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Subject: Guidance, policies, and procedures that were implemented and actively used as at 1 January 2020 for legal practitioners as to the provision of legal advice.
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Subject: Documents relating to Senate Inquiry into the Middle Arm Industrial Precinct.
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Subject: Incubator Support Programme guidelines.
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Subject: Entrepreneurs' Programme Committee Meeting Papers.
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Subject: Briefing paper relating to unidentified aerial phenomena.
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Subject: Document MS22-001858 International cooperation update – Quantum, Robotics and AI.
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Subject: Documents relating to a grant under the Cooperative Research Centres Project program.
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Subject: Copy of Minister Husic’s diary (calendar of events, meetings, visits, social engagements, travel) for 23rd - 28th January 2023.
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Subject: Entrepreneurs’ Program evaluation reports.
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Subject: Correspondence between Geoscience Australia and Cadia Mine (also known as Cadia Valley Operations (CVO), Newcrest or Newmont) between 1 April 2017 to 30 September 2017.
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Subject: Brief relating to critical technology visa screening impact on Australian Industry.
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Subject: Ministerial Submissions from DISR Science and Technology Group to Minister for Industry and Science from 1 August 2024 to 31 August 2024.
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Subject: Blank Employment Contract for appointees of the Rail Industry Innovation Council.
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Subject: Blank Employment Contract for appointees of the Green Metals Advisory Panel.
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Subject: Decision brief relating to Woodside's Calliance Storage Formation.
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Subject: Ministerial submissions relating to PEP-11 from 7 March 2024 to 24 July 2024.
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Subject: Brief relating to Venture Capital Landscape, Programs and Review.
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Subject: Incubator Support Initiative issues register
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Subject: Any advice, including but not limited to ministerial submissions, provided by the Department to Government regarding nuclear power.
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Subject: documents in relation to the National Aerial firefighting Program and the National Aerial firefighting Centre (NAFC).
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Subject: Correspondence between Minister King and her office and Buru Energy Pty Ltd.
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Subject: Incubator Support Initiatives procedure manuals
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Subject: Question Time Briefs
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Subject: Documents relating to livable housing design requirements.
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Subject: Application for a Special Prospecting Authority (SPA)
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Subject: Documents and communications regarding the Incubator Support Initiative Guidelines.
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Subject: Documents relating to approvals for amendments to the National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012
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Subject: correspondence within the Industry Minister’s Office, relating to the ‘Australia Made, Australia Grown’ logo.
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Subject: Ministerial Submissions from DISR Science and Technology Group to Minister for Industry and Science from 1 September 2022 to 31 October 2022.
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Subject: Ministerial Submissions from DISR Science and Technology Group to Minister for Industry and Science from 1 June 2024 to 30 June 2024.
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Subject: Documents relating to ministerial submissions provided to the Minister resources in relation to a media release of 23 July 2024.
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Subject: Documents relating to a Specific Trade Concern with China about coal testing
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Subject: emails from the company ‘Blackbird’ to any staff member in Minister Husic’s Office from 1 October 2022 to 31 November 2022.
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Subject: Contract awarded to the company contracted to undertake an independent case assessment of complaint material. Contract template used by the department in relation to contracted Commercialisation Advisors.
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Subject: performance report in relation to the Victorian Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Project
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Subject: policies, guidelines, or directives for use women's toilets and other gender-specific facilities in departmental offices
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Subject: RIF chat agendas January 2019 January 2020
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Subject: 26 October 2023 Senate Estimates briefing packs supplied by DISR to its portfolio Ministers.
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Subject: … RIF chat agendas from Feb 2020 through Jun 2020
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Subject: … information on backup and archiving policies
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Subject: Briefing document in relation to radioactive waste management
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Subject: the EPC Terms of Reference from 2017 and the procedures manual for CSMs for the Incubator Support Initiative from 2017.
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Subject: Overview page of the “Geoscience – Employee entitlement calculations” report.
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Subject: Ministerial Submissions from DISR Science and Technology Group to Minister for Industry and Science from 1 June 2022 to 31 August 2022.
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Subject: I wish to see as much of the 24/009/74310 disclosure log content as possible (currently, everything is redacted under s 22).
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Subject: briefs provided to Minister Husic in relation to PsiQuantum.
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Subject: Hot Issues Briefing pack covering:
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Subject: Event Brief for Minister Husic’s visit to PsiQuantum in Palo Alto in January 2023.
