In accordance with sections 8(2)(g) and 11C of the Freedom of Information Act 1982, information released under the Act is listed below.
Infrastructure Australia will make documents accessible on this website as much as possible. However, some documents, due to size or format, will be made available via post. To access documents listed but not published on this site, please contact the FOI Coordinator on (02) 8114 1900 or by email FOI@infrastructureaustralia.gov.au
Infrastructure Australia's Freedom of Information Disclosure Log list does not include the following:
- Documents released under the FOI Act containing personal or business information which would be unreasonable to publish;
- Documents to which access has been refused or which are exempt from release under the FOI Act; and
- Documents which have been released to the media or members of the public outside the FOI Act.
Information attached, or referred to, in Infrastructure Australia's FOI disclosure log may be removed after 12 months, unless the information has enduring public value.
Disclosure date | Description of documents |
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16/02/2023 |
2022-09 – Partial release Access to documents relating to the IPL listing - ʻEnabling infrastructure for developing the Beetaloo Sub-Basinʼ and in particular the following: |
7/03/2023 |
2023-01 – practical refusal – no documents exist Documents relating to the Tasmanian Government’s proposed stadium at Macquarie Point in Hobart, which is also known as Tasmania’s new Arts, Entertainment and Sports Precinct. not seek the Tasmanian Government’s strategic business case and appendices, which have already been publicly released: https://www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/Transport_and_Infrastructure/major_stadiums/Tasmanias_new_Arts,_Entertainment_and_Sports_Precinct,_Macquarie_Point,_Hobart including briefings or documents related to the proposal, as well as reports, assessments and advice that have not been publicly released. for the period between December 15, 2022 and February 28, 2023. |
Disclosure date | Description of documents |
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7/03/2022 |
IA FOI 2022-01 – Partial release All correspondence and documents received by and sent from Infrastructure Australia to inform the material and position of the agency presented in the Project Evaluation Summary of Sydney Metro City & Southwest available at https://www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Sydney_Metro_City_Southwest_Summary.pdf |
27/06/2022 |
IA FOI 2022-03 - Practical refusal – no documents exist Documents held by Infrastructure Australia that are: From June 1, 2021 - June 4, 2022. Emails, briefings or reports that discuss e-waste from solar (search terms - solar, photovoltaic, PV, panels) or batteries (search terms -battery, batteries). |
4/07/2022 |
IA FOI 2022-02 – Partial release 1) Any email correspondence related to the decision to add or remove the Western Harbour and Warringah Freeway project to the Infrastructure Australia Priority List ie correspondence from the agency requesting the assessment in late 2020 and correspondence subsequently informing IA that the project was no longer required to be listed by IA as per your advice. 2) Any letters, minutes or reports relating to the reasons why the project was submitted for evaluation and was subsequently removed from the IA list The above may include correspondence between the agency and NSW government departments ie Transport for NSW, NSW Treasury, NSW Transport or Planning Minister, NSW Premier or Premiers Office or internal communication to and from. Meeting minutes or board meetings where the project was discussed may also be applicable. |
16/09/2022 |
2022-04 – Refusal - Commonwealth-State relations Business case and/or supporting documentation supplied by the NSW government for Warragamba Dam wall raising proposal |
21/10/2022 |
2022-05 – Partial release Copies of all correspondence between IA and the NSW government on the Parramatta Light Rail project between 1 January 2020 and 19 July 2022 |
17/11/2022 |
2022-06 – Partial release Workbook produced by IA in preparation of the Evaluation Summary for the Australia-Asia PowerLink project |
21/11/2022 |
2022-07 – partial release
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21/12/2022 |
2022-08 – partial release a copy of the Infrastructure Australia's estimates briefing pack for the 2022 October and November Budget Estimates including background briefs given to senior officials and the Minister or representative Minister but excluding:
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Disclosure date | Description of documents |
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22/1/2021 |
IA FOI 2020 – 05 – released in full 'all correspondence and documents received by and sent from Infrastructure Australia to inform the material and position of the agency presented on this webpage (https://www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/map/hawkesbury-nepean-valley…).' |
19/2/2021 |
IA FOI 2020 – 06 – Partial release access to ‘the business case supplied by Main Roads WA to Infrastructure Australia regarding the Bunbury Outer Ring Rd’. |
16/4/2021 |
IA FOI 2021 – 01 Practical refusal – no documents exist Any documents, memos and/or briefings related to draft plans for the proposed location/locations of the Western Sydney fuel pipeline (designed to transport fuel to the Western Sydney Airport). Documents over the last 12 months. |
1/10/2021 |
IA FOI 2021 – 02 Released in full (with personal details of staff below SES level redacted) Any correspondence received from and sent to the office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development in relation to drafting or finalisation of the 2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan. The timeframe for this search is limited to 22 June 2021 to 6 September 2021. |
Disclosure date | Description of documents |
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2/4/2020 |
IA FOI 2020-01 – Practical refusal – no documents exist Documents relating to the “east west link” proposed road project in Victoria. from 1 January 2019 - current (17 February 2020) and relating to the strategic assessment of the east west link. The strategic assessment of the east west link (as referred to by the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities) or the most recent draft versions of this document. Emails, briefings and correspondence held by Infrastructure Australia which refer to the strategic assessment of the east west link. |
8/7/2020 |
IA FOI 2020-02 – Refusal - Commonwealth-State relations A copy of the Stage 1 Problem Identification Submission for the above project. [Subject of email - Metronet Inner City Transit]. |
17/11/2020 |
