal heritage, parks, water, environment and caring for Country.
DPIRD
Aboriginal fisheries, regional land, primary industries, native title and Local Land Services.
Service NSW
Government service-delivery records that may concern First Nations customers and programs.
How this directory is built
Barayamal checks official agency websites and prioritises bodies whose mandate directly concerns Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Broader agencies are included where they are likely to hold First Nations-related information.
Sources were verified against official agency websites on 9 August 2026. Inclusion reflects an agency’s mandate or likelihood of holding relevant records; it does not mean every entry in that agency’s disclosure log concerns First Nations people.
Coverage limits
- FOI and GIPA disclosure logs are not complete registers of every request, refusal or released document.
- NSW agencies generally list only formal-release information they consider may interest other people.
- Documents may be supplied only on request, removed after a period or published with redactions.
- Other Australian states and territories are not yet indexed.
Source meanings
A current list or table of released information was visible on the official site.
Another department handles this body’s GIPA reporting — check the umbrella agency’s log.
The source is useful but no longer current.
No separate public list or table was visible on the official site at the verification date.
A log page exists but no entries were visible when checked.