About us

Secretary and Deputy Secretaries of the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Passports, document legalisations (apostille and authentications) and Certificates of No Impediment to Marriage for Queensland are provided through the Brisbane Passport Office 

DFAT has offices in each Australian capital city. Our offices work with state and territory governments and Australian business to make the most of international trade and investment opportunities.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) promotes and protects Australia’s international interests to support our security and prosperity.

The broad objective of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 ('the FOI Act') is to provide the public with a legal right to seek access to documents in the Government's possession, subject to exemptions.

Members of the public seeking access to documents that may be held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ('the Department') should lodge a formal Freedom of Information ('FOI') application.

Published foreign and trade policy hiWe regularly publish foreign and trade policy historical material and provide selected access to departmental records.storical material

DFAT works with a range of partners to deliver the Australian Development Program. Please refer to our Supplier Engagement, Development Procurement Pipeline and Business Notifications pages for further information.

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