ICJ Advisory Opinion
Dear FOI Officer,
I seek access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) to the following documents held by the Clean Energy Regulator.
Scope of request:
Documents created on or after 1 July 2025 that consider, refer to, or assess the implications of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on climate change for the Regulator’s statutory functions, compliance activities, or regulatory decision-making.
This includes any documents that:
- discuss international climate law developments relevant to the Regulator;
- assess whether existing regulatory frameworks adequately address climate-related risk or emissions control in light of the Advisory Opinion; or
- provide internal guidance, analysis, or briefing on the relevance of the Advisory Opinion to the Regulator’s operations.
Document types:
This request is limited to:
a) final internal briefing documents; and
b) internal guidance or policy documents of general application.
Where a document was prepared but not finalised, this request includes the latest version of that document.
Exclusions:
This request does not seek any personal information or duplicate copies of documents.
Extension of time:
I agree to an 8-day extension of time under s 15AA of the FOI Act to offset the processing days lost over the government's shut down period from 25 December 2025 to 1 January 2026 inclusive.
Dear Clean Energy Regulator,
An acknowledgement of this request was due 8 January 2026. Please confirm my request is being processed.
Yours faithfully,
Emily
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Emily,
Thank you for your email. I am writing to let you know that the agency did
not receive your Freedom of Information request when it was originally
sent, as it was inadvertently caught in our spam filter.
We will endeavour to provide you with further information next week.
Kind regards,
Adam
Freedom of Information
Legal Services and Governance Branch
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Yours faithfully,
Emily
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Dear CER - Freedom of Information,
Thank you for acknowledging my request. Your agency is still required to adhere to the statutory deadline of 2 February 2026. Under s 14A of the Electronic Transactions Act, my request was taken to be received when it entered the CER's email system and was capable of being retrieved. Actual awareness or reading of the request is not required when determining time of receipt. Further, an FOI applicant should not be disadvantaged by the CER's email and IT systems.
Yours sincerely,
Emily