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Subject: Documents relating to PEP-11.
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Subject: Ministerial Submissions from DISR Science and Technology Group to Minister for Industry and Science from 1 April 2024 to 1 May 2024.
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Subject: Documents relating to Grant ID: GA330218.
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“… 'RIF chat' agendas like in Disclosure log number 24/037/74760, but for every month from Jan 2019 through Jan 2020 and with no discernible personal / business information”
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Subject: original and drafts of page 73 (Figure 5.6: East coast prospective onshore gas resources, 2023) and page 74 (Figure 5.7: Australian gas basins, pipelines and LNG facilities) from the "Future Gas Strategy Analytical Report"
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Subject: documents relating to PEP11, PEP-11 offshore gas project
NEATS reference Z4NMT2 - 23 January 2020
NEATS reference NDZHVN – 4 February 2021
Specifically communication from (name removed) General Manager Offshore Strategy Branch, Relating to the above to Prime Minister, Prime Minister & Cabinet and Minister for Industry.
reduce the scope date from October 2023 to May 2024
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Final draft of the National Quantum Strategy
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Subject: Correspondence and other documents between the department and Santos Ltd, NOPSEMA, or the Ministers Office, relating to the outcome of the ‘Barossa’ court case, and to any potential and proposed amendments to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 or the former Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas (Environment) Regulations 2009.
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Per LEX69653 FOI request.
NOPTA documents in relation to Petroleum Exploration Permit-11 (PEP-11) and the recommendations to both state and federal stakeholders.
Specifically the "New 2023 NOPTA Recommendation for exploration Petroleum Exploration Permit-11 (PEP-11) lodged
Period from 1/1/2020 to 1/5/2020 and 1/2/23 to 31/10/23.
Related to Disclosure Log Number – 24/050/74488 part 1
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Per LEX69653 FOI request.
NOPTA documents in relation to Petroleum Exploration Permit-11 (PEP-11) and the recommendations to both state and federal stakeholders.
Specifically the "New 2023 NOPTA Recommendation for exploration Petroleum Exploration Permit-11 (PEP-11) lodged
Period from 1/1/2020 to 1/5/2020 and 1/2/23 to 31/10/23.
Related to Disclosure Log Number – 24/050/74488 part 2
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Copies of the following information relating to the Sanitiser pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth):
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a copy of all delegations issued to department staff to administer the entrepreneurs' programme (including all elements of the programme) during the time period from 1 Nov 2019 to 1 June 2020.
This should show the powers the department staff had to administer all the elements of the entrepreneurs' programme.
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The final iteration of the Senate Estimates Briefing Pack, as produced by the department’s Parliamentary Team for the listed people below for their appearance at Senate Estimates on 15 February 2024, excluding duplicates, for the component of the pack that relates to Science (and including but is not limited to Quantum Computing)
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Subject: The Expression of Interest (EOI) that led to the award of a contract as reported in this ABC article:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-30/australia-signs-deal-for-first-u…
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Subject: Meeting briefs relating to Minister King’s visit to Japan and the Republic of Korea in January-February 2024.
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Date updated: 21 November 2024
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Subject: I seek access to documents that explain the nature and costs of the planning day event for Commercialisation Division staff. I understand it was held at the Kambri venue (Building 153) at the Australian National University on 21 November 2023. Please include information on the nature of the event, who attended and itemised bills/invoices that cover the cost of $11,880 reported on Austender. I do not seek access to personal information of non-senior staff.
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Subject: An unredacted version of the documents at Disclosure log number 24/027/74575
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Subject: Entrepreneur’s Programme Tender Reports relating to the national commercialisation outcome.
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Subject: In Q1 of 2023 a review team was established, led by Mr Steve Grzeskowiak, to identify locations in the current of future Defence estate suitable for the storage and disposal of intermediate and high level waste from Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines.
I seek access to correspondence and information shared between the three SES officers at ARWA and the review team during the period 1-30 June 2023, 1-31 October 2023 and 1-30 November 2023, that materially deals with the review of the current or future Defence estate suitable for the storage and disposal of intermediate and high-level waste from Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines
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Revised publication: 13 June 2024
Subject: Documents with file names containing "RIF CHAT - Nov 19.docx" or "eligibility decision notes.docx".
