Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Part of the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio and a Federal authority, also called DFAT

External Affairs, including: relations and communications with overseas governments; treaties, including trade agreements; bilateral, regional and multilateral trade policy; international trade and commodity negotiations; trade promotion; international development co-operation; diplomatic and consular missions; international security issues, including disarmament, arms control and nuclear non-proliferation; public diplomacy, including information and cultural programs; international expositions; provision of secure travel identification to Australian citizens ; provision of consular services to Australian citizens abroad; overseas property management, including acquisition, ownership and disposal of real property.

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Properties rented in Tandai, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Edward Kerrigan on .
Awaiting classification.
Our reference: RQ19/03020 Agency reference:  LEX 393   Mr Edward Kerrigan Sent by email: [1][FOI #5587 email] Extension of time under s 15AB...
DFAT Overseas Conditions of Service
Internal review request sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by George Porter on .
Awaiting internal review.
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Foreign...
How many farms have been sold to companies and foreigners in the past year.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Terry Schinagl on .
Awaiting classification.
UNCLASSIFIED Dear Terry Schinagl The Department refers to your email of 22 October 2019. You have contacted the Freedom of Information Section of t...
Australian womeen and children experiencing domestic violence, injustice and human rights violations overseas.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Helen Smith on .
Awaiting classification.
UNCLASSIFIED Dear Ms Smith Thank you for your email. For your information, the FOI Act is predicated on a request for documents that have been creat...
Communications between DFAT and Woodside entites regarding security situation in Myanmar
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Brynn O'Brien. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
Refused.
The applicant has not told Right to Know the status of this request and I have been asked to update the status. Note 1: Mostly I classify a response...
Precise salaries paid to the Department’s SES officers for FY14/15, FY15/16 and FY16/17
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Name withheld on .
Partially successful.
UNCLASSIFIED   Dear Name Withheld,   Thank you for your below e-mail rescoping your request to:   DFAT's SES Band 3 staff salaries for FY14...
Documents not available for download from your FOI log or reasoning
Internal review request sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Posty on .
Awaiting internal review.
Hope you had a nice Easter. I'd like you to review this internally as per the review rights attached. When reviewing, I would like you to consi...
FOI Delegations
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Fairless Thank you for your email dated 14 November 2018 in which you seek access under administrative release to: " Under sect...
Whether Julie Bishop has acquired a diplomatic spousal passport for David Panton
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Vito Guzzardi on .
Refused.
UNCLASSIFIED   Dear Mr Guzzardi   I refer to your email of 2 March with the below enquiry:   “Please advise whether MP Julie Bishop has acq...
Impact of Brexit
Request sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Abdul Hai on .
Long overdue.
Can you publish any work you have done on the impact of Brexit on Australia? Yours faithfully, Abdul Hai
Communications with Nauruan authorities about visa applications
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Dan West on .
Partially successful.
UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr West Thank you for your proposal to narrow the scope of your request to: "I would like to request all communications between (r...
Previous editions: DFAT COUNTRY INFORMATION REPORT SRI LANKA
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Aathavan. Annotated by Aathavan on .
Successful.
It's not clear whether or not there are earlier versions for this report which haven't provided by DFAT, however I have marked the request as completed...
Information concerning myself Lawrence John Tucker-GARDINER from 2003 to date
Clarification sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Lawrence John Tucker-Gardiner on .
Long overdue.
My personal email is [email address] From there I can send the requested proof of identity. Yours sincerely, Lawrence John Tucker-Gardiner
Aid-for-trade projects 2013-2018
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Olivia Henderson on .
Refused.
UNCLASSIFIED Dear Ms Henderson I have been advised by the relevant line areas, including the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby, that your re...
Julie Bishop travel / accommodation expenses to Melbourne on November 4th, 2017.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Vito Guzzardi on .
Refused.
UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Guzzardi, As the Department is not responsible for the Foreign Minister's domestic travel arrangements, we are unable to satisfy...
2016-17 Most Expensive Event
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .
Refused.
UNCLASSIFIED   Dear Mr Gothe-Snape,   Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of Information request.   Yours sinc...
Australian support for Assisted Voluntary Returns from Indonesia
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Cam on .
Refused.
UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 17/06/00891; ADF2017/68822   Dear Mr Doig,   I refer to your FOI request received by the Department of Immigr...
Private use of social media advice provided to employees
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to James Smith on .
Refused.
UNCLASSIFIED   Dear Mr Smith,   Please find attached a letter information you of the processing charges associated with your current FOI Reque...
2016-17 Most Expensive Trip
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .
Refused.
UNCLASSIFIED   Dear Mr Gothe-Snape,   Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of Information request.   Yours sinc...
Implementation Framework for Cooperation to Combat People Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Asher Hirsch on .
Refused.
UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 17/08/01064; ADF2017/91937   Dear Mr Hirsch   I refer to your FOI request received on 22 August 2017, seeking...
Indonesian Minors jailed in Australian Adult Prisons
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Asher Hirsch on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Hirsch Please find attached the Department's response to your request for a waiver of the processing charges associated with you...
DFAT funding to UNHCR Indonesia
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Cam on .
Refused.
UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Doig I refer to your two FOI requests dated 30 July 2017 seeking access to: “Please provide any documents related to the amount...
Australian Funding of UNHCR Asia-Pacific
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Cam on .
Refused.
UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Doig I refer to your two FOI requests dated 30 July 2017 seeking access to: “Please provide any documents related to the amount...
Request for the 2001 Regional Cooperation Agreement with IOM and Indonesia
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Asher Hirsch on .
Information not held.
UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Hirsch, As per the decision record, 'no copy of a Regional Cooperation Arrangement between Australia, Indonesia and the Internat...
Corrospondence concerning the appointment of Philip Ruddock to special envoy role
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Nigel Gladstone on .
Information not held.
UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Gladstone   Please find attached the decision on your FOI request that was transferred from the Department of Foreign Affai...

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