Disclosure log

• The request from the Threatened Species Scientific Committee that was submitted to Minister Price in September 2018 requesting an extension of time for its assessment of the Australian Sea Lion's threat status, and any supporting documents accompanying that request.
• The request from the Threatened Species Scientific Committee that was submitted to Minister Price in 2019 requesting an extension of time for its assessment of the Australian Sea Lion's threat status, and any supporting documents accompanying that request.
• The Minister's response to both requests above and any decision reasoning that may have accompanied it.
• Any meeting minutes of the Threatened Species Scientific Committee insofar as they relate to the Australian Sea Lion since September 2018 to date.

I request all emails, correspondence, reports, records of phone calls, and briefings sent, received or created by the Department of Environment and Energy from 1 July 2018 to 20 March 2019 that refer to any of the following:

• Brian Fisher
• BAEconomics
• "Economic consequences of some alternative Australian climate policies"
• Cameron Hill
• Redbourne7 

The applicant requested various documents relating to consignments of live animals exported from Australia and the cancellation of the export licence of one exporter.

Eight documents were released in part with deletions under s22, s45(1), s47G(1) and s47F(1).

To request access to the material contact the FOI Officer.

The applicant requested two documents prepared by the Department in relation to a proposed water purchase.

Two documents were released in part with deletions under s47C(1), s47F(1) and s 45.

To request access to the material contact the FOI Officer.

We request access under section 15 of the FOI Act to all documents that were before the Minister and/or their delegate for consideration when determining whether to approve the Mt Gilead residential development project (EPBC 2015/7599) (Project), including (without limitation) any proposed decision brief (or similar document) and any attachments to it. However, we do not seek access to copies of any such documents as are publicly available.

We note that the Project was approved by Kim Farrant, Delegate of the Minister for the Environment, on 21 December 2018.

Permits and licences for the movement of animals from Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland. All permits and licences are sought, including CITES permits, any other international permits, any state/interstate licences in the department's possession.

• Letters between the Department and Victorian Government counterparts that relates to the public acquisition or quality of native vegetation in the proposed Western Grasslands Reserve (since 2010)
• Emails between the Department and Victorian Government counterparts that relate to concerns or issues with the proposed Western Grasslands Reserve (between 2013 and 2015)
• Briefs made in relation to the final approval of the Melbourne Urban Development (MUD) policy

On 22 February 2019, Declan O’Connor-Cox, Acting Assistant Secretary, Assessment (WA, SA, NT) and Post Approvals Branch, Department of the Environment and Energy, made a decision under s 143 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) to vary condition 13 of the EPBC approval for the Maules Creek Coal Mine (EPBC 2010/5566) (Decision).

We request access under section 15 of the FOI Act to all documents that were before the Minister and/or her delegate for consideration when determining whether to make the Decision to vary the conditions of the approval for EPBC 2010/5566, including any decision brief and any attachments to that brief.

All correspondence between:

• the Department of the Environment and Energy and the Minister for the Environment and Energy between 1 August 2017 and 28 August 2018; and
• the Department of the Environment and Energy and the Minister for the Environment or the Minister for Energy between 28 August 2018 and the present day that relate to discussions, deliberations and correspondence regarding the role of Santos' Narrabri project in NSW in supplying gas to alleviate any potential domestic gas shortage.

Copies of all correspondence between the Minister for the Environment and the Department of Environment and Energy that is dated between 1 January 2018 and 3 April 2019 that refers to the nomination for a change in the listing status of the Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.