OFFICIAL

Dear Oliver Smith

 

We refer to your request received by the Department of Climate Change,
Energy, the Environment and Water on 26 May 2025 for access to documents
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) made in the following
terms:

 

‘Under the FOI ACt, I would like to request a list of all Ministerial
submissions provided by the department to the Minister since the May 2025
election. I request it in the following format:

 

Date of submission,

 

Subject

 

PDR number.’

 

Clarification required

We note your request states you are seeking “… all Ministerial submissions
provided by the department to the Minister …” The department has three (3)
portfolio Ministers being the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the
Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy and the Minister for the
Environment and Water. Please confirm which Minister/s your request refers
to?

 

Kind regards

 

 

FOI Contact Officer

Legal Division | Corporate, Climate and Energy Branch | Information Law
Team

Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace,
Parkes ACT 2600

GPO Box 3090 ACT 2601

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

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-----Original Message-----
From: Oliver Smith <[FOI #13219 email]>
Sent: Monday, 26 May 2025 9:44 AM
To: FOI Contact Officer <[DCCEWW request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Briefs with PDR

 

Dear Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water,

 

Under the FOI ACt, I would like to request a list of all Ministerial
submissions provided by the department to the Minister since the May 2025
election. I request it in the following format:

 

Date of submission,

 

Subject

 

PDR number

 

Thanks

 

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Dear Oliver Smith

 

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Request No: LEX 80210

 

We refer to your request received by the Department of Climate Change,
Energy, the Environment and Water on 26 May 2025 (and clarified on 28 May
2025) for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act) made in the following terms:

 

‘Under the FOI ACt, I would like to request a list of all Ministerial
submissions provided by the department to the Minister for Climate Change
and Energy and the Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy since
the May 2025 election. I request it in the following format:

Date of submission,
Subject
PDR number.’ 

 

**Response required**

The department is working towards ensuring that all employees have a
choice about whether they provide their full name and direct contact
details in response to public enquiries. Where such details are included
in the scope of a request, this may add to processing time and applicable
charges as it may be necessary to consider whether the details are exempt
under the FOI Act.

 

On this basis, please confirm via return email to [1][DCCEWW request email]
 agreeing to the removal of these details under section 22 of the FOI Act.

 

Your address

 

The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address which we can send
notices to. You have advised your electronic address is
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and correspondence to this address.

 

Please advise us as soon as possible if you wish correspondence to be sent
to another address or if your address changes. If you do not advise us of
changes to your address, correspondence and notices will continue to be
sent to the address specified above.

 

Disclosure log

 

Please note that information released under FOI Act may be published in a
disclosure log on the department's website. Section 11C of the FOI Act
requires this publication, however it is subject to certain exceptions,
including where publication of personal, business, professional or
commercial information would be unreasonable.

 

Further assistance

 

If you have any questions, please email [3][email address].

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Contact Officer

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace

(GPO Box 3090) Parkes ACT 2600 Australia

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-----Original Message-----
From: Oliver Smith <[FOI #13219 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 28 May 2025 12:10 PM
To: FOI Contact Officer <[DCCEWW request email]>
Subject: Re: Clarification required - Freedom of Information request -
Briefs with PDR [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

OFFICIAL

 

Dear FOI Contact Officer,

 

 

 

Hope you are well and thank-you for your response. The enquiry can please
cover: the Minister for Climate Change and Energy and the Assistant
Minister for Climate Change and Energy.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Oliver Smith

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

 

 

 

OFFICIAL

 

 

 

Dear Oliver Smith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We refer to your request received by the Department of Climate Change,

 

Energy, the Environment and Water on 26 May 2025 for access to documents

 

under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) made in the following

 

terms:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Under the FOI ACt, I would like to request a list of all Ministerial

 

submissions provided by the department to the Minister since the May 2025

 

election. I request it in the following format:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of submission,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PDR number.’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clarification required

 

 

 

We note your request states you are seeking “… all Ministerial submissions

 

provided by the department to the Minister …” The department has three (3)

 

portfolio Ministers being the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the

 

Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy and the Minister for the

 

Environment and Water. Please confirm which Minister/s your request refers

 

to?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOI Contact Officer

 

 

 

Legal Division | Corporate, Climate and Energy Branch | Information Law

 

Team

 

 

 

Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace,

 

Parkes ACT 2600

 

 

 

GPO Box 3090 ACT 2601

 

 

 

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

 

 

 

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Dear Oliver Smith

 

Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Climate Change,
Energy, the Environment and Water in relation to your FOI request, LEX
80210.

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Contact Officer

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace

(GPO Box 3090) Parkes ACT 2600 Australia

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Dear Oliver Smith

 

Acknowledgement of Internal Review no: IR 80210

 

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (the
Department) acknowledges receipt of your application for internal review
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) dated 16 June 2025.

 

The Department is required to make a decision within 30 days after the day
a valid application is received. This 30 day processing period may only be
extended by the Information Commissioner. If the processing period is
extended, you will be informed of the extension and the reasons for it.

 

The statutory deadline for providing a decision on this request is
currently 16 July 2025.

 

We will contact you at this email address
[1][FOI #13219 email]. Please advise if you
would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.

 

Kind regards

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Oliver Smith <[FOI #13219 email]>
Sent: Monday, 16 June 2025 9:29 AM
To: FOI Contact Officer <[DCCEWW request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Briefs with
PDR

 

Dear Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water,

 

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.

 

I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Climate
Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's handling of my FOI request
'Briefs with PDR'.

 

I do not accept that a decision to exclude all information is appropriate
given the subject of the FOI. For example, there are titles of  briefs
that are not cabinet in confidence that could be released under FOI,
further the PDR number does not identify the subject of the document or if
it has, or is, destined for cabinet.

 

A more reasonable approach to this request would be to exclude the
specific brief titles are the exempt because they are cabinet documents or
another such legal exemption applies.

 

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[8]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/b...

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Oliver Smith

 

 

 

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Dear Oliver Smith

 

Please see attached correspondence from the Department of Climate Change,
Energy, the Environment and Water in relation to FOI internal review, LEX
IR 80210.

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Contact Officer

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

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(GPO Box 3090) Parkes ACT 2600 Australia

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