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Subject: Senate Estimates Hot Issues Briefs for 2013/24 Additional Estimates February 2024 on Program 1.1 Investing in Science, Technology and Commercialisation and Program 1.2 Growing Innovative and Competitive Businesses, Industries and Regions
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Correspondence between Geoscience Australia and the review team to identify locations in for the storage and disposal of intermediate and high level waste from Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines.
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Subject: the documents I am after are the time of day (the hour and minute) of all email messages sent:
Please only release the time of day of any such messages, and do not reveal or address anything about the email messages.
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Correspondence between staff in offices of Ministers with portfolio responsibilities of the Department which includes a reference or commentary about former US President Donald Trump between 1 October 2023 and 25 March 2024.
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Revised publication: 1 May 2024
Internal Review of FOI 24/019/74543:
“the release of DISR and NOPTA documents that indicate whom Joint Authority decision maker is for the PEP-11 gas permit.
Specifically the decision maker for exploration Petroleum Exploration Permit-11 (PEP-11) lodged
23/01/20 NEATS reference Z4NMT2 - 23 January 2020"
04/02/21 NEATS reference NDZHVN – 4 February 2021"
Further information – The revised document has been published as a result of an Internal Review by the Department, the outcome of which determined that no additional information should be released.
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Subject: Policy briefings addressing “consultation” and/or “reforms” in relation to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (Cth) and regulations between September 2022 and and 13 November 2023.
Letters and emails, including attachments, from oil and gas industry bodies and companies, related to consultation processes under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (Cth) and regulations between September 2022 and 13 November 2023.
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Subject: I request the final draft of the National Quantum Strategy provided to the federal government by Australia's chief scientist in December 2022.
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Subject: a copy of all delegations of Public Service Act powers to the 3 most recent heads of AusIndustry. This should show the powers these SES employees had under the public service act during their respective times as heads of AusIndustry (whether acting or otherwise).
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To assist you in under standing the information I am seeking, I have attached a copy of how the Defence Department Public treat Q1 and how the ATO treat Q2.
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Subject: The ministerial briefing pack provided to the Minister in relation to her visit to Japan and the Republic of Korea in January-February 2024 insofar as the pack goes to:
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Subject: Emails/correspondence from the Department of Industry to Robern Menz/Menz Confectionary regarding Manufacturing Modernisation Fund grant, 01 September 2023 – 13 February 2024.
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Subject: Any documents, or correspondence (including attachments) relating to the appointment of NAME REMOVED to the Rail Industry Innovation Council between Assistant Minister for Manufacturing’s Office and between the Minister for Industry’s Office and NAME REMOVED between 1 May 2023 and 28 June 2023.
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Subject: 1) An expression of interest document sent to quantum computing companies in August 2023 relating to the acquisition of a quantum computer from the Technology and Digital Division or the Technology Investment Taskforce.
2) Any correspondence between quantum technology companies and the Technology and Digital Division, the Technology Investment Taskforce, and the Office of the Chief Scientist between June 2023 to November 2023 relating to an expression of interest process on quantum computers.
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Subject: NCC enquiries that have been logged through the webpage portal
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Subject: … the release of DISR and NOPTA documents that indicate whom Joint Authority decision maker is for the PEP-11 gas permit.
Specifically the decision maker for exploration Petroleum Exploration Permit-11 (PEP-11) lodged
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Additionally, can I make the same request 73831 again, by limiting it to .doc and .docx (Microsoft word) files only?
We note that final scope for LEX 73831 as:
“I note the attached email chain from your disclosure log 67939. Please take the surname of whoever wrote the email that says 'without prejudice' to be Keyword 1.
I also note the attached spreadsheets that were generated for my request 72280. These spreadsheets are reports on some kind of documents on dochub with a long phrase redacted with "s47G(1)(a)". Please take the first word of that phrase to be Keyword 2.
Please generate the same kind of reports (as were generated for my request 72280) on documents that were created between 1 Dec 2019 and 1 Apr 2020 with a file name containing Keyword 1 or Keyword 2 or both keywords.
To generate the reports, please order the rows by User Login, then Timestamp (like in the attached image), and please only show the first comment per User Login per report (in the report's comments column) by redacting all subsequent comments.
Please also redact any personal information and business information caught in the reports.
Lastly, please don't report on the documents that were already reported on for my requests 72280 and 73685. These are already perfe
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Subject: I am also writing to request disclosure of any correspondence, documents and reports between GA and the PSSap trustee regarding any matters related to clause 29 of the EA, in the same time frame, from April 1 2021 to now.
