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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All internal communications or emails relating to "Armenian Genocide" from 2010 onwards
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Pinar Yilmaz. Annotated by Henare Degan on .

Long overdue.

Hi Pinar, You should send a follow up message to the department. Cheers, Henare Right To Know volunteer
How much aid have we given to Egypt this year and how much planned for next year
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Howard Cairns on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Cairns, As you have also sound this information in ministerial correspondence, the Department will respond to your request outside FOI. Yours...
Trade Minister's correspondence on TPP progress
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Brendan Molloy on .

Partially successful.

Thank you Mr Molloy. I will notify you once this has been processed. Sincerely DFAT FOI Team
IT Network Documentation - IPv4/v6 Public Facing addresses
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Ben Fairless on .

Refused.

Our Ref: 1407F887   Dear Mr Fairless,   Thank you for your email dated 16 July 2014 in which you seek access under the Freedom of Information Act...
KAFTA Copyright Amendment Justification Documents (DFAT)
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Brendan Molloy on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Molloy, Please find attached the decision letter for your FOI request dated 11 June 2014. Regards, Lindy Assistant Director– FOI and Privacy...
Security Audit of www.passports.gov.au
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Brendan Molloy on .

Refused.

Hi! Please find attached all emails between myself and Senator Whish-Wilson's office following up Mr Molloy's request regarding www.passports.gov.au[...
Directions from the Minister in relation to FOI requests
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Ben Fairless on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Fairless, Please find attached the outcome letter regarding your FOI request. Yours sincerely, Ada Cheung Executive Officer Freedom of Infor...
Did Prime Minister Gough Whitlam sign intervention or security treaties with China for the Asia region, especially in 1973.
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Joseph Walz on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Walz, I refer to your e-mail of 23 February in which you seek access under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act)...
ALRC Copyright Review documents in context of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (DFAT)
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Brendan Molloy. Annotated by Brendan Molloy on .

Successful.

Seems they capitulated and realised I was not going to fill out their services procurement form. :)
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) files
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Evelyn Doyle. Annotated by Evelyn Doyle on .

Withdrawn by the requester.

I chose to withdraw this request. The correspondence reveals that information about the draft text is deemed confidential and won't be released. As suc...
TPP Negoti
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Geordie Guy on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Guy   Please find attached the Department’s decision in relation to your request for internal review.   Yours sincerely   Freedom of Inf...
Australian support for Civil Society
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Peter Timmins on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Timmins Please find the FOI decision and documents attached. I confirm that we received full payment of the charges on 31 January. I also c...
Gas Explosion, 2 injured Embassy staff, 26/04/2012, Kabul, Afghanistan
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Christopher Wilson on .

Refused.

    Jennifer Pullen Desk Officer    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Freedom of Information and Privacy      E |  [email address] Law Se...
Principality of Hutt River Province
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Ben Garrett. Annotated by Ben Garrett on .

Successful.

Dear Gaz, Thank you for your kind words, I found this exercise an interesting experience and just a small sample of the bureaucracy involved in simpl...
Margaret Thatcher's Funeral
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to W M on .

Withdrawn by the requester.

Dear Mr Mudford, As there has been no response to this charges letter issued on 9 May 2013, your request has been deemed to be withdrawn, in accordanc...
Correspondence between DFAT Canberra and Australian High Commission to Malaysia
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Anthony Brewster on .

Withdrawn by the requester.

Dear Mr Brewster, As there has been no response to this charges letter issued on 30 May 2013, your request has been deemed to be withdrawn, in accorda...
foreign acquisition of Australian real estate
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to David Grant on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Grant, I have consulted with the international trade and investments area of the Department and have been advised that DFAT is not the appropr...
TPP and Related Documents (DFAT)
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Brendan Molloy on .

Information not held.

Thank you for responding Mr Molloy.   I will proceed to close the file.   Yours sincerely       +--------------------------------------...
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Brendan Molloy on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Molloy   Please find attached the decision-maker’s letter which Ms Cheung inadvertently omitted to include in her message below.   Freedom...
Palestinian Authority upgrade to UN non-member status, 2012
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Aidan Archer on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Archer   We note that we have not received your response to Ms Cheung’s letter of 22 February 2013 or advice in respect of the payment of th...
Australia and Open Government Partnership
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Peter Timmins. Annotated by Henare Degan on .

Successful.

This request was mentioned in this Canberra Times article, "The war on freedom": http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/the-war-on-f...
Human rights in Taiwan
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by David Reid. Annotated by David Reid on .

Successful.

I have published some commentary on the cables at http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2013/03/dfat-documents-human-rights/
Uranium Sales To India
Response by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Evelyn Doyle on .

Successful.

Dear Ms Doyle Thank you for your payment authorisation. Please find attached the documents referred to in the decision letter sent to you on 24 Janu...

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