Disclosure log

We publish a list of documents we have released in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests as required by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). We publish these documents within 10 business days of release to the FOI applicant.

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List of past FOI requests

You can browse FOI requests published before 2018 in the NLA archive:

FOI disclosure log

The table below contains requests from January 2018 to present for the department, relevant minister, and a number of agencies previously associated with the former Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.

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FOI Reference Release Date Publication Date Scope of Request Agency Documents Released
LEX-20931

The applicant requested documents relating to Narrabri Chamber of Commerce’s application for the Murray-Darling Basin Economic Development Program for Yarrie Lake.

 lex-20931_0.pdf
20939

Documents in relation to EPBC advice for Perth airport.

 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 20939.pdf
21353

Correspondence in relation to the development application for the Manyana Beach Estate.

 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 21353.pdf
LEX-3158

The applicant requested documents in relation to honey imports into Australia.

One document was released in part with deletions under s47G.

 lex-3158_0.pdf
21132

Briefs and correspondence sent or received by senior executive officers that proposed or considered changes to the boundary of the Moreton Bay internationally important wetland. I seek
documents in the date range January 1 2016 - July 1 2020. Please exclude publicly available correspondence from the public, community feedback, media alerts and media briefings. Please remove duplicates. Please remove any other publicly available documents.

 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 21132.pdf
21358

 The brief or minute that led to the decision to issue infringement notices to Adani on 30 October 202 (without attachments) Reference: https://www.awe.gov.au/news/media-releases/qld-mining-company-fined-bre…

 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 21358.pdf
21370
  1. The CAPAD data submitted to the Department by the Tasmanian Government in respect of the Tasmanian component of the National Reserve System for 2020.
  2. All records and communications in relation to Marneys Hill Reserve (otherwise known as Brushy Rivulet Reserve), between the Tasmanian Government and the Department from 1 September 2020 to date, including without limitation any file notes or other records relating to the meeting/discussions (virtual or otherwise) between representatives of the Department of Justice and the Department in September 2020.
 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 21370.pdf
20785

Communications regarding meetings with Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia on the following dates: 23 October 2019 and 12 February 2020.

For reference, please see Answers to written questions on notice to the faunal extinctions inquiry, document 16 question 4.

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/Faunalextinction2019/Additional_Documents?docType=Answer%20to%20Question%20on%20Notice

 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 20785.pdf
LEX-21080

1. Any reports from 1 January 2008 to 30 December 2010 that address options for irrigation modernization/efficiency in the Lachlan River valley.

2. Any overview report on water efficiency in irrigation that compares different valleys in the Murray-Darling Basin from 1 January 2008 to 30 December 2010.

 lex-21080_0.pdf
LEX-21322

The applicant requested documents relating to Amber Heard and her dogs Pistol and Boo who were brought into Australia in April 2015.

 lex-21322_0.pdf