Hobart Airport - MNES reports used for PIR assessment
Dear Airservices Australia,
RE: 16JULY2025 Hobart Airport PIR reports ..stating that...The assessment has also completed a Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) search of the proposed change using the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Protected Matters Search Tool.
Could I please obtain a copy of ALL MNES reports used in the collation of the recent Hobart Airport PIR assessment reports released 16JULY25.
Yours faithfully,
Cathy Minnucci
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Cathy,
Airservices Australia FOI received four emails (17:00, 17:09, 17:17 +ACY- 17:36) from you on the 16 July 2026+ADs- they all seem relatively similar.
The emails are attached for your reference.
I would like to confirm that you would like to progress with only one FOI request as per your last email time stamped the 16 July 2025 17:36. Scope is as follows:
RE: 16JULY2025 Hobart Airport PIR reports ..stating that...The assessment has also completed a Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) search of the proposed change using the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Protected Matters Search Tool.
Could I please obtain a copy of ALL MNES reports used in the collation of the recent Hobart Airport PIR assessment reports released 16JULY25.
Regards
Chris
Freedom of Information
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GPO Box 367, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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OFFICIAL
Dear MBX FOI,
Good afternoon Chris,
I have TWO current FOI requests made to ASA on the 16th July 2025
I would like to progress with BOTH FOI requests - as URGENT
This current one on this thread is under heading....
Hobart Airport - MNES reports used for PIR assessment
RE: 16JULY2025 Hobart Airport PIR reports ..stating that...The assessment has also completed a Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) search of the proposed change using the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Protected Matters Search Tool.
Could I please obtain a copy of ALL MNES reports used in the collation of the recent Hobart Airport PIR assessment reports released 16JULY25.
Your three attachments if you look carefully are under a different heading.....
Hobart Airport PIR assessment data.
One FOI was to delete the duplication of the Hobart Airport PIR assessment data request in the system.
Please ALSO action the other FOI request under the different thread with heading
Hobart Airport PIR assessment data.
Could I please obtain a copy of data and inputs that were used in the decision-making and evidence collation, of the recently released (16/7/2025) PIR Recommendations 4 & 6 assessment report of the Hobart Airport flight paths.
This would also include ALL ABS data and links, all inputs that formed the voting charts, all CO2 emission calculations, ICOA formula's, Industry inputs, and documents that were used to support the for the blanket statements mase within this report.
As there is some urgency with these requests, if it could be actioned asap it would be appreciated.
Thanking you
Cathy Minnucci
OFFICIAL
Dear Ms Minnucci
I refer to your correspondence of seeking access, to documents held by Airservices Australia under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
This email is to advise you that your request has been received and allocated for processing.
The scope of your request is:
16JULY2025 Hobart Airport PIR reports ..stating that...The assessment has also completed a Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) search of the proposed change using the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Protected Matters Search Tool.
Could I please obtain a copy of ALL MNES reports used in the collation of the recent Hobart Airport PIR assessment reports released 16JULY25.
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Kind regards
Chris
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OFFICIAL
OFFICIAL
Dear Ms Minnucci,
Please find attached decision and documents in response to FOI 08/25/26.
Regards
Chris
Freedom of Information Officer
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Dear MBX FOI,
Thank you Chris,
Did the MNES Reports also have a map or co-ordinates of the actual search area?
I have checked through the attachments and cannot seem to find any identifier on any of the MNES docs to the actual reported search area.
Yours sincerely,
Cathy Minnucci
OFFICIAL
Dear Ms Minnucci,
All documents that were held by Airservices that fell within the scope of the request were provided in the document package or as links in the schedule of documents.
Regards
Chris
Freedom of Information Officer, Legal Services
Freedom of Information
Email foi+AEA-airservicesaustralia.com
GPO Box 367, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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OFFICIAL