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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.

All information included in this log is available for public access.

Check this log before you make a new FOI request.

We also help portfolio Ministers to comply with disclosure obligations. Our disclosure log provides details in relation to any documents released by the office of a portfolio Minister.

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We don't publish information that would be considered 'unreasonable' to publish, unless it can be practically modified. This includes:

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Request documents

Some documents in the list of previous FOI requests may not be available for download.

Contact us to access any of these documents. Make sure to include the FOI reference number in your request.

We may charge you for the cost of copying the information or sending it to you. We won't charge you for our time to process the original FOI request.

We will notify you of any applicable charges. You must pay any charges before we provide the documents.

List of past FOI requests

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

  • See the past Agriculture FOI disclosure log.
  • See the past Environment FOI disclosure log.

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 Sort ascending Publication Date Scope of Request Agency Documents Released
LEX-21051 23 November 2020

The applicant requested correspondence, including text messages on Thursday 22nd October 2020 relating to the scheduling of previous estimates hearings and annual reports.

lex-21051_0.pdf
LEX-4161 13 November 2020

The applicant requested copies of emails in which the Eastern Australia Agriculture’s 2017 sale of water rights to the department has been discussed by SES-level staff within the department restricted to emails that contain either 'Eastern Australian Irrigation' or the acronym 'EAI' as an exact term within the email.

lex-4161_0.pdf
LEX-20195 11 November 2020

The applicant requested copies of documents relating to investigations regarding white spot prawns.
Due to the size, to request access to the remaining material contact the FOI Officer.

lex-20195_0.pdf
200806 3 November 2020
  1. Correspondence regarding the development of a bilateral approval agreement between the Western Australian and federal governments under the EPBC Act. Correspondence from May 18 2019 until August 13 2020 is sought.
  2. Records of meetings between the department, the Minister for the environment, or her office, and the WA Minister for the environment, or his office, at which a bilateral approval agreement under the EPBC Act was discussed. I request dates of meetings, correspondence regarding those meetings, any briefs prepared in advance of or following those meetings, and any notes that were taken. Please restrict the date range to the period from May 18 2019 to August 13 2020. Noting the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, please factor any meetings conducted via video or phone into this part of the request. 

 

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 200806.pdf
LEX-20605 2 November 2020

The applicant requested communications between the RSPCA and the department containing the keywords ‘Bos taurus’ and ‘China’.

lex-20605_0.pdf
200811 30 October 2020

Correspondence between the EPBC Act assessments or compliance areas and the WA Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPAW) (later known as the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions) in relation to the application of the EPBC Act to irrigation developments in West Australia.

In particular I seek correspondence on this topic between the 15 March 2017 to 1 January 2018
By correspondence I mean documents such as emails, letters, records of phone conversations, minutes from meetings, handwritten notes from meetings

 

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 200811.pdf
LEX-20707 27 October 2020

Briefings prepared for the minister relating to the seeds people have unexpectedly received in the mail from China.
01/06/2020 to 11/09/2020

lex-20707_0.pdf
LEX-20150 26 October 2020

The applicant requested all documents associated with the awarding of two tenders to Colliers International Pty ltd for water valuations in the Condamine Lower Balonne regions of Queensland.

lex-20150-1-26_0.pdf lex-20150-27-45_0.pdf lex-20150-46-62_0.pdf lex-20150-63-71_0.pdf
20822 26 October 2020

Insufficient basis to suspend EPBC approval 2016/7838 - Meadowbank Station.

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 20822.pdf
20844 26 October 2020

EPBC Act Review interim report and related documents

Minister for the Environment 20844-part-1.pdf 20844-part-2.pdf 20844-part-3.pdf 20844-part-4.pdf

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