Dear Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources,

Please consider this a Freedom of Information application for the purposes of the FOI Act 1982.

Planning for the National Radioactive Waste Management Facility (NRWMF) proposed for Kimba, South Australia is a matter of public interest. The owner of the property that has been proposed as the site for the NRWMF, Jeff Baldock, has family ties to local Council in the form of the Deputy Mayor of the District Council of Kimba. The Council played a key role in the processes used to determine the proposed location of the site (e.g. the community vote on the NRWMF that excluded people living outside of the Council boundaries).

I am seeking access to any documentation outlining communications between the Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources and Kimba council member Graeme Baldock regarding the NRWMF from the date range of January 2017 until December 2017 (inclusive).

I would ask that any processing charges be waived, as this request is made in the public interest. Please note that I do not consent to any documents being deemed irrelevant to this request without my consent.

Matilda Duncan