Ministerial briefs Portland and Southern Ocean Declaration Area
Dear Department of climate change energy the environment and water,
Under the FOI Act, I seek all ministerial briefs and submissions provided to the office of the Minister from 1 June, 2023 to present in relation to the PORTLAND DECLARATION AREA AND SOUTHERN OCEAN DECLARATION AREA.
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Smith
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Dear Department of climate change energy the environment and water,
Under the FOI Act, I seek all ministerial briefs and submissions provided
to the office of the Minister from 1 June, 2023 to present in relation to
the PORTLAND DECLARATION AREA AND SOUTHERN OCEAN DECLARATION AREA.
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Smith
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Good afternoon Oliver
We refer to your FOI request submitted on 28 March 2024, in which you are
seeking access to:
‘all ministerial briefs and submissions provided to the office of the
Minister from 1 June, 2023 to present in relation to the PORTLAND
DECLARATION AREA AND SOUTHERN OCEAN DECLARATION AREA.’
We would be grateful if you could please provide clarification as to which
Minister you are referring.
A response would be appreciated as soon as possible, but by no later than
COB Monday 8 April 2024.
Kind regards
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Dear FOI Contact Officer,
Thank-you for your email, and apologies if the request was not clear enough. The request is for briefs sent to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy.
Yours sincerely,
Oliver Smith
Dear Oliver Smith
Please see attached correspondence from the Department of Climate Change,
Energy, the Environment and Water in relation to FOI request, LEX 76742.
Kind regards
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Dear FOI Contact Officer,
Thanks for your email and the opportunity to clarify.
Under the FOI Act, I seek all ministerial briefs provided to the office of the Minister from 1 June, 2023 to present in relation to the PORTLAND DECLARATION AREA AND SOUTHERN OCEAN DECLARATION AREA in relation to advice about the negative impact on native birds and/or whales.
Yours sincerely,
Oliver Smith
Dear Mr Smith
Please see the attached correspondence from the Department of Climate
Change, Energy, the Environment and Water in relation to your FOI request,
LEX 76742.
Kind regards
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Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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