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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-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
LEX-21240

The applicant requested copies of the treatment certificates relating to container BMOU9870256.

 lex-21240_0.pdf
20981
  1. All correspondence between the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and IUCN between 30 March 2020 and 19 November 2020 that contains the words "Blue Mountains".
  2. All correspondence and minutes of meetings between DAWE and the Office of Hon.Stuart Ayres between 1 January 2020 and 19 November 2020 pertaining to the proposal to raise Warragamba Dam and/or the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.
  3. All correspondence and minutes of meetings between DAWE and Infrastructure NSW between1 May 2020 and 19 November 2020 pertaining to the proposal to raise Warragamba Dam and/or the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.
  4. All correspondence and minutes of meetings between DAWE and the Office of Hon.Marise Payne between 1 February 2020 and 19 November 2020 pertaining to the proposal to raise Warragamba Dam and/or the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.
  5. All correspondence (including attachments) sent and received with WaterNSW relating to the World Heritage chapter of the Warragamba Dam raising EIS between 10 August 2020 to 19 November 2020. This excludes any chapters or associated reports that form part of the draft Warragamba Dam EIS raising.
 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 20981.pdf
20784

Communications regarding meetings held with Rio Tinto on the following dates:

  • 27 August 2019 
  • 11 December 2019 
  • 6 March 2020 and
  • 3 April 2020.
 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 20784.pdf
LEX-20284

The applicant requested the CBRE land and water valuation of 30 December 2015 in relation to the purchase of water from Eastern Australia Agriculture.

 lex-20284_0_0.pdf
200812
  • Briefings, memos, reports or background papers dated January 2020 to 30 June 2020 relating to the Narrabri Gas Project (EPBC 2014/7376) and its status as a “Major Project” as per the Minister’s declaration on 15 June. 
  • Correspondence from the Minister’s office relating to the Narrabri gas project (EPBC 2014/7376) dated January 2020 to 30 June 2020.  
     
 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 200812.pdf
LEX-21146

The applicant requested copies of documents relating to the Douglas Shire Council.

 lex-21146_0.pdf
LEX-21109

The applicant requested copies of the draft valuation report provided to the Department as per C.A.2(7) of Commonwealth Contract-Services Reference No:2016-012.

 lex-21109_0.pdf
LEX-21017

The applicant requested copies of documents relating to the announcement that Halls Island Standing Camp, Lake Malbena, Tasmania (EPBC 2018/8177) would be a controlled action under the EPBC Act.

 lex-21017_0.pdf
200709

1. Any documents that proposed, considered and/or briefed changes to the boundary of the Moreton Bay Ramsar internationally important wetland. I request documents in the date range January 1 2016 - July 1 2020. I include all drafts in this request. Documents include, but are not limited to emails, briefs, meeting records and meeting notes, notes from phone calls, texts and messages, letters, submissions to ministers.

2. I also request department correspondence related to the preparation of such documents. This includes both internal departmental correspondence and correspondence to and from the Minister's office. 

 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 200709.pdf