All Cabinet and Cabinet committee documents, working and briefing papers are to be treated as confidential. Cabinet documents are exempt from release if requested under the FoI Act. They are also exempt under the doctrine of 'public interest immunity' where documents are sought from government as part of general litigation. Further information concerning the protocols regarding access to, storage and disposal of Cabinet-in-confidence materials are available from the Cabinet Secretariat of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and in the Cabinet handbook <http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/index.php/policies/governance/23-policies/governance/813-the-cabinet-handbook>