Skip to main content Skip to main navigation Skip to search
Home

Top navigation main

  • News & media
  • Jobs
  • Minister
  • Contact us
Main menu

AWE Main

  • Agriculture and land
    Agriculture and land Building stronger and more sustainable agriculture, fisheries, forestry and land care.
    • Animal health
    • Climate change and agriculture
    • Farming, food and drought
    • Fisheries
    • Forestry
    • Plant health
    • Drought and rural support
    • Mouse infestation advice
    Xylella

    Protect against unwanted plant pests

    Our biosecurity system helps protects us. Everyone has a role in supporting our biosecurity system.

    Find out more

  • Biosecurity and trade
    Biosecurity and trade Lowering biosecurity risks to Australia, and assisting industry to accelerate growth towards a $100 billion agricultural sector by 2030.
    • Aircraft, vessels and military
    • Biosecurity policy
    • Cats and dogs
    • Exporting
    • Importing
    • Pests, diseases and weeds
    • Public awareness and education
    • Trade and market access
    • Travelling or sending goods to Australia
    • Report a concern
    Brown marmorated stink bug

    BMSB Seasonal Measures

    Australia has strengthened seasonal measures to manage the risk of BMSB.

    View our seasonal measures

  • Science and research
    Science and research Undertaking research and collecting data to support informed decisions and policies.
    • Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)
    • Plant Innovation Centre
    Abares

    ABARES Insights

    Get 'snapshots’ of agricultural, forestry and fisheries industries, or analysis of key issues.

    Find out more

  • About us
    About us We enhance our agricultural industries and trade, and manage the threat of biosecurity risks to Australia.
    • Accountability and reporting
    • Assistance, grants and tenders
    • Contact us
    • Fees and charges
    • News and media
    • Our commitment to you
    • Payments
    • People and jobs
    • Publications
    • What we do
    • Who we are
    Budget 2023-24

    Budget 2023-24

    The 2023–24 Portfolio Budget Statements were released on 9 May 2023.

    Find out more

  • Online services
    Online services We do business with you using online platforms. This makes it easier for you to meet your legal requirements.
Department of Agriculture

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. About us
  3. Accountability and reporting
  4. Freedom of Information
  5. Make a request

Sidebar first - About

  • Freedom of Information
    • Information Publication Scheme
      • Agency plan
    • Disclosure log
    • FOI request

Request for access to documents under Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act)

​​The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) gives you a legal right to request access to documents held by the government.

What you can request

You can request access to any document in the possession of:

  • us (the department)
  • certain agencies, such as portfolio Ministers. 

We can refuse access to some documents, or parts of documents that are exempt. Exempt documents may include those relating to national security, documents containing material obtained in confidence and Cabinet documents, or other matters set out in the FOI Act.

Publicly available documents

Before making a request, check what is already publicly available:

  • Information Publication Scheme
  • FOI disclosure logs
  • corporate information on this website
  • any other information on this website

How to make a request

You can submit an FOI request to us by either emailing foi@aff.gov.au or completing our online request form.

All FOI requests must:

  • be in writing
  • state the request is an application for the purposes of the FOI Act
  • provide information about the document(s) you want to access
  • provide an address for reply
  • state which agency your request is about.

We may ask you for further information if we don't know which documents you want to access.

Personal details

You don't have to give us your real name, or any name at all, or provide proof of your identity. We do need this to give you access to:

  • your own personal information or documents about your business affairs
  • information on behalf of another person with their consent.

FOI Request form

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) must be completed before you can submit your request.

Your details

Note: Please type in your email address correctly so you receive a copy of your request.
Post is my preferred method of receiving correspondence from the department.
(including area code and no gaps)

Your FOI request

I am requesting documents in the possession of:

Scope of request

Unclear or excessively large requests

We may refuse to process requests that are

  • unclear
  • would involve a substantial and unreasonable diversion of resources to process (eg too broad in scope or involve too many documents).

This is more likely to happen if your request is in general terms about a topic on which significant work has been undertaken.

This may be less likely to happen if you

  • are specific about the type of document or information you seek, and
  • provide a time frame for the document.

Details of documents

Please provide a detailed description of the document/s you are seeking in the fields below. (e.g. the decision brief about [x], emails, the letters between [x] and [y] about [z]).

Date range

Specify a date range and time if you seek documents over a period of time

Note: The end date can be no later than the date this application is received by the department.

Privacy Statement

By completing and submitting this form you consent to our collection of your personal or sensitive information (as defined in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)) and use and disclosure of it to administer your FOI request and related purposes. You are not required to provide your name or contact details beyond those required for us to send you notices and documents. However, this information may assist us to deal with your request more effectively. If you want to receive your personal information through FOI requests, we need to confirm that the information we release is to you or someone you have authorised to receive it.This website is hosted on a public ASD certified cloud service by GovCMS through a contract arrangement with the Department of Finance. Information submitted through this web form may be stored on GovCMS for a short period.

Your personal information is managed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

Footer

  • Contact us
  • Accessibility
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy
  • FOI
Last updated: 26 August 2022

© Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.