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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Gaza hospital explosion
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to CR on .

Refused.

Dear CR   Please find attached correspondence relating to your FOI request.    Kind regards   DFAT FOI Team _____________________________...
Documents regarding Australian involvement in 1973 Chillean Coup
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Lachlan Mackenzie on .

Information not held.

OFFICIAL   Dear Mr McKenzie   I refer to your below email received by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on 12 September 2023 request...
Legal status of Simeon BOIKOV currently residing at the Russian Consulate in Sydney
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Peter Negruk on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Negruk   Please find attached a letter advising the outcome of your FOI request.   Kind regards   DFAT FOI Team _________________...
FOI request: Venezuelan President Recognition
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Alex Pentland on .

Information not held.

OFFICIAL   Dear Mr Pentland   Please see attached correspondence regarding your FOI request LEX7071.   Kind regards          DFAT F...
Communications with Qantas about December international travel plan
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Lucas Baird on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL   FOI Reference: LEX4321   Dear Mr Baird   Please find attached correspondence relating to your FOI request.     Regards D...
Cost effectiveness and effective altruism
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to John Smith on .

Information not held.

OFFICIAL   Dear Mr Smith,   Please find attached correspondence related to the outcome of your FOI request.   Kind regards, DFAT FOI tea...
Country report 2012 Sri Lanka
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Jian Ooi on .

Information not held.

OFFICIAL   FOI ref: LEX5414   Dear Jian Ooi   Please find attached correspondence with the outcome of your FOI request.   Kind regards...
Time spent and charges attributed to dealing over five months with an FOI application
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Peter Timmins on .

Information not held.

OFFICIAL Dear Mr Timmins Please find attached a decision in relation to your request for internal review, reference LEX3385. The department would lik...
Australian Eligibility and Progress for US Global Entry
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Lachlan on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL   Dear Lachlan,   Please find attached a decision in relation to your FOI request, reference LEX5085.   The department would like...
15 MAY 2020 Communications to Foreign Minister
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Francis Unmeopa on .

Refused.

Our reference: RQ22/01008 Agency reference: LEX5096 Mr Francis Unmeopa Sent by email: [FOI #8492 email] Extension of time under s 15AC Dear M...
Communications between DFAT and WorldVision re Mohammad El Halabi
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Gareth William Smith on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL   FOI Request: LEX4553   Dear Mr Smith   On 12 November 2021, you were notified that the department intended to refuse your FOI r...
Background to the audit of Australian engagement with multilateral institutions
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Peter Timmins. Annotated by Peter Timmins on .

Refused.

In the hands of OAIC along with two other review applications still to be resolved after 12 months. We live in hope reminded from time to time that the...
Burkina Faso - Australian Government aid, grants, donations, projects
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Edward Foucault on .

Refused.

OFFICIAL   FOI Reference: LEX4275   Dear Mr Foucault   We regret the delay in responding to your last correspondence.  Please find attache...
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...
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...
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?
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...
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...
Non-ASL public service staff
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to John Smith on .

Refused.

Our reference: RQ20/03331 Agency reference: LEX2400 Mr John Smith By email: [1][FOI #6469 email] Extension of time under s 54D Dear Mr Smith...
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 .

Refused.

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 .

Refused.

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...
China–Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA)
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Chris H on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Chris H   Please find attached the charges letter in your matter.   Please note that we have issued charges on the basis th...
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...
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...

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