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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Communications between DFAT and WorldVision re Mohammad El Halabi
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Gareth William Smith on .

Partially successful.

OFFICIAL     FOI Request: LEX4553   Dear Mr Smith   Thank you for your email dated 17 October 2021 seeking access to documents under the...
Arrest and incarceration of World Vision's Mohammed al-Halabi
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Gareth William Smith on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL   FOI Reference: LEX4388   Dear Mr Smith   Please find attached correspondence relating to your request.   Regards   DFAT...
Trans Tasman Bubble Framework
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Henry on .

Waiting clarification.

OFFICIAL Dear Henry Please see the attached letter in respect of your application for a waiver of charges. Kind regards Danielle DFAT FOI Team Fr...
New R Series Passports Release Date - June 2021
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Lachlan on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL Dear Lachlan Thank you for your enquiry dated 16 June 2021 to the Freedom of Information section in DFAT, which has been forwarded to the Aus...
Burkina Faso - Australian Government aid, grants, donations, projects
Internal review request sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Edward Foucault on .

Awaiting internal review.

RE: FOI reference LEX4275 I would like to contend the quotation of costs for the charges levied for this request. I am at a loss as to how the pa...
Website statistics
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Cole Big on .

Delayed.

OFFICIAL   Dear Mr Big,   I write in relation to your email of 8 September 2021, seeking access to documents under the Freedom of Information...
Current and historical country information on Afghanistan
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Jay Doe on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL Dear Jay Doe I understand you're seeking copies of previous DFAT Country Information Reports (CIRs) and Thematic Reports relating to Afghanis...
Communications with Qantas about December international travel plan
Clarification sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Lucas Baird on .

Delayed.

Thanks all --- I agree to the 30 day extension Sincerely, Lucas Baird
New 'R' series of passports
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Simon Thomas on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL Dear Mr Thomas Thank you for your email requesting information on the new 'R' series passports. Your enquiry has been forwarded to this sect...
2016 DFAT country information report SRI LANKA
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to mohamed rikas on .

Waiting clarification.

OFFICIAL Dear Mr Rikas Thank you for your email. Our preliminary inquiries indicate that the department did not publish a Country Information Report...
'Treatment of returnees' section of Sri Lanka 2013 report (second request)
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Elias Ross on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL Thank you Mr Ross. Kind regards Danielle DFAT FOI
'Treatment of returnees' sections of Sri Lanka 2019 country report
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Elias Ross on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL Dear Mr Ross, Thank you for your email. We regret the continuing delay in the processing of your request. Your matter is being processed,...
General Ledger (Last 5 Financial Years)
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Trent Morrison-Francis on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL   Dear Melissa   Thank you for your request to the department.    The department’s financial statements can be found its [1]Annual...
Cables
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Elias Ross on .

Long overdue.

Our reference: RQ21/00515 Agency reference: LEX2731   Mr Elias Ross   Sent by email: [1][FOI #6782 email]        Dear Mr Ross   Tha...
Treatment of returnees' sections of Sri Lanka 2013 country report
Follow up sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Elias Ross on .

Refused.

Thank you for your mail. I will submit another request. However, it will be exactly the same request so I do not understand why this request cannot...
Memorandum of Understanding with Sri Lanka
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Elias Ross on .

Partially successful.

OFFICIAL Dear Mr Ross   FOI request FA 20/09/00552   I refer to your FOI request received on 3 September 2020, seeking access to the followi...
Background to the audit of Australian engagement with multilateral institutions
Follow up sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Peter Timmins on .

Awaiting classification.

Two weeks ago I asked for clarification regarding status of LEX 3065. Please respond. Thanks. Peter Timmins
Gas explosion, Kabul, 26/April/2012
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Christopher Wilson. Annotated by Peter Timmins on .

Refused.

Christopher Wilson I'd be interested if you took this any further?
Time spent and charges attributed to dealing over five months with an FOI application
Follow up sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Peter Timmins on .

Awaiting internal review.

It's now three months since I applied for internal review of the deemed refusal, having pointed out that I had not consented to 'administrative acces...
Airline consultation over help for aviation sector
Clarification sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Lucas Baird on .

Information not held.

Thanks Joel, Happy to withdraw - had sent it to both departments as both the Transport and Tourism Ministers have been very prominent in spruiking ai...
Australian advocacy for transparency in World Health Organisation
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Peter Timmins on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL Dear Mr Timmins   Please see attached the decision in respect of your FOI request.   Kind regards   DFAT FOI Team Freedom of I...
Non-ongoing or Higher Duties staff
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to JanaeBrown on .

Awaiting classification.

OFFICIAL FOI Reference: LEX2632   Dear Ms Brown,   Please see attached the outcome of your FOI request, and documents released pursuant to y...
Email involving Quatari Airways and newborn baby
Follow up sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Ben Fairless on .

Withdrawn by the requester.

Please consider this request withdrawn. Yours sincerely, Ben Fairless
The audit report of multilateral institutions
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Peter Timmins. Annotated by Peter Timmins on .

Refused.

This matter was in the hands of the OAIC before this decision was made-seeking internal review of the deemed refusal and in connection with a broader c...
DFAT Country Information Report Turkey 9 October 2018
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Alim Jiwa on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL Dear Mr Jiwa Thank you for your email. I am sorry you have had problems opening the PDF that I sent. I have checked it at my end and do not...

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