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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Documents regarding correspondence between Minsiter Bob Carr and UK Foreign Secretary William Hague in January 2013
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to James Maletsas on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Maletsas, The Department has not received a response to request for clarification on the 23 June 2015 and the 7 July 2015. As a result your req...
Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders
Follow up sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Jeremy Cooper-Stout on .

Successful.

Dear Dr Cheung My apologies, I thought I had hit send on my response. Yours sincerely, Jeremy Cooper-Stout
Industry Representatives and TPP
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Evelyn Doyle on .

Refused.

Dear Ms Doyle   Please find attached the decision-maker’s response to your internal review application.   Regards   Freedom of Information and P...
I would like information on a business
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Chloe Ross on .

Refused.

Dear Ms Ross,   Thank you for your e-mail.  However, this does not provide sufficient information to allow DFAT to identify the documents which yo...
Correspondence between the Foreign Minister and the Prime Minister regarding Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Scott H on .

Waiting clarification.

FOI Ref: 1502-F1088 File No: 15/11056     Dear Mr Scott H   Preliminary searches for documents relevant to your request have been completed. The...
Correspondence between the Foreign Minister and the Prime Minister regarding the Charlie Hebdo Shooting
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Scott H on .

Information not held.

Dear Scott H, Please find attached a decision on your recent FOI request . Regards, DFAT FOI Team
Correspondence between the
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Scott H on .

Information not held.

Dear Scott H, Please find attached the decision for your recent FOI request. Regards, DFAT FOI Team
MOU or SOFA re ongoing Australian military actions in Iraq
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Culley Palmer on .

Refused.

FOI Ref: 1502-F1092     Dear Mr Palmer   With reference to your FOI request, attached please find the decision letter.     Kind Regards Eliza...
Gamma International's FinFisher
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Culley Palmer on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Palmer, Please find attached a decision letter for your recent FOI request . Regards, DFAT FOI Team
Talking Points on Australians killed in Yemen by US Drones
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Culley Palmer on .

Long overdue.

FOI Ref: 1503-F1103 File No: 15/12233     Dear Mr Palmer   Preliminary searches for documents relevant to your request have been completed. The...
Australians killed in Yemen by US Drones
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Culley Palmer on .

Partially successful.

FOI Ref: 1501-F1060 File No: 15/1775     Dear Mr Palmer   With reference to your FOI request (FOI reference above refers), attached please...
Correspondence between the Foreign Minister and the Prime Minister regarding Asylum Seekers
Request sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Scott H on .

Long overdue.

I hereby request, under the Freedom of Information Act (1982), copies of the following documents: a)Any and all of correspondence between the Min...
December 2005 incursion by protesters into Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Culley Palmer on .

Information not held.

FOI Ref: 1501-F1062 File No: 15/2033     Dear Mr Palmer   Attached please find a letter advising you of the outcome of your FOI request (r...
Death of Ben Zygier a.k.a Ben Alon or Ben Allen cell number 15, an the gag order ruled in June 2010.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Jaimie on .

Long overdue.

Dear Jamie Bruce, As you have not responded to the Department's letter of 7 January 2015 notifying you of the intention to refuse your FOI request on...
Administrative Circular 0044 - Hutt River Province
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Ben Fairless. Annotated by Vera Lystich on .

Successful.

You be the 'Lindy Judge'!
All internal communications or emails relating to "Armenian Genocide" from 2010 onwards
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Pinar Yilmaz. Annotated by Henare Degan on .

Long overdue.

Hi Pinar, You should send a follow up message to the department. Cheers, Henare Right To Know volunteer
How much aid have we given to Egypt this year and how much planned for next year
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Howard Cairns on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Cairns, As you have also sound this information in ministerial correspondence, the Department will respond to your request outside FOI. Yours...
Trade Minister's correspondence on TPP progress
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Brendan Molloy on .

Partially successful.

Thank you Mr Molloy. I will notify you once this has been processed. Sincerely DFAT FOI Team
IT Network Documentation - IPv4/v6 Public Facing addresses
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Ben Fairless on .

Refused.

Our Ref: 1407F887   Dear Mr Fairless,   Thank you for your email dated 16 July 2014 in which you seek access under the Freedom of Information Act...
KAFTA Copyright Amendment Justification Documents (DFAT)
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Brendan Molloy on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Molloy, Please find attached the decision letter for your FOI request dated 11 June 2014. Regards, Lindy Assistant Director– FOI and Privacy...
Security Audit of www.passports.gov.au
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Brendan Molloy on .

Refused.

Hi! Please find attached all emails between myself and Senator Whish-Wilson's office following up Mr Molloy's request regarding www.passports.gov.au[...
Directions from the Minister in relation to FOI requests
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Ben Fairless on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Fairless, Please find attached the outcome letter regarding your FOI request. Yours sincerely, Ada Cheung Executive Officer Freedom of Infor...
Did Prime Minister Gough Whitlam sign intervention or security treaties with China for the Asia region, especially in 1973.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Joseph Walz on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Walz, I refer to your e-mail of 23 February in which you seek access under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act)...
ALRC Copyright Review documents in context of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (DFAT)
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Brendan Molloy. Annotated by Brendan Molloy on .

Successful.

Seems they capitulated and realised I was not going to fill out their services procurement form. :)
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) files
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Evelyn Doyle. Annotated by Evelyn Doyle on .

Withdrawn by the requester.

I chose to withdraw this request. The correspondence reveals that information about the draft text is deemed confidential and won't be released. As suc...

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