Freedom of information
- 1 Date that the FOI applicant was given access to a document under s11A.
- 2 A short summary of the FOI access request.
- 3 A short summary of the information provided under s11A.
FOI reference number | Date of access1 | FOI request2 | Information published in the disclosure log3 | Other information |
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14/42631 | 15 December 2014 | A copy of the itemised bill for the dinner the Attorney-General attended at the Corinthian Hotel London on 4 April 2014 | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/36534 | 11 December 2014 |
I hereby request, under the Freedom of Information Act (1982), copies of the following documents held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: a) Correspondence, including, but not limited to, letters, emails, transcripts of phone conversations, diplomatic cables, between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and/or the Australian Foreign Minister and the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Australia which contains information on the "Armenian Genocide", "Armenian massacres", and "genocide" dating from 1 January 2014 onwards. b) Correspondence, including, but not limited to, letters, emails, transcripts of phone conversations, diplomatic cables, between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, which contains information on the "Armenian Genocide", "Armenian massacres", and "genocide" dating from 1 January 2014 onwards. c) Correspondence, including, but not limited to, letters, emails, transcripts of phone conversations, diplomatic cables, between the Department of Foreign Affairs and/or the Australian Foreign Minister and the Australian Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, which contains information on the "Armenian Genocide", "Armenian massacres", and "genocide" dating from 1 January 2014 onwards. |
Copies of the following documents held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: a) Correspondence, including, but not limited to, letters, emails, transcripts of phone conversations, diplomatic cables, between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and/or the Australian Foreign Minister and the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Australia which contains information on the "Armenian Genocide", "Armenian massacres", and "genocide" dating from 1 January 2014 onwards. b) Correspondence, including, but not limited to, letters, emails, transcripts of phone conversations, diplomatic cables, between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, which contains information on the "Armenian Genocide", "Armenian massacres", and "genocide" dating from 1 January 2014 onwards. c) Correspondence, including, but not limited to, letters, emails, transcripts of phone conversations, diplomatic cables, between the Department of Foreign Affairs and/or the Australian Foreign Minister and the Australian Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, which contains information on the "Armenian Genocide", "Armenian massacres", and "genocide" dating from 1 January 2014 onwards. For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au |
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14/36430 | 21 November 2014 | A copy of the report "Improving information on economic and social inclusion to implement disability-inclusive development in Laos". I understand that a report has been submitted as part of the Australian Development Research Award Scheme which requires regular annual reporting. | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/20546 | 13 November 2014 | "Information contained in documents relating to the former Foreign Minister Bob Carr's actions and/or behaviour at a concert at Villers-Bretonneux on April 25, 2013. I am seeking any correspondence from the band's director/conductor, Mr Eric Brisse and/or any other representations from the band, to the Australian Government and/ or any of its representatives, about the Minister's conduct and/or behaviour at that concert. I am also seeking any other correspondence to, or from, the Australian Embassy in France and/or the Australian Government about the events at that concert and any information including emails, correspondence of other information held within the embassy or the agency about Senator Carr and the concert." | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | Varied decision |
14/32073 | 7 November 2014 |
The records concerned with ILO Convention No. 169 on 'The Indigenous & Tribal Peoples Convention' for the period between 1988 to 2000. I wish to limit this request to records on the main files on the subject created by the section/s of DFAT charged with relations with the United Nations, the ILO and Human Rights. I wish to exclude:
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For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/36277 | 31 October 2014 | "Expenses incurred by DFAT in relation to Attorney-General, George Brandis' visit to the US in April 2014 that have been billed to the Attorney-General's Department." |
For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au |
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14/29349 | 31 October 2014 | "the executive summaries relating to substantiated cases of identity theft involving stolen passports since January 1, 2011." | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/35739 | 24 October 2014 |
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For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/32069 | 17 October 2014 |
Item 1989/8136 (Bar Code 8252019) from CRS A9737 limited to:
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Item 1989/8136 (Bar Code 8252019) from CRS A9737 limited to:
For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au |
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14/26213 | 9 October 2014 | Media talking points and emails relating to their drafting and approval – excluding as far as possible duplicate emails - produced in response to the entry into Australia's Bali consulate of three West Papuan students on 6 October 2013 | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/26472 | 8 October 2014 |
A summary document with the date, venue, total cost and guest list of hospitality hosted by the Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, from 9 September 2013 to date; including credit card statements/receipts relating to these expenses and excluding tea/coffee meetings. |
For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/28056 | 3 October 2014 |
I am applying for the following information under the FOI Act: 1. Copy of travel logs from official drivers for Australia House and or Stoke Lodge in relation to Christopher Pyne's visit to the UK between 26-27 April 2014; and |
For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/20458 | 25 September 2014 | All briefings on the Arab Spring provided to Ministers and/or senior officials from January 2011 to December 2012. | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/22240 | 22 September 2014 |
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FOI decision letters and schedules from 2011-2013 concerning the deliberative process exemption | For further information, please contact foi@dfat.gov.au |
14/14628 | 22 September 2014 |
You have limited the scope of your request to correspondence between May 2010 and May 2012 and have excluded all open source materials (e.g. media articles) and routine administrative papers (e.g. credentials – related documents such as forms, CVs, visa requests, tea and coffee preferences, etc). |
You have limited the scope of your request to correspondence between May 2010 and May 2012 and have excluded all open source materials (e.g. media articles) and routine administrative papers (e.g. credentials – related documents such as forms, CVs, visa requests, tea and coffee preferences, etc). For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au |
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14/15965 | 4 September 2014 | "A summary document that shows the date of the offence, details of the offence, the penalty incurred and whether it was paid, where the diplomats were from, the outcome of any court proceeding (if relevant) and their current job status (ie. Was their employment suspended or terminated?) since January 2011.
