What is the FOI Disclosure Log
The Climate Change Authority is required by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 s 11C to publish a disclosure log on its website. The disclosure log lists information which has been released in response to an FOI access request. This requirement has applied since 1 May 2011.
The disclosure log requirement does not apply to:
- personal information about any person if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’
- information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any person if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’
- other information covered by a determination made by the Australian Information Commissioner if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’
- any information if it is not reasonably practicable to publish the information because of the extent of modifications that would need to be made to delete the information listed in the above dot points.
The information described in this disclosure log has been released by the authority under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and is available for public access.
Information this disclosure log may be obtained by writing to:
The FOI Contact Officer
Climate Change Authority
GPO Box 2013
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Requests may also be lodged via email to foi@climatechangeauthority.gov.au
There is no fee for requesting documents on the disclosure log but a charge may be imposed to reimburse the authority for the cost incurred in copying or reproducing the information or sending it to you. There will be no charge for the time spent by the authority in processing the FOI request that led to this information being made available. You will be notified if any charge is payable and required to pay the charge before the information is provided.
There may be documents in the disclosure log that are currently not available in HTML format. If you are unable to read the format provided please contact the authority FOI Coordinator on 03 8656 30 00 . We will try to meet all reasonable requests for an alternative format of the document in a timely manner and at the lowest reasonable cost to you.
Information attached to, or referred to, in the authority's disclosure log may be removed after 12 months, unless the information has enduring public value.
FOI | Date of access | FOI request | Description of | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEX4472 | 18 October 2012 | Documents relating to the initial setup of the Climate Change Authority. | Table | One document released with redactions for personal information (section 47F). |
| LEX 4830 | 5 February 2013 | Copies of receipts and invoices associated with an Authority dinner on 20 November 2012. | Receipt | One document released in full. |
| LEX 52248 | 16 October 2013 | Correspondence between the Authority and the Minister for the Environment, his department or advisers | One document released in full | |
| LEX 10813 | 1 July 2016 | Documents associated with a previous FOI request. | Emails and an internal administrative minute | 6 documents released with redactions for personal information (section 47F) and information subject to legal professional privilege (section 42) |
| LEX 0860 | 1 August 2016 | Documents associated with the process of forming and/or making "the request of the Climate Change Authority" to "the Minister for the Environment, the Hon Greg Hunt MP" resulting in the agreement to "extend the timeframe for the completion of final report of the Climate Change Authority’s special review until after the Federal election." | Emails, letters and an internal administrative minute | One document released in full. 6 documents released with redactions for personal information (section 47F), deliberative material (section 47C) and material irrelevant to the scope of the request (section 22). |
| FOI 23001 | 10 March 2023 | Minutes of the Authority member meetings between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2022 | Meeting minutes (PDF) | 18 documents released in part. |
| FOI 23002 | 15 March 2023 | ‘how much EY were paid for this contract and I would like to ask how many person-hours they spent on it.’ ‘ any documents related to this issue - including but not limited to the contract between the Climate Change Authority and EY, any assessments produced by the Climate’ | Contract | 4 documents released in part, one released in full. |
| FOI 23004 | 20 December 2023 | From 1 November 2022 to present, minutes of Climate Change Authority member meetings. From 1 October 2021 to present, conflict of interest declarations and registers in relation to members of the Climate Change Authority. | Minutes, declarations and registers | 25 documents released in full; 8 documents released in part. |
| FOI 23003 | 9 January 2024 | Specified contracts entered into by the authority, and documents produced under them. | Contracts and associated outputs | 6 documents released in full; 15 documents released in part. |
| FOI 24003 | 5 September 2024 | Advice and research findings on nuclear power options. | Internal briefing notes and report excerpt. | 3 documents released with irrelevant material redacted (section 22). |
| FOI 24005 | 16 September 2024 | Documents relating to declarations of interests by authority chair. | Register and letter. | 2 documents released with irrelevant material redacted (section 22). |
| FOI 24007 | 11 November 2024 | Documents relating to speech writing and editorial services contract | Contract and invoice | 2 documents released with personal information (section 47F) and irrelevant material (section 22) redacted. |
| FOI 24009 | 4 December 2024 | Documents relating to projects notified under section 15A of the Climate Change Act 2022 | Notification letters with accompanying emails, and spreadsheet output | 7 documents released, 6 of which contained redactions of irrelevant material (section 22). |
| FOI 24006 | 18 December 2024 | Documents relating to sequestration potential project involving the Clean Energy Regulator and CSIRO | Contracts and emails | 65 documents released with irrelevant material redacted (section 22), one of which also had personal information redacted (section 47F) |
| FOI 24010 | 18 December 2024 | Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides currently used by the authority | CCA style guide and referencing guide | 2 documents released with irrelevant material redacted (section 22) |
| FOI 24011 | 28 January 2025 | Documents relating to 2035 Targets project | Authority meeting minutes | 16 documents released with exempt material and irrelevant material redacted (section 22), 7 of which also had exempt material redacted (section 47C) |
| FOI 24013 | 31 March 2025 | Standing register of members’ disclosed material personal interests with respect to CCA chair | Register entries | One document released with irrelevant material removed (section 22) |