Disclosure log

[Item 1]          In email correspondence, Minister Frydenberg’s office informed me that the Department of Environment and Energy had conducted an investigation of claims of illegal clearing on Wombinoo Station in Queensland, made by the Wilderness Society and aired on the ABC on 23 November 2017. Under the FOI Act 1982, I request all documents that relate to that investigation, created between 1 October 2017 and 7 December 2017.
[Item 2]          All correspondence between the department of environment and energy or the office of the minister for environment and energy, and members of parliament, in relation land clearing on Wombinoo Station in Queensland. I limit this request to correspondence between 1 July 2017 and 7 December 2017.
[Item 3]          All internal correspondence or correspondence between the department of environment and energy and any other party, involved in drafting or creating a response to the ABC, which read in part “In accordance with the Department's compliance and enforcement policy, and the circumstances surrounding the alleged offence, that no further compliance action is warranted.” That response was published in a story on the ABC on 6 December 2017 at the following URL: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-06/land-clearing-allegations-against… I limit my request to correspondence between 17 November and 7 December 2017.

Senate Estimates briefings that mention Leadbeater’s possum prepared between 1 October 2016 – 30 November 2017.

Any correspondence, information or advice regarding the abundance, population, conservation status, or recovery of the Leadbeater’s Possum exchanged between the Department of the Environment and Energy and the Threatened Species Scientific Committee sent or received between 1 January 2017 and 1 December 2017

Senate estimates briefs prepared between 1 November 2016 – 1 November 2017 relating to the delivery of threatened species outcomes.

Correspondence and briefs that discuss the identification of critical habitat as part of the development of the recovery plans for the following species:
1. Swift Parrott
2. Leadbeaters Possum
3. Regent Honeyeaters
4. Carnaby's Black Cockatoo
I do not seek generic material, documents or correspondence in relation to the development of the above recovery plans, but only specific material that relates to the identification of critical habitat for the specific purposes of the recovery planning process.

[Item 1] - Central register of gift declarations by Department of Environment and Energy executives and staff (including those posted abroad) from 2012 - 2014
[Item 2] - register of gifts received by the Secretary, Deputy Secretaries and Division Heads from all branches within the Department including separate agencies/authorities

Any documents, including correspondence and minutes, that relate to internal audits of the delivery of threatened species outcomes from green army projects and/or 20 million trees projects. Specifically including:

1. Heritage Garden, Building, Ship Conservation – Melbourne Conservation and Management (Green Army)

2. Burnett River Riparian Restoration Project / Gayndah River Walk (Green Army)

3. Limiting Mountain Bike Weed Dispersal into Vulnerable Bushland (Green Army)

4. Penrith City Council - South Penrith - Naturally Cooling (20 Million Trees)

5. Penrith City Council – 3000 Cooling Trees for Emu Plains (20 Million Trees)

[Item 1] A document that specifically sets out the methodology of the Department's calculation of the funding (in excess of $80 million) committed towards projects with threatened species outcomes, as referred to on page 5 of the Threatened Species Strategy.

[Item 2] Any correspondence that discusses the insertion of the figure (in excess of $80 million) into the Threatened Species Strategy.

The applicant requested the Incoming Minister Brief provided to the Hon. David Littleproud MP related to or mentioning the following matters: animal welfare; live animal exports; horse welfare, horse traceability and any regulatory matters related to horses; greyhounds, greyhound racing and greyhound exports; and Aussie Farms.

The applicant requested a list of all entities which received work from the Department under the National Indigenous Procurement Policy in the 2019-20 financial year.