Please exclude third party personal details such as names and addresses." |
"A summary document that shows the date of the offence, details of the offence, the penalty incurred and whether it was paid, where the diplomats were from, the outcome of any court proceeding (if relevant) and their current job status (ie. Was their employment suspended or terminated?) since January 2011.
Please exclude third party personal details such as names and addresses." For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au |
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14/21394 | 15 August 2014 | Summary document containing the costs/statements/reimbursements for functions hosted by the Secretary since 9 September 2013. Please exclude the provision of tea and coffee. Please include smaller and informal lunches and dinners. Please include all hospitality/entertainment recipients including external stakeholders and elected officials. | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/13708 | 4 August 2014 | Documents, with a focus on preparatory instructions and other correspondence involving Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and DFAT Secretary Ashton Calvert, relating to the publication of a book called "East Timor in Transition 1998-2000: An Australian Policy Challenge" by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2001. | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/16664 | 30 July 2014 | Details of projects funded under the Direct Aid Program (DAP) from Australian missions in and responsible for Africa from 2003/4 to present. I do not need the information for the 2012/13 financial year. | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/13090 | 29 July 2014 |
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For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/20514 | 28 July 2014 | Ministerial submissions in relation to Prabowo's involvement in the 2009 Indonesian presidential campaign. | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/14801 | 11 July 2014 | All cable traffic and any audio, video or photographic files concerning an incident in Bali in which three young West Papuans, named in reports as Rofinus Yanggam, Yuvensius Goo and Markus Jerewon, climbed over a wall or fence and entered the Bali Australian consulate on 6 October 2013. | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/20911 | 3 July 2014 | Documents created between 7 September 2013 and 18 June 2014 regarding the $16 million grant to Cadbury announced by Tony Abbott on 28 August 2013. | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/5553 | 10 April 2014 | The McGrathNicol Advisory Partnership review of Australian Civilian Corps deployment processes | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
13/18311 | 2 April 2014 | Any documents, reports, emails, briefings or messages held by the Australian Embassy in Beirut, regarding a people smuggling operation aimed at bringing Lebanese people to Australia. The time frame covers 1 July until 18 October 2013. | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/4161 | 7 March 2014 | All cables between 6July98 and 31Aug98, relating to the Biak Island massacre (which occurred on 6July1998), involving Battalion 733 Indonesian troops, resulting in shootings, disappearances, gang rapes, killings and injured. | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
13/20365 | 6 March 2014 |
I seek the following information in relation to the Australian government's recent instruction to its UN ambassador to change Australia's voting on issues of Israeli occupation and settlement on Palestinian land: 1. When was that decision taken by the Australian government. 2. Was the decision based upon materials/briefing papers provided by DFAT, the Department of Defence or some other agency. 3. If such materials/briefing papers exist then I seek a copy of those papers. 4. Was the decision based upon representations by non-governmental agencies and/or lobby groups. 5. If such representations were made then I seek a copy of any written material supplied and/or notes by government agencies in response to such representations. 6. Were representations made by a third party government; eg. the government of Israel or the United States. 7. If such representations were made a copy of those representations and/or briefing notes prepared by Australian government agencies in response. 8. Any other material within the possession or power of the Australian government and/or its agencies relevant to the decision to change Australia's voting pattern at the UN on issues of Israel, Israeli occupation of Palestinian land, and Israeli settlement policies in the occupied territories. 9. A copy of any legal advice received by the Australian government relevant to the aforementioned change in policy. |
For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
14/1052 | 21 February 2014 | "Correspondence, submissions, briefing papers or memoranda that relate to the appointment of Professor Paul Dibb AM to the Foreign Affairs Council. The Council was established in December 1997 and held its first meeting in February 1998. Professor Dibb served on the Council from its establishment". | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
13/19834 | 20 February 2014 |
Any documents relating to the "Joint statement on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons" delivered by New Zealand on 21 October 2013 in the First Committee of the UN General Assembly and the "Joint statement on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons" delivered by Australia on the same date in the same forum (excluding drafts of documents, correspondence with ICAN and publicly available documents). We would like to limit this request to ministerial briefings, cable reporting and media points relevant to the two joint statements, as well as email correspondence among Australia's missions in Geneva and New York and the International Security Division of DFAT containing information about the reasons for Australia's decision not to sign the New Zealand statement and the reasons for initiating its own joint statement on the same topic. We are not interested in receiving correspondence between the Australian government and foreign governments. |
For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
13/18982 | 4 February 2014 | The current edition of Guidelines on Official Australian Contact with Representatives of Foreign States, Political Entities or Organisations where Special Considerations are Involved. | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
13/18709 | 3 February 2014 | Advice given by the ACCC to DFAT relevant to the potential impact of the TPP on consumer protection and a best practice regulatory environment. | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
13/15924 | 24 January 2014 | Documents relating to any discussion or advice (given or received) regarding the ALRC Copyright Review in the context of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au | |
13/15924 | 2 January 2014 | Correspondence between DFAT and the Chinese Consulate in Sydney and the Chinese Embassy in Canberra concerning Falun Gong; documents concerning Falun Gong activities in relation to Chinese diplomatic premises. | For further information contact foi@dfat.gov.au |