OFFICIAL

Good afternoon Mr Neil

I refer to your application pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act
1991 (the FOI Act) received by the South Australian Department for
Environment and Water (DEW) on 04 September 2025 for access to:

“ records relating to the redrawing of the boundary of the Coorong & Lower
Lakes Wetland Ramsar Site that was notified to the Ramsar Secretariat by
the Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS) in May 2013.

I am specifically seeking confirmation of the extent of the alteration of
the boundary of the site and the reasons for the redrawing of the
boundary, which were stated in the RIS as arising from more accurate
measurement.

I am seeking these records specifically in relation to the boundary of the
Ramsar site which is adjacent to the northern shoreline of Lake
Alexandrina, between the town of Milang and the Tolderol Reserve.

In addition to the records of the variation to the boundary in 2013,
including the reasons for the variation, I would be grateful to also
receive records relating to the identification of the boundary of the
site, prior to the relevant alteration. I understand that prior to the
variation of the site in May 2013, the boundary of the site had previously
been identified as being the high-water mark of the River Murray flood,
circa.1956.”

Your request has not yet been registered as valid. Under section 13(c) of
the Act, an application fee is required. Until the fee is paid, or a fee
waiver is approved, your application remains invalid. This means the
timeframes set out in section 14(2) of the Act have not yet started.

Please submit the $43.30 application fee so we can proceed with processing
your FOI application, or if you wish to apply for a fee waiver – proof of
concession is required. This can be for example a copy of a concession
card.

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1991, a valid address in
Australia is also required.

The easiest way to pay is by submitting a new application (referencing
DEW25/077) via the [1]online portal.

Alternatively, you can make the payment in person at our Customer Service
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consider the matter closed.

Should you have any queries in relation to the above please contact the
Freedom of Information team on telephone (08) 8429 9660 or email
[2][email address].

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer
 
People, Safety and Performance l Corporate, Heritage and Climate Action
Department for Environment and Water
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