Freedom of information
FOI disclosure log
FOI disclosure log policy
The Department's Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosure log contains documents released following an FOI access request and which are available for public access.
The Department is required under the FOI Act 1982 to publish a disclosure log on its website. The disclosure log lists information which has been released in response to FOI access requests since May 2011.
The disclosure log requirement does not apply to:
- personal information or information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any person if publication would be unreasonable;
- information that the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has determined should not be disclosed;
- information that cannot reasonably practicably be published because of the extent of modifications necessary to delete any of the above information.
A link is provided if the documents can be downloaded from the disclosure log or another website.
The documents below may not meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. If you require a fully accessible copy of this document, or if the document is not available for downloading, please request a copy by email to foi@dfat.gov.au
In some instances, documents may need to undergo further deletions so they can be released to an individual other than the original FOI applicant.
DFAT's policy is to upload documents to the disclosure log on the same day as the documents are released to FOI applicants.
There may be documents in the disclosure log that are currently unavailable in an accessible format. If you are unable to access the document in the format provided, DFAT will endeavour to meet all reasonable requests for an alternate format of the document in a timely manner.
All enquiries can be directed to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Law Section by using the following contact details:
Email: foi@dfat.gov.au
Mail:
The Director
Freedom of Information and Privacy Law Section
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BARTON ACT 0221
FOI disclosure log documents
- 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 access FOI request Information published in the disclosure log [please provide a link to attached document]
FOI Reference number LEX7591
Date of access1
26 May 2023
FOI request2
The list of countries represented at the AUKUS-related briefings from 13 March 2023 to 17 March 2023, seating plans and notes taken by DFAT.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7671
Date of access1
25 May 2023
FOI request2
“…any cables, reports, or briefings created in and between August and December 2010 regarding BHP's attempt at a takeover of the Canadian Potash Corp, an attempt that was blocked by the Canadian government on national interest grounds.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7826
Date of access1
24 May 2023
FOI request2
Briefing provided by DFAT to the Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Tim Watts MP, for his attendance at the Conference on Disarmament in February 2023
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7361
Date of access1
22 May 2023
FOI request2
Documents relating to the appointment of Dr Kevin Rudd as the Ambassador of Australia to the United States of America.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7654
Date of access1
19 May 2023
FOI request2
Unidentified aerial objects shot down by the United States Air Force over the Arctic Ocean, Canada and Michigan between 10 and 12 February 2023
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7733
Date of access1
18 May 2023
FOI request2
“the visit brief provided to the Assistant Minister for Trade for his visit to Switzerland in January 2023”.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7201
Date of access1
12 May 2023
FOI request2
Letters produced since 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, relating to speeding and drink driving offences for diplomats in Canberra.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7122
Date of access1
5 May 2023
FOI request2
All documentation relating to discussions involving the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and its representatives with foreign government officials from India and/or China and/or Indian or Chinese companies/industry representatives regarding:
- insurance for coal mining in Australia
- a coal mining insurance mutual company
Taking place between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7121
Date of access1
5 May 2023
FOI request2
All documentation relating to activities and discussions involving the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and its representatives with foreign government officials from India and/or China and/or Indian or Chinese companies/industry representatives that relates to the business of Adani Enterprises, Bravus Mining & Resources, Whitehaven Coal, Yancoal and Minerals Council of Australia taking place between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7121
Date of access1
5 May 2023
FOI request2
All documentation relating to activities and discussions involving the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and its representatives with foreign government officials from India and/or China and/or Indian or Chinese companies/industry representatives that relates to the business of Adani Enterprises, Bravus Mining & Resources, Whitehaven Coal, Yancoal and Minerals Council of Australia taking place between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7560
Date of access1
4 May 2023
FOI request2
Processing documents relating to the Section 40 Certificate under the Foreign States Immunities Act 1985.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7158, LEX 7159, LEX 7160, LEX 7161, LEX 7162, LEX 7163
Date of access1
1 May 2023
FOI request2
Procurement, approval and payment processing communications relating to six events listed in the Question on Notice No. 329.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6854
Date of access1
28 April 2023
FOI request2
Final briefs and meeting notes (excluding all other document types) created between 1 June 2022 and 1 December 2022 that refer to the climate risk assessment being led by the Office of National Intelligence
- Excluding cabinet material and any publicly available documents.
- Excluding staff contact details, staff names below SES/Ministerial Chief of Staff, duplicate documents so long as it remains clear where duplicates were attached to correspondence, and earlier emails in any complete email chain
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7182
Date of access1
24 April 2023
FOI request2
the visit brief provided to the Assistant Minister for Trade for his visit to Italy in January 2023.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7555
Date of access1
19 April 2023
FOI request2
Documents containing the terms ‘Jadarite’ or ‘Rio Sava’ produced between 1 January 2022 and 1 July 2022 and addressed to or sent from any public servants at executive level (EL) and above.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7501
Date of access1
12 April 2023
FOI request2
Renee Leon's review into the Pacific Labour Facility.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7247
Date of access1
12 April 2023
FOI request2
All ministerial briefings pertaining to the Australian Government's contact, whether direct or indirect via the embassy of a foreign country, with the government of North Korea from 1 January 2015.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7326, 7323
Date of access1
31 March 2023
FOI request2
Documents provided to The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO, Australia's Ambassador to the United States for the period 28 January 2023 to 17 February 2023, on the subject matter of the Chinese spy balloon, Unidentified Aerial Objects and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7295
Date of access1
30 March 2023
FOI request2
Any briefing materials provided to the trade minister ahead of the virtual meeting with his Chinese counterparts and any minutes following the meeting.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7387
Date of access1
27 March 2023
FOI request2
‘a copy of the review conducted by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about its overseas network’.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7177
Date of access1
24 March 2023
FOI request2
Briefing notes and materials prepared for the Foreign Minister ahead of her 21 December 2022 meeting/engagements with China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6876
Date of access1
23 March 2023
FOI request2
1. DFAT cablegrams sent from the Australian Embassy to Indonesia, Jakarta, to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade between 23 May 2022 and 6 December 2022 that report on political and/or human rights issues relating to West Papua (now divided into the Indonesian provinces of Papua, West Papua, South Papua, Central Papua and Highland Papua).
