Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Part of the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio and a Federal authority, also called DFAT

External Affairs, including: relations and communications with overseas governments; treaties, including trade agreements; bilateral, regional and multilateral trade policy; international trade and commodity negotiations; trade promotion; international development co-operation; diplomatic and consular missions; international security issues, including disarmament, arms control and nuclear non-proliferation; public diplomacy, including information and cultural programs; international expositions; provision of secure travel identification to Australian citizens ; provision of consular services to Australian citizens abroad; overseas property management, including acquisition, ownership and disposal of real property.

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The audit report of multilateral institutions
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Peter Timmins. Annotated by Peter Timmins on .

Refused.

This matter was in the hands of the OAIC before this decision was made-seeking internal review of the deemed refusal and in connection with a broader c...
DFAT Country Information Report Turkey 9 October 2018
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Alim Jiwa on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL Dear Mr Jiwa Thank you for your email. I am sorry you have had problems opening the PDF that I sent. I have checked it at my end and do not...
Non-ASL public service staff
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to John Smith on .

Refused.

Our reference: RQ20/03331 Agency reference: LEX2400 Mr John Smith By email: [1][FOI #6469 email] Extension of time under s 54D Dear Mr Smith...
New R Series Passports Release Date
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to MT on .

Successful.

OFFICIAL Good afternoon Mohsen   Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding the release of the R series passports.   Progress to deliver th...
How many farms have been sold to companies and foreigners in the past year.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Terry Schinagl on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Terry Schinagl The Department refers to your email of 22 October 2019. You have contacted the Freedom of Information Section of t...
Australian womeen and children experiencing domestic violence, injustice and human rights violations overseas.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Helen Smith on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Ms Smith Thank you for your email. For your information, the FOI Act is predicated on a request for documents that have been creat...
Signed Australian - Israeli Tax Treaty
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Chris H on .

Successful.

UNCLASSIFIED   Dear Chris H   We refer to your email of 17 December 2019 (included below), seeking access to the following under the Freedom o...
Properties rented in Tandai, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Edward Kerrigan on .

Partially successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Kerrigan Please find attached correspondence regarding your DFAT FOI request. Yours sincerely DFAT FOI Team Freedom of Informa...
China–Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA)
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Chris H on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Chris H   Please find attached the charges letter in your matter.   Please note that we have issued charges on the basis th...
Australian - Israeli Tax Treaty
Follow up sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Chris H on .

Withdrawn by the requester.

I would like to withdraw this particular request. Yours sincerely, Chris H
DFAT Overseas Conditions of Service
Internal review request sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by George Porter on .

Awaiting internal review.

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Foreign...
Communications between DFAT and Woodside entites regarding security situation in Myanmar
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Brynn O'Brien. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

The applicant has not told Right to Know the status of this request and I have been asked to update the status. Note 1: Mostly I classify a response...
Precise salaries paid to the Department’s SES officers for FY14/15, FY15/16 and FY16/17
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Name withheld on .

Partially successful.

UNCLASSIFIED   Dear Name Withheld,   Thank you for your below e-mail rescoping your request to:   DFAT's SES Band 3 staff salaries for FY14...
Documents not available for download from your FOI log or reasoning
Internal review request sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Posty on .

Awaiting internal review.

Hope you had a nice Easter. I'd like you to review this internally as per the review rights attached. When reviewing, I would like you to consi...
FOI Delegations
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Ben Fairless on .

Successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Fairless Thank you for your email dated 14 November 2018 in which you seek access under administrative release to: " Under sect...
Whether Julie Bishop has acquired a diplomatic spousal passport for David Panton
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Vito Guzzardi on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED   Dear Mr Guzzardi   I refer to your email of 2 March with the below enquiry:   “Please advise whether MP Julie Bishop has acq...
Impact of Brexit
Request sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Abdul Hai on .

Long overdue.

Can you publish any work you have done on the impact of Brexit on Australia? Yours faithfully, Abdul Hai
Communications with Nauruan authorities about visa applications
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Dan West on .

Partially successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr West Thank you for your proposal to narrow the scope of your request to: "I would like to request all communications between (r...
Previous editions: DFAT COUNTRY INFORMATION REPORT SRI LANKA
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Aathavan. Annotated by Aathavan on .

Successful.

It's not clear whether or not there are earlier versions for this report which haven't provided by DFAT, however I have marked the request as completed...
Information concerning myself Lawrence John Tucker-GARDINER from 2003 to date
Clarification sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Lawrence John Tucker-Gardiner on .

Long overdue.

My personal email is [email address] From there I can send the requested proof of identity. Yours sincerely, Lawrence John Tucker-Gardiner
Aid-for-trade projects 2013-2018
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Olivia Henderson on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Ms Henderson I have been advised by the relevant line areas, including the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby, that your re...
Julie Bishop travel / accommodation expenses to Melbourne on November 4th, 2017.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Vito Guzzardi on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Guzzardi, As the Department is not responsible for the Foreign Minister's domestic travel arrangements, we are unable to satisfy...
2016-17 Most Expensive Event
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED   Dear Mr Gothe-Snape,   Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of Information request.   Yours sinc...
Australian support for Assisted Voluntary Returns from Indonesia
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Cam on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Our references: FA 17/06/00891; ADF2017/68822   Dear Mr Doig,   I refer to your FOI request received by the Department of Immigr...
Private use of social media advice provided to employees
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to James Smith on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED   Dear Mr Smith,   Please find attached a letter information you of the processing charges associated with your current FOI Reque...

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