Dear Sean

Thank you for your correspondence dated 11 October 2022 seeking documents
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), as follows:

‘I request any and all documents and recorded communications regarding any
and all rain making or cloud seeding activities undertaken across all
states and territories of Australia between 1st of August 2020 and today,
the 11th of October 2022.’

We note that you have directed the FOI request to the Department of
Agriculture, Water and the Environment.

On 1 July 2022, the former Department of Agriculture, Water and the
Environment became the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Environment and water functions from the former Department of Agriculture,
Water and the Environment transferred to the Department of Climate Change,
Energy, the Environment and Water. On that basis, we are seeking
clarification from you, if your correspondence was intended for the
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry or for another agency.

We’d appreciate if you could confirm this as soon as possible, but no
later than COB 14 October 2022 so that the correct agency can consider
your request.

Kind regards

FOI Contact Officer | Information Law Team

E: [1][AWE request email]

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Dear Sean

Thank you for your email dated 16 October 2022 confirming that you would
like your Freedom of Information (FOI) request to be submitted to the
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

We have forwarded your request to them and included them in this email.
They will be in contact shortly. You can contact them directly on
[1][email address] should you have any questions in the meantime.

Kind regards

FOI Contact Officer | Information Law Team

E: [2][AWE request email]

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Dear Sean

Acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information Request No: LEX 72041

I refer to your request received by the Department of Climate Change,
Energy, the Environment and Water on 16 October 2022 for access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) made in the
following terms:

‘I request any and all documents and recorded communications regarding any
and all rain making or cloud seeding activities undertaken across all
states and territories of Australia between 1st of August 2020 and today,
the 11th of October 2022.’

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
[1][FOI #9460 email]. We will send all notices
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.

Exclusion of junior department employee details

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, unless you tell us otherwise, we will
assume that these details are out of scope of your request and they will
be redacted under section 22 of the FOI Act.

Further assistance

If you have any questions, please email [2][email address].

Kind regards

FOI Contact Officer

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Ngunnawal Country, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace

Parkes ACT 2600 Australia

T 02 6274 2098  | E [3][email address]

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ongoing connection to culture and country. We acknowledge First Nations
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present and emerging.

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Dear Sean

Please find attached the decision and documents in relation to your
Freedom of Information request (LEX 72041) from the Department of Climate
Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.  

Kind regards, 

FOI Contact Officer

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Ngunnawal Country, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace

Parkes ACT 2600 Australia

T 02 6274 2098 | E [1][email address]

DCCEEW.gov.au ABN 63 573 932 849

Acknowledgement of Country

Our department recognises the First Peoples of this nation and their
ongoing connection to culture and country. We acknowledge First Nations
Peoples as the Traditional Owners, Custodians and Lore Keepers of the
world's oldest living culture and pay respects to their Elders past,
present and emerging.

This email and any attachments may contain information subject to legal
professional privilege or information that is otherwise sensitive or
confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are
prohibited from using or disseminating this communication. If you have
received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately
and permanently delete this email.

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Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the
Environment. The material transmitted is for the use of the intended
recipient only and may contain confidential, legally privileged, copyright
or personal information. You should not copy, use or disclose it without
authorisation from the Department. It is your responsibility to check any
attachments for viruses and defects before opening or forwarding them. If
you are not an intended recipient, please contact the sender of this email
at once by return email and then delete both messages. Unintended
recipients must not copy, use, disclose, rely on or publish this email or
attachments. The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is
not liable for any loss or damage resulting from unauthorised use or
dissemination of, or any reliance on, this email or attachments. If you
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