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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Firearm Possession by ASIS Staff
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Winston Smith on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED   Dear Mr Smith   Thank you for your email below. Please note that section 7 of the FOI Act stipulates that intelligence agencies, in...
2015 Budget Cuts of $1 billion made to Foreign Aid
Request sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Samantha Besgrove on .

Long overdue.

This is a request made under the Freedom of Information Act I am seeking access to correspondence between the Treasurer and/or the Treasurer's Office...
Correspondence between PM John Howard and Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer in regards to the 9/11 terrorist attack.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Shri Rajen on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Rajen,   As you have not responded to the Department’s letter of 23 October advising you of the processing charges applicable to this FOI...
Staffing of the australian high commission in london
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to alan cole on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Cole,   Please find attached a charges letter in relation to this FOI request.   Yours sincerely,   +------------------------------...
The completed text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Stuart Hume on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Hume,   The text of the TPP is publicly available at:  http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/tpp/official-documents/Pages/official-documents...
Chris Kenny on Nauru - DFAT
Follow up sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Jason Wilson on .

Information not held.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this request, and the information you provided in response to it. Yours sincerely, Jason Wilson
Completed Trans-Pacific Partnership Text
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Brendan Molloy. Annotated by Brendan Molloy on .

Successful.

They made it public one day before this request was due, lol.
Industry Representatives and the TPP Negotiations
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Evelyn Doyle on .

Successful.

Dear Ms Doyle, Please find attached the decision related to your current FOI request for: "A list of the names of businesses or industry associations...
Australia- Russia relation within 1950.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to James Maletsas on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Maletsas, As the documents which you request are within the open access period as defined in the Archives Act 1983, they are outside the scope...
Documents in relation to the representations/efforts of the current and former Foreign Ministers in seeking clemency or alternative sentencing for Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan before Jan 1 2014.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Mark Napier on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Napier, Please find attached a letter relating to your current Freedom of Information request. Regards, DFAT FOI Team [DFAT request email]...
Documents regarding correspondence between Minsiter Bob Carr and UK Foreign Secretary William Hague in January 2013
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to James Maletsas on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Maletsas, The Department has not received a response to request for clarification on the 23 June 2015 and the 7 July 2015. As a result your req...
Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders
Follow up sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Jeremy Cooper-Stout on .

Successful.

Dear Dr Cheung My apologies, I thought I had hit send on my response. Yours sincerely, Jeremy Cooper-Stout
Industry Representatives and TPP
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Evelyn Doyle on .

Refused.

Dear Ms Doyle   Please find attached the decision-maker’s response to your internal review application.   Regards   Freedom of Information and P...
I would like information on a business
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Chloe Ross on .

Refused.

Dear Ms Ross,   Thank you for your e-mail.  However, this does not provide sufficient information to allow DFAT to identify the documents which yo...
Correspondence between the Foreign Minister and the Prime Minister regarding Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Scott H on .

Waiting clarification.

FOI Ref: 1502-F1088 File No: 15/11056     Dear Mr Scott H   Preliminary searches for documents relevant to your request have been completed. The...
Correspondence between the Foreign Minister and the Prime Minister regarding the Charlie Hebdo Shooting
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Scott H on .

Information not held.

Dear Scott H, Please find attached a decision on your recent FOI request . Regards, DFAT FOI Team
Correspondence between the
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Scott H on .

Information not held.

Dear Scott H, Please find attached the decision for your recent FOI request. Regards, DFAT FOI Team
MOU or SOFA re ongoing Australian military actions in Iraq
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Culley Palmer on .

Refused.

FOI Ref: 1502-F1092     Dear Mr Palmer   With reference to your FOI request, attached please find the decision letter.     Kind Regards Eliza...
Gamma International's FinFisher
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Culley Palmer on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Palmer, Please find attached a decision letter for your recent FOI request . Regards, DFAT FOI Team
Talking Points on Australians killed in Yemen by US Drones
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Culley Palmer on .

Long overdue.

FOI Ref: 1503-F1103 File No: 15/12233     Dear Mr Palmer   Preliminary searches for documents relevant to your request have been completed. The...
Australians killed in Yemen by US Drones
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Culley Palmer on .

Partially successful.

FOI Ref: 1501-F1060 File No: 15/1775     Dear Mr Palmer   With reference to your FOI request (FOI reference above refers), attached please...
Correspondence between the Foreign Minister and the Prime Minister regarding Asylum Seekers
Request sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Scott H on .

Long overdue.

I hereby request, under the Freedom of Information Act (1982), copies of the following documents: a)Any and all of correspondence between the Min...
December 2005 incursion by protesters into Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Culley Palmer on .

Information not held.

FOI Ref: 1501-F1062 File No: 15/2033     Dear Mr Palmer   Attached please find a letter advising you of the outcome of your FOI request (r...
Death of Ben Zygier a.k.a Ben Alon or Ben Allen cell number 15, an the gag order ruled in June 2010.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Jaimie on .

Long overdue.

Dear Jamie Bruce, As you have not responded to the Department's letter of 7 January 2015 notifying you of the intention to refuse your FOI request on...
Administrative Circular 0044 - Hutt River Province
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Ben Fairless. Annotated by Vera Lystich on .

Successful.

You be the 'Lindy Judge'!

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