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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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...
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...
Negotiations with Indonesia about our Live Cattle Exports
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Rebecca Varney on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Ms Varney, As you have not responded to the charges letter which we sent on 10 March, your request has been deemed to be withdrawn,...
2016/17 Additional Estimates Topics
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED   File No: 17/9182 Our Ref: 1703-F1667   Dear Mr Gothe-Snape   As you have not responded to the Department's e-mail of 29 Ma...
Disposable equipment expenditure
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Christopher Flynn. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

I think that you have the right of it, Mr Baldwin --- at least for the way I originally read the refusal letter. I am sure you are correct to say that...
Supplementary Budget Estimates topics
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED   FOI request: 1611-F1576     Dear Mr Gothe-Snape,   As you have not responded to my e-mail of 16 November notifying you of...
Negotiations with Indonesia about our Live Cattle Exports
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Rebecca Varney on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Ms Varney, Thank you for your email advising that you wish to withdraw your FOI request. We will proceed to close the case file....
Australian Jews in the Israel Defence Force
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Gareth William Smith. Annotated by Gareth William Smith on .

Information not held.

I have been advised by D F A T that my request should be addressed instead to the Attorney General and this is what I propose to do next.
Social media policy
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to James Smith on .

Refused.

Sensitive:Legal   Dear Mr Smith,   Please find attached the Department’s internal review of the decision to impose charges on your request for acc...
Trade Agreements
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Red on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Williams In response to your query concerning the status of an FOI request you submitted to the Department in June 2014, I can confirm that yo...
Information Held by DFAT on the Iran Hostage Crisis
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by W SHIH. Annotated by W SHIH on .

Information not held.

From: reftracker@naa.gov.au Subject: NAA1000160112 Response to your reference inquiry [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 16:46:17 +1000 X-Pri...
documents relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Ministerial meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on Sep.-Oct. 2015
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Ramin Skibba on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED   FOI Ref: FOI 1604-1437L File No: 15/54045   Dear Mr Skibba,   Please see attached letter regarding the outcome of your FOI...
International aid and development expended from 2010-2015
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Samantha Besgrove on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED     Our Ref: 1602-FOIR1393L File: 16/7266   Dear Ms Besgrove   Re: Freedom of Information (FOI) Request – Notice of deemed...
declasified intelligence prior to 2006 Fiji Coup
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to James Lukac on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Lukac, Thank you for your below e-mail. As only the originating agencies have the authority to declassify intelligence reports o...
Firearm Possession by ASIS Staff
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Winston Smith on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED   Dear Mr Smith   Thank you for your email below. Please note that section 7 of the FOI Act stipulates that intelligence agencies, in...
Correspondence between PM John Howard and Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer in regards to the 9/11 terrorist attack.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Shri Rajen on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Rajen,   As you have not responded to the Department’s letter of 23 October advising you of the processing charges applicable to this FOI...

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