Disclosure log

Correspondence between Adani Infrastructure Pty Ltd and the Department relating to whether any components of EPBC 2018/8191 have previously been assessed under the EPBC Act 1999 (Cth).

All documents created by, or provided to, the Department relating to the application of s 18 of the EPBC Act 1999 (Cth) (i.e. listed threatened species and communities) for EPBC 2018/8191.

Documents related to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation: Correspondence between the department and/or the Environment and Energy Minister or his representatives relating to a $443.8 million grant for the foundation.

• The signed referral decision brief for EPBC 2016/7751 Scott Harris/Natural Resources Management/Cape York, West of Laura/Queensland/Clearing of vegetation at Kingvale Station (Lot 1 on Survey Plan 280074, QLD) and related activities
• The signed assessment approach decision brief for EPBC 2016/7751 Scott Harris/Natural Resources Management/Cape York, West of Laura/Queensland/Clearing of vegetation at Kingvale Station (Lot 1 on Survey Plan 280074, QLD) and related activities.
• Any correspondence sent/received within the department relating to the assessment approach decision for the above project.
   

Documents associated with any discussions about land clearing at Maryfield Station in the Northern Territory. This includes decisions, briefs, reports and email chains.

• From time period January 2017 to present.
• Documents from within the Department of Environment and Energy and the Minister for Environment and Energy (including Minister's office).
• Expressly not limited to only official referrals under the EPBC Act. This request is seeking any discussion about land clearing at Maryfield Station, regardless of EPBC Act assessment.

[Item 1]          Information and documents in relation to all transfers and/or movements and/or trades of Australian native birds to the Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots (ACTP) in Germany, including the agreement terms or contracts relevant to these transfers. Information and documents include, but are not restricted to, permits, logs, exit paperwork, correspondence (for example emails, letters, messages), meeting notes, briefing documents compiled from meetings, file notes and diary entries. Where any documents within the scope of this request contain private, personal or privileged information I request the documents still be provided to the extent that this information is redacted.

The timeframe for this request is any information from January 1 2015 to 22 June 2018.

The funding agreement with the Tasmanian government for the $525,000 orange-bellied parrot rescue package (reference here http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/hunt/2015/pubs/mr20150612.pdf)

• Copy of the WA Minister’s Report for the period 2015/2016 to the NEPC (as contemplated to be provided to the NEPC by the WA Minister under section 23 of the National Environment Protection Council (Western Australia) Act 1996);
• Copy of the WA Minister’s Report for the period 2016/2017 to the NEPC (as contemplated to be provided to the NEPC by the WA Minister under section 23 of the National Environment Protection Council (Western Australia) Act 1996); and
• Copy of the current final draft of the NEPC Annual Report for the period 2016/2017 (as contemplated under section 24 of the National Environment Protection Council (Western Australia) Act 1996 will be prepared for and ultimately adopted formally by the NEPC). This request only seeks that material within the draft that relates generally to Australia and specifically to Western Australia. This request does not capture material that specifically relates to other States or Territories.

I write under the provisions of the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act to request documents from the files of the Department of the Environment and Energy, including the Minister’s office.
I refer to the emails provided to me by your department in response to my FOI request 160606 and attached to this email as Attachment 1 and Attachment 2.
1. In the first email of Attachment 1, the then Director - Victoria and Tasmania Section, presumably Charmayne Murray, writes: “From our perspective the proposed decision is consistent with the MSA and MUD policy ….. “.
Please provide me with:
i) an unredacted copy of the first email in Attachment 1; and
ii) unredacted copies of all documents held by the Department that staff of the then Victoria and Tasmania Assessment Section or any other section or staff member used to justify the idea put forward (as stated by the then Director - Victoria and Tasmania Section) that the then proposed decision for this development (EPBC Ref No 2011-6063) was consistent with the MUD Policy (Policy Statement for Melbourne urban development proposals needing consideration under Parts 7, 8 and 9 of the EPBC Act).
2. In Attachment 2, the Assistant Director, Victoria and Tasmania Assessment Section states in the email of 20 February 2015: “I explained that consistent with the policy, SLL can be offset into the WGR.”
Please provide me with:

i) an unredacted copy of the email of 20 February 2015 and the email of 23 February 2015; and

ii) unredacted copies of all documents held by the Department that the then Assistant Director, Victoria and Tasmania Assessment Section used to justify the idea put forward in the 20 February email that offsetting the destruction of Striped Legless Lizard habitat at the relevant development site into the Western Grassland Reserve could be consistent with the policy (presumably 'Policy Statement for Melbourne urban development proposals needing consideration under Parts 7, 8 and 9 of the EPBC Act’).

All briefs (signed or otherwise, including any drafts) and correspondence provided from the Department of the Environment and Energy to the Environment and Energy Minister or his office between 1 April 2017 and 31 July 2017 that relate to the Toondah Harbour Development in Queensland (EPBC 2015/7612 and 2017/7939).