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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
190617
  • The parts and/or sections and/or chapters of the latest incoming ministerial and/or government briefing documents and/or packages and/or blue book(s) about and/or relating to Antarctica.
  • Any briefs to the Minister (excluding any and/or all covered by part A above) produced after May 18 2019 about and/or relating to Antarctica.
 Department of the Environment and Energy 190617.pdf
190619

[Item 1] Correspondence between the Department of Environment or the Minister for the Environment and the Hon. Barnaby Joyce regarding a proposed action (EPBC 2016/7838) on Meadowbank Station in north Queensland between 1 May 2016 and 10 February 2018.

[Item 2] Correspondence between the Department of Environment or the Minister for the Environment and the Hon. Matt Canavan regarding a proposed action (EPBC 2016/7838) on Meadowbank Station in north Queensland between 1 May 2016 and 10 February 2018.

[Item 3] Departmental briefing notes regarding a proposed action (EPBC 2016/7838) on Meadowbank Station in north Queensland between 1 May 2016 and 10 February 2018 (excluding the statement of reasons, recommendation report, signed approval brief from Feb 2018 and signed proposal brief from Jan 2018).

[Item 4] Departmental advice and/or concerns regarding impacts on the Great Barrier Reef and threatened species regarding a proposed action (EPBC 2016/7838) on Meadowbank Station in north Queensland between 1 May 2016 and 10 February 2018.

[Item 5] Advice sought and given by the department’s Threatened Species Line Area regarding a proposed action (EPBC 2016/7838) on Meadowbank Station in north Queensland between 1 May 2016 and 10 February 2018.

 Department of the Environment and Energy 190619.pdf
IR190324

Internal review of FOI 190324

 Department of the Environment and Energy ir190324.pdf
190612

any documents related to the strategy driving the time/date for releasing the March and September inventories - for example, to avoid media coverage by releasing the information on the eve of a football grand final weekend, or to coincide with another major news event.

 Department of the Environment and Energy 190612.pdf
190505

Between July 2018 and April 2019:

  • Correspondence (letters and emails, including attachments) to the Minister or Department from the Australian World Heritage Advisory Committee, or from any site-specific Australian world heritage advisory committees, that discusses the threats or risks of climate change to World Heritage; and,
  • any response prepared by the Department to documents identified in the above point.
 Department of the Environment and Energy 190505.pdf
190506

Any correspondence including but not isolated to emails and/or SMS and/or letters and/or meeting minutes and/or diary notes detailing any communications between Central Queensland Coal Pty Ltd and/or Waratah Coal and/or Clive Palmer and/or any representative of Clive Palmer and/or the United Australia Party and the Federal Department of Environment between the 1st of April 2018 to present.

 Department of the Environment and Energy 190506.pdf
MO190003
  • Correspondence between Sunset Power International Pty Ltd/Delta Electricity (or representatives) and the Minister for Energy and/or their Office in relation to the Facilities methodology (draft or final) under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011.
  • Correspondence between Sunset Power International Pty Ltd/Delta Electricity (or representatives) and the Minister for Energy and/or their Office in relation to Vales Point Power Station.
 Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction mo190003_0.pdf
190605

Any emails held by the department discussing the release to the media, or publication in the media, of quarterly greenhouse gas emissions figures.

I limit the request to correspondence created from May 1, 2019.

 Department of the Environment and Energy 190605.pdf
LEX-2247

The applicant requested specific pages of reports which were prepared in relation to live animal export voyages.

Twenty pages were released with deletions under s47C(1), s47F(1) and s47G(1)(a). Twenty-one pages were refused release under s47C(1), s47F(1) and s47G(1)(a).

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190512

I ask for a copy of:

  • the document to which this document was attached as Attachment A plus any other attachments that accompanied it
  • documents showing the names of the people who wrote - Attachment A; - the document to which Attachment A was attached; and, - the other attachments
  • any covering communication to the Minister providing these documents.
 Department of the Environment and Energy 190512-part1.pdf 190512-part2.pdf 190512-part3.pdf 190512-part4.pdf