I believe the majority of correspondence, documents and reports I have requested should have been filed in the electronic document and records management system (EDRMS) or with the records management unit if not in electronic form.
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Subject: Any correspondence between the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation and the Department of Industry that includes any summary of proposals for funding the Corporation has received to date. This should include any attachments or documentation.
Any correspondence between the Department of Industry and the Minister for Industry’s Office that includes any summary of proposals for funding the Corporation has received to date. This should include any attachments or documentation.
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Subject: I am seeking a copy of the finalised itinerary for each trip undertaken by the Minister, key-messages for the trip (if any) and any draft itineraries for future travel by the Minister.
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Subject: any correspondence within the Minister for Industry’s office that references “Palestine” or “Palestinians” or “Hamas”.
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Subject: All briefs prepared for Minister Ed Husic's office or Minister Katy Gallagher's office regarding the publication of the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation’s Investment Mandate.
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Subject: All emails, briefs and memos sent or received by the Industry Minister's office which reference the appointment or potential appointment of NAME REMOVED to the National Reconstruction Fund board.
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Subject: Meeting minutes, letters and emails (including attachments) between oil and gas industry bodies or companies and the Minister regarding relevant persons consultation or proposing changes to related regulations of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (Cth) or as part of reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 or any other legislation as part of the Australian Government's response to the Samuel Review and the implementation of the Nature Positive Plan between September 2022 and 13 November 2023
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Subject: a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Industry, Science and Resources and The Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme Board Incorporated (ADAS) as stated on their website
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Subject: Documents that were requested for application LEX 71514 (and are shorter than 10 pages) redacted at the paragraph level with no visible words.
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Subject: The briefing index provided to Ministers by the department for the most recent Senate Estimates period.
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Subject: Any ministerial briefs/submission that discusses the disposal of AUKUS submarine operational nuclear waste or spend reactor fuel. Any communication between the Department and the Australian Submarine Agency that relate to the future disposal of AUKUS submarine operational nuclear waste or spent reactor fuel.
The 14 briefs/submission documents as advised on 23 November 2023, as containing the words AUKUS or Submarine in the title.
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Subject: I am writing to request disclosure of any correspondence, documents and reports between GA and the fair work ombudsman dealing with shift work matters defined in clause 33, clause 17, clause 28, clause 29 and clause 44 of the GA enterprise agreement 2019-2022, the current agreement, since April 1 2021.
I am also writing to request disclosure of any correspondence, documents and reports between GA and the PSSap trustee regarding any matters related to clause 29 of the EA, in the same time frame, from April 1 2021 to now.
I believe the majority of correspondence, documents and reports I have requested should have been filed in the electronic document and records management system (EDRMS) or with the records management unit if not in electronic form.
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Subject: Records created within DISR that relate to climate change protests at the port of Newcastle in November 2023
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This application is made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 seeking access to email/correspondence between [name removed], during her tenure as:
To others within the Department, with NOPTA or with NOPSEMA regarding the FPSO ‘Montara Venture’ over the period 1 January 2017 to 30 August 2019.
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Subject: I request a complete list of all the natural account codes from the FMIS and descriptions of each of these codes and a copy of the Grants and GST Fact Sheet.
The information currency and document versions that are the subject of this FOI request are those held by DISR at August 2021.
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Subject: I am seeking copies of any correspondence referencing Scale Facilitation, Recharge Industries and/or SaniteX Global between the Department of Industry, Science and Resources and Industry Minister Ed Husic and/or his office, including but not limited to emails and text messages. The time period for this request is 1 June 2022 to 16 August 2023.
I am seeking copies of any correspondence referencing Scale Facilitation, Recharge Industries and/or SaniteX Global between the Department of Industry, Science and Resources and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and/or his office, including but not limited to emails and text messages. The time period for this request is 1 June 2022 to 16 August 2023.
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I seek access to the following documents from the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, between the timeframe of 1 January 2020 – 31 November 2020:
Any documents (including correspondence) referring to potential funding by the State Bank of India to Adani Group companies, the Carmichael coal mine, related infrastructure, or suppliers.
Any records of meetings with representatives of Adani Group and/or the State Bank of India.
Please note original decision was made in 2021 however publication was not made until 19 March 2024