2. DFAT cablegrams sent from the Australian Embassy to Indonesia, Jakarta, to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade between 1 December 2021 and 6 December 2022 that relate to the development of a spaceport on the Indonesian island of Biak, including proposals for SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp) to use such facilities for space launch operations.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7052
Date of access1
23 March 2023
FOI request2
1. Any report post 1 April 2021 emanating from DFAT of or concerning the question of Israel practicing apartheid in Israel or the Occupied Territories.
2. Any documentation post 1 April 2021 created by DFAT or any subsidiary or agent thereof and addressing reports by Human Rights Watch dated 27 April 2021, (hereafter 'the Human Rights Watch report') and/or Amnesty International dated 1 February 2022, (hereinafter 'the Amnesty International report)') whereby each organization found Israel to be committing the crime of apartheid in Israel and the Occupied Territories
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7141 - FOI Request made to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date of access1
21 March 2023
FOI request2
The Minister for Foreign Affairs' diary, formatted in 1-week-per-page, for the period May 23, 2022 until January 20, 2023.
Information published in the disclosure log3
If you wish to obtain copies of these documents, email: foi@dfat.gov.au for administrative assistance to receive copies.
FOI Reference number LEX6900
Date of access1
20 March 2023
FOI request2
“Documents prepared for the Foreign Minister relating to Solomon Islands security pact and funding of the Solomon Islands general elections.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7296
Date of access1
16 March 2023
FOI request2
“every sanctions permit issued by DFAT in 2022.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7248
Date of access1
6 March 2023
FOI request2
“Regarding the Australian Consul to Chicago, I request all records of the meeting with Canterbury Bankstown Council Mayor Khal Asfour and Canterbury Bankstown Council CEO Matthew Stewart in January 2020.”
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7100
Date of access1
27 February 2023
FOI request2
The brief prepared for the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Senator Penny Wong, by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and/or the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office relating to the visit to Australia of International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi in July 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7030
Date of access1
23 February 2023
FOI request2
All documents, including emails and internal briefings relating to Deputy High Commissioner to India Sarah Storey's attendance at Narendra Modi's election rally in Gujarat as part of a diplomatic study tour on 1st December 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7178
Date of access1
23 February 2023
FOI request2
The policy of DFAT in respect of notarial services, including the current notarial services handbook.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX7092
Date of access1
17 February 2023
FOI request2
The department’s policy on the collection of WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram messages to comply with Archives Act.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6485
Date of access1
13 February 2023
FOI request2
- DFAT’s most recent submission to the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI), including attachments.
- The AWEI scorecard DFAT received for (1)
- Emails and other records of communication between DFAT and Pride in Diversity/ACON regarding the submission and the scorecard.
- Invoices for membership or services provided by ACON in financial year 2021/22.
- The DFAT style guide.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6799
Date of access1
8 February 2023
FOI request2
Reporting related to the Vaccine Access and Health Security Initiative.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6985
Date of access1
6 February 2023
FOI request2
Talking Points relating to recognition of Israel's capital.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6725
Date of access1
6 February 2023
FOI request2
Submissions, briefings and correspondence referring to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6905 - FOI Request made to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date of access1
3 February 2023
FOI request2
Emails and attachments on UFOs sent to/from/cc’ing Foreign Minister Penny Wong from 9 November 2022 to 7 December 2022.
Information published in the disclosure log3
If you wish to obtain copies of these documents, email: foi@dfat.gov.au for administrative assistance to receive copies.
FOI Reference number LEX6899
Date of access1
2 February 2023
FOI request2
Documents relating to the Australia-Pacific Training Coalition (APTC3) tender process and figures relating to the Seasonal Worker Program and the Pacific Labour Scheme.
Information published in the disclosure log3
FOI Reference number LEX6251 - FOI Request made to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date of access1
23 January 2023
FOI request2
The Foreign Minister's diary in a weekly agenda format for the first 100 days following swearing in to the portfolio
Information published in the disclosure log3
If you wish to obtain copies of these documents, email: foi@dfat.gov.au for administrative assistance to receive copies.
FOI Reference number LEX6923
Date of access1
11 January 2023
FOI request2
A copy of the request and decision letter in previous FOI matter LEX5972
Information published in the disclosure log3
Older disclosure logs
- FOI disclosure log 2022
- FOI disclosure log 2021
- FOI disclosure log 2020
- FOI disclosure log 2019
- FOI disclosure log 2018
- FOI disclosure log 2017
- FOI disclosure log 2016
- FOI disclosure log 2015
- FOI disclosure log 2014
- FOI disclosure log 2013
- FOI disclosure log 2012
- FOI disclosure log 2011
- FOI disclosure log - Australian aid related requests (before 1 November 2013)