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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 Sort ascending	Scope of Request	Agency	Documents Released
LEX-2496	19 November 2019	The applicant requested copies of the daily voyage and independent observer reports for the May 2019 MV Ocean Drover shipment. Thirty four documents were released in part with deletions under s47F(1), s47(1)(b), s47E(a), s47(1)(a) To request access to the material contact the FOI Officer.
LEX-2934	18 November 2019	The applicant requested records of honey import testing. One document was released in part with deletions under s47G. To request access to the material contact the FOI Officer.
191004	15 November 2019	I seek access to a record of any meetings between the Environment Minister, her advisers or officers of the Department and the CEO of Adani Mining Pty Ltd Mr Lucas Dow, since 18 May 2019. For any meetings that are identified, I request a copy of all documents produced at the meeting including the agenda, minutes and handwritten notes.	Department of the Environment and Energy	191004.pdf
IR190608	13 November 2019	Staged release following internal review of FOI 190608	Department of the Environment and Energy	ir190608-part2.pdf
191006	11 November 2019	I am requesting documents in the possession of the Department of the Environment as follows: Any documents concerning the Swift Parrot produced in the course of preparing, negotiating, agreeing and implementing the November 2018 variations to NSW Regional Forest Agreements and the NSW Coastal Integrated Forestry Operations Approval. Types of documents: Documents such as correspondence, reports, minutes, emails including internal reports, briefing notes etc Correspondence with the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture and Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Correspondence with the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Environment, the Forestry Corporation of NSW and the NSW EPA Dates: From 1/1/2017 to 30/09/2019	Department of the Environment and Energy	191006.pdf
MO190051	11 November 2019	Copies of all correspondence and minutes/notes from meetings between the Minister for Energy and Emissions, Angus Taylor / the Minister’s Office, and representatives of the following organisations: Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Shell Australia Please search for this information within the following date ranges: 1 November 2018 – 11 April 2019 18 May 2019 – 14 June 2019 Which refer to Australia’s 2030 climate change target and/or the use of Kyoto carry-over credits to meet Australia’s commitments under the Paris Agreement.	Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction	mo190051.pdf
190910	8 November 2019	I am writing to request copies of all submissions received by the Department in response to EPBC Referral 2019/8420 - Cultana Pumped Hydro Energy Scheme.	Department of the Environment and Energy	190910.pdf
IR190723	7 November 2019	Internal review of FOI 190723	Department of the Environment and Energy	ir190723.pdf
190914	6 November 2019	The full content of the following documents partially provided as part of FOI 190709: 3c 6 6d 6e 7 7c 11 12	Department of the Environment and Energy	190914.pdf
LEX-2453	5 November 2019	The applicant requested copies of agendas and/or minutes from meetings of pet food working group/s. Full access was granted to three documents and part access was granted to seven documents with deletions under s47F(1). To request access to the material contact the FOI Officer.