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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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...
Itemised account for sending 20+ employees to France so as to learn how to save money.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Vito Guzzardi on .

Awaiting internal review.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Guizzardi, I would be grateful if you could confirm that you wish to seek internal review of the Department's decision in this m...
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...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Ben Fairless on .

Successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Fairless As requested, please find attached. Yours sincerely DFAT FOI TEAM [DFAT request email] This email and any attachm...
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...
Correspondence with China in regards to actions in South China Sea
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Matthew Buchanan on .

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Buchanan   Extension of time request under s 15AB On 24 May 2016, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (the Department) requested...
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...
NuCoal
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Waiting clarification.

UNCLASSIFIED   FOI Ref: 1604-F1455 File No: 16/13237 Date: 23 May 2016     Dear Mr Gothe-Snape   Re: Freedom of Information (FOI) Req...
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...
Records of communication between Julie Bishop and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key between 1/9/15 and 1/11/5
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Ariana Norton on .

Waiting clarification.

UNCLASSIFIED   Dear Ms Norton   Please find attached correspondence outlining the charges associated with the processing of your FOI request.  ...
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...
2015 Budget Cuts of $1 billion made to Foreign Aid
Request sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Samantha Besgrove on .

Long overdue.

This is a request made under the Freedom of Information Act I am seeking access to correspondence between the Treasurer and/or the Treasurer's Office...
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...
Staffing of the australian high commission in london
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to alan cole on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Cole,   Please find attached a charges letter in relation to this FOI request.   Yours sincerely,   +------------------------------...
The completed text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Stuart Hume on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Hume,   The text of the TPP is publicly available at:  http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/tpp/official-documents/Pages/official-documents...
Chris Kenny on Nauru - DFAT
Follow up sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Jason Wilson on .

Information not held.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this request, and the information you provided in response to it. Yours sincerely, Jason Wilson
Completed Trans-Pacific Partnership Text
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Brendan Molloy. Annotated by Brendan Molloy on .

Successful.

They made it public one day before this request was due, lol.
Industry Representatives and the TPP Negotiations
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Evelyn Doyle on .

Successful.

Dear Ms Doyle, Please find attached the decision related to your current FOI request for: "A list of the names of businesses or industry associations...
Australia- Russia relation within 1950.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to James Maletsas on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Maletsas, As the documents which you request are within the open access period as defined in the Archives Act 1983, they are outside the scope...
Documents in relation to the representations/efforts of the current and former Foreign Ministers in seeking clemency or alternative sentencing for Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan before Jan 1 2014.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Mark Napier on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Napier, Please find attached a letter relating to your current Freedom of Information request. Regards, DFAT FOI Team [DFAT request email]...

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