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List of past FOI requests

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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
20399

All iterations of the interim report held by the office of the Minister for the Environment, the Hon Sussan Ley MP, including any related emails, comments, notation, or documents, from 1 June 2020.

 Minister for the Environment 20399_part%25201.pdf 20399_part%25202.pdf 20399_part%25203.pdf 20399_part%25204.pdf
200602

Correspondence between representatives of Rio Tinto and the environment department or the environment minister's office sent or received since 18 May 2019
regarding:
a) Reform of the EPBC Act and
b) Approval bilateral agreements under the EPBC Act

 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 200602.pdf
200402

All documents that were before the Minister and/or her delegate for consideration when determining whether to make the Decision, including any decision brief and any attachments to that brief, under s 143 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) to vary condition 13 of the EPBC approval for the Maules Creek Coal Mine (EPBC 2010/5566)

 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 200402.pdf
200510

Any records relating to the Project created in the last two years, in particular:
(i) any correspondence between Ozy Homes and the Department or the Minister in or around August 2018;
(ii) any correspondence between Ozy Homes and the Department of the Minister during 2020;
(iii) any ecological or environmental assessments or reports;
(iv) any internal correspondence or briefing notes.

 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 200510.pdf
200711

I am seeking the Infringement Notice and decision, and associated documents, relating to the following matter;

  • 29 May 2020 – Mount Buller and Mount Stirling Alpine Resort Management Board issued two infringement notices (total value $25,200) for contravening conditions 1 and 2a of EPBC 2014/7303.

See https://www.awe.gov.au/news/media-releases/alpine-resort-fined-breaching-environmental-conditions?utm_source=miragenews&utm_medium=miragenews&utm_campaign=news

I seek technical reports, maps and photographs relating to this infringement.

 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 200711.pdf
200707

All documents before the decision to approve Snowy 2.0 main works was made on the 30th June 2020.  Documents should include the decision brief and any attachments, excluding any publicly available information

 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 200707_part%25201.pdf 200707_part%25202.pdf 200707_part%25203.pdf 200707_part%25204.pdf
LEX-4467

The applicant requested the first and final drafts of the Independent Observer report in relation to the voyage of the MV Ocean Drover in 2019

 lex-4467_0_0.pdf
200601

Documents related to EPBC 2010/5741 - Western Highway Project

 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 200601.pdf
LEX-20593

The applicant requested a copy of Anderson D.L. ‘Surveillance of parasites and diseases of honeybees in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.’ CSIRO Rep. 2008

 lex-20593_0.pdf
200710

In relation to EPBC 2016/7838:

  • Expert advice relating to threatened species at Meadowbank Station (excluding advice provided by ACF and excluding the information provided by the proponent at the time of referral)
  • Documents that record the reasoning behind the koala habitat assessment tool score for the proposal
  • Correspondence (including emails, notes made from phone calls, notes made from meetings and letters) between the Department and the proponent or consultants of the proponent that discusses the koala, the greater glider and/or offsets between 10 February 2017 and 14 December 2017
 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 200710_part%25201_0.pdf 200710_part%25202.pdf