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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
190606	5 August 2019	copies of any correspondence, papers, documents, emails in relation to the 2018 report ‘What Lies Beneath: The scientific understatement of climate risks’ and in particular any advice requested, or received from any government agency or university, including CSIRO and BoM.	Department of the Environment and Energy	190606.pdf
190423	2 August 2019	All records relating to correspondence about the “Powering Forward” ad campaign between the Department and the marketing agency, UM, from November 1 to December 30 2018. This includes any communications that discuss advertising expenditure, advertising topics, and advertising durations. I seek emails, meeting minutes, and all other correspondence.	Department of the Environment and Energy	190423.pdf
190507	31 July 2019	Correspondence between departmental staff and/or the environment minister or her office, and/or the energy minister or his office regarding Waratah Coal's Galilee Basin development the North Alpha Coal Project. Correspondence from January 1 2019 is sought. Any communication - emails, briefing notes, letters, messages - between the department and Clive Palmer, or any other employee, or representative for Waratah Coal. Documents from January 1 2019 are sought.	Department of the Environment and Energy	190507.pdf
190701	31 July 2019	The compliance report that relates to an infringement notice issued to INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd on 2 April 2019 (EPBC 2008/4208). Briefs to Senior Executives and the Minister seeking approval of the infringement notice or seeking that the issuance of the infringement notice is noted.	Department of the Environment and Energy	190701.pdf
190518	30 July 2019	On 22 March 2019, a delegate of the Minister for the Environment, Paul Murphy, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch, made a decision under s 303FN of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) to declare the Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Inshore Fin Fish Fishery (GOCIFFF) an ‘approved wildlife trade operation’ under s 303FN of the EPBC Act (Decision). Documents requested All documents that were before the decision maker for consideration when determining whether to make the Decision, including any proposed decision brief (or similar document) and any attachments to that brief.	Department of the Environment and Energy	190518_0.pdf
190620	29 July 2019	Documents relating to hospitality declarations and gift declarations by Department of Environment and Energy officials and staff from FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19 to date. Exclude personal email addresses, signatures, and mobile telephone numbers contained in documents that fall within the scope of the FOI request. Please also exclude duplicates of the documents.	Department of the Environment and Energy	190620.pdf
190621	29 July 2019	Access to all Scenario Program final reports within departmental file 2018/00158 [CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION - POLICY DEVELOPMENT - CLIMATE ADAPTATION - SCENARIOS PROGRAM]	Department of the Environment and Energy	190621.pdf
LEX-2375	29 July 2019	The Applicant requested parts of the Department’s Incoming Government Brief. Twelve pages of material was released in part. To request access to the material contact the FOI Officer.
LEX-2185	26 July 2019	The applicant requested lists of dog, cat and zoo animal imports and exports, by country. Three documents were released in full. To request access to the material contact the FOI Officer.
LEX-2170	26 July 2019	The applicant requested copies of daily voyage reports for MV Al Messilah and MV Al Shuwaikh. 65 documents were released in part with deletions under s47. To request access to the material contact the FOI Officer.