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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.

What we don’t publish

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

  • personal information about any person
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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
MO200004 19 February 2020

Under FOI I ask for all notes, records and documentation with respect to my personal complaint to you, regardless of the media by which it is stored with particular respect to the following;
-The decision process and relevant legislation and policy that was used to determine the length of time (4 months) to not respond

-The decision process and relevant legislation and policy that was used when you chose not to protect my rights with special request on supporting documentation you used that shows how failure to act and not abiding by your oath to serve is permitted by legislation and policy;

-The decision process and relevant legislation and policy that was used to determine that human torture and violation of human rights is acceptable by you failing to act.

-The decision process and relevant legislation and policy that was used to determine that the slaughter of a critically endangered species is acceptable which you allowed.

Minister for the Environment mo200004.pdf
191212 13 February 2020

All documents that were before Greg Manning, Assistant Secretary, Assessments and Post Approvals Branch, for consideration when determining whether to approve the variation of conditions in relation to the South Bates Extension Underground Mine, Warkworth, NSW (EPBC 2016/7816) (Variation), including (without limitation) any proposed decision brief (or similar document) and any attachments to it. We note that the Variation was approved by Mr Manning on 3 December 2019.

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 191212.pdf
191121 10 February 2020
  • Any site inspection reports (external and internal) and any other briefing material relating to the March 2019 inspection of offsets relating to EPBC 2009/5252
  • Any internal emails that detail the findings of the inspection or observations made during the inspection
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment 191121.pdf
LEX-3034 29 January 2020

The applicant requested copies of correspondence about the Middle East Sheep Exports Policy Options Discussion Paper and a copy of the paper.

lex-3034_0.pdf
191012 23 January 2020

Can I please make an FOI request for the following in relation to Cameco’s Yeelirrie mine approval (2009/4906):

  • Record of the meeting in June 2018 with Minister Price, Cameco and the Department (including handwritten notes)
  • Record of the meeting with Greg Manning on 24 September 2018, 11 am, with the MO (including handwritten notes)
  • Record of the meeting with Minister Price and her office on 11 October 2018, involving Greg Manning and others
  • Record of the phone conversation between Greg Manning and the MO on 18 December 2018 (including handwritten notes)
  • Record of the conversation between Greg Manning and James Tregurtha on 5 April 2019 as part of clearing the Yeelirrie decision package (including handwritten notes
  • Record of the conversation between Greg Manning and Simon Williamson on 17 April 2019 (including handwritten notes)
  • Correspondence (internal or external) about the timing of making the final decision public between 1 March 2019 and 30 April 2019.
Department of the Environment and Energy 191012.pdf
MO190060 20 January 2020

1. A list of companies, organisations and individuals which have received a copy of the ‘Expert Panel Examining Opportunities for Further Abatement’ discussion paper of October 2019, as sent by the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction.

2. A copy of letters or emails sent by the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, to which the ‘Expert Panel Examining Opportunities for Further Abatement’ discussion paper was attached, and sent to the following organisations (or their representatives):

  • The Minerals Council of Australia
  • The Clean Energy Council
  • The Carbon Market Institute

3. A copy of any ‘terms of reference’, or equivalent document, provided to Mr Grant King, in his capacity as a member of the ‘Expert Panel Examining Opportunities for Further Abatement’ by the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction.

Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction mo190060.pdf
LEX-3035 20 January 2020

The applicant requested copies of reports by ABARES on live export and the economic impact of the live export trade.

Full access was granted to 10 documents and access was refused to 3 documents with deletions under s 34(1)(d) and s 47C.

To request access to the material contact the FOI Officer.

MO190059 17 January 2020
  1. All documents and correspondence including emails between the Energy Minister and his staff in relation to the Sydney of City Council's annual report 2017118- excluding any news clippings or alerts relating to this matter between the 24th of June and the 29th of September 2019
  2. Any metadata showing when the report was downloadedfrom the council's website and any subsequent versions of the document between the 24th of June and the 29th of September 2019
Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction mo190059.pdf
MO190058 17 January 2020

We request briefings, internal documents and correspondence - excluding correspondence with media - relating to:

  • Lord Mayor Clover Moore's declaration of a climate emergency
  • The office of the Sydney Lord Mayor
  • The City of Sydney's annual report

From the period of June 2019 to current.

Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction mo190058.pdf
MO190057 17 January 2020

a) All copies of the City of Sydney 2017-18 Annual report (Statutory Returns) or p14 of the same, downloaded, printed or in the possession of your office and any copies that were forwarded or shared with your office or with other ministerial offices or your department, including the emails or letters attaching the downloads/copies. Please include any altered copies. Please confine the search to between 1 September and 28 October 2019.

b) All internal notes of meetings, notes of phone calls, emails , and mobile platform communications (including texts, imessages, and whatsapp or similar) between the Minister and his staff about the City of Sydney's the 2017-18 annual report, the letter sent to the Lord Mayor Clover Moore dated around 29 September 2019, and the erroneous figures relating to the City's travel expenses included in that letter. Please confine the search to June 24 to October 28, 2019.

Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction mo190057.pdf

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