IA FOI 2020 – 03 Practical refusal – no documents exist 1. All correspondence, meeting minutes, briefing notes, and departmental advice sent or received (including by carbon copy) with the Prime Minister's Office or the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet concerning any aspect of the proposed raising of the Warragamba Dam wall between 1 April 2019 and the present 2. All correspondence, meeting minutes, briefing notes, and departmental advice sent or received (including by carbon copy) with Infrastructure Partnerships Australia concerning any aspect of the proposed raising of the Warragamba Dam wall between 1 April 2019 and 31 December 2019 3. All correspondence, meeting minutes, briefing notes, and departmental advice sent or received (including by carbon copy) with Infrastructure NSW concerning any aspect of the proposed raising of the Warragamba Dam wall between 1 April 2019 and 31 December 2019 4. All correspondence, meeting minutes, briefing notes, and departmental advice sent or received (including by carbon copy) with the Federal Minister for Infrastructure concerning any aspect of the proposed raising of the Warragamba Dam wall between 1 April 2019 and 31 December 2019 |
25/11/2020 |
IA FOI 2020 – 04 Practical refusal – no documents exist 1. All correspondence, meeting minutes, briefing notes, and departmental advice sent or received (including by carbon copy) with the Prime Minister's Office or the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet concerning any aspect of the proposed raising of the Warragamba Dam wall between 1 April 2019 and the present 2. All correspondence, meeting minutes, briefing notes, and departmental advice sent or received (including by carbon copy) with Infrastructure Partnerships Australia concerning any aspect of the proposed raising of the Warragamba Dam wall between 1 April 2019 and 31 December 2019 3. All correspondence, meeting minutes, briefing notes, and departmental advice sent or received (including by carbon copy) with Infrastructure NSW concerning any aspect of the proposed raising of the Warragamba Dam wall between 1 April 2019 and 31 December 2019 4. All correspondence, meeting minutes, briefing notes, and departmental advice sent or received (including by carbon copy) with the Federal Minister for Infrastructure concerning any aspect of the proposed raising of the Warragamba Dam wall between 1 April 2019 and 31 December 2019 |
Disclosure date | Description of documents |
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28/10/2019 |
IA FOI 2019-07 – Full release Copies of all records of meetings between the Executive Director of Policy and Research and the Executive Director of Project Advisory and the following parties:
between 1 July 2018 to 16 August 2019. |
28/10/2019 |
IA FOI 2019-08 – Full release
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18/04/2019 |
IA FOI 2019-01 – Practical refusal ‘Correspondence between Mr Rowan Ramsey MP or his office and Infrastructure Australia since 1 January 2016’. |
06/04/2019 |
IA FOI 2019-01 – Practical refusal - FOI Requests to IA – Modified Version in priority order 1. The final business case (submitted 31 Jan 2019) provided to Infrastructure Australia for the Northern Transformation Program (NTP). 2. Copies of all communications – emails, letters, sms texts, and phone records - between Infrastructure Australia and the University of Tasmania and between Infrastructure Australia and the State Government of Tasmania, created by employees, officials or consultants of Infrastructure Australia, and by employees, officials or consultants of the University of Tasmania and the State Government of Tasmania, relating to the Northern Transformation Program (NTP), during the period from 1 January 2015 to date. 3. Copies of all documents that are, or contain, minutes or notes of meetings of any of the following: •The Board of Infrastructure Australia •Internal meetings of Infrastructure Australia officials •Ministerial and shadow ministerial meetings, briefings and verbal briefings, including attachments in which any consideration is given to the Northern Transformation Program (NTP), during the period from 1 January 2015 to date. |
03/07/2019 |
IA FOI 2019-03—Partial release Seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to: I request access to all documents that refer to the P5O and/or the P90 estimate for the current Bridgewater Bridge replacement proposal. |
03/07/2019 |
IA FOI 2019-04—Partial release Seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to: refer to your letter received by email dated 4 April 2019 the Infrastructure Australia seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to: 1. A copy/copies of the document(s) and/or communication(s), in whatever form, and whether originating from IA or any other source, e.g. Ministerial office, that granted approval or the equivalent, of the 'Strategic-level business case' submitted by UTas in late 2017. 2. A copy of the 'Strategic-level business case' submitted by UTas (reportedly in Nov 2017). 3. Copies of all communications, in whatever form, from 1 Feb 2019 to 5 Apr 2019, between IA and UTas that relate to the Proposed Project and Status for the NTP being changed from `Evaluation Underway’ to `Awaiting Information from Proponent’, on the list of `Current Business Cases being Assessed by IA.’ 4. If not provided by request 3 above a list/description of the Specific NTP Information from the proponent (presumably UTas) for which IA is currently waiting. 5. The names and qualifications of the independent board members who are responsible for evaluating the NTP. |
5/08/2019 |
IA FOI 2019-05—Partial release seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to: 1. The final business case (submitted 31 Jan 2019) provided to Infrastructure Australia for the Northern Transformation Program (NTP). 2. Copies of all emails and letters between Infrastructure Australia and the University of Tasmania created by employees, officials or consultants of Infrastructure Australia, and by employees, officials or consultants of the University of Tasmania relating to the Northern Transformation Program (NTP), during the period from May/June 2016 to 5 June 2019. 3. Copies of minutes or notes of meetings involving Infrastructure Australia: and Ministerial and shadow ministerial meetings, briefings and verbal briefings, including attachments in which any consideration is given to the Northern Transformation Program (NTP), during the period from May/June 2016 to 5 June 2019. |
12/07/2019 |
IA FOI 2019-06—Practical refusal – no documents exist Seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to: Documents, including emails, memos and briefings, addressing proposals or the potential for Belt and Road projects in or involving Australia, including at the state level. I would like to confine my request to documents created within the last 60 days, and to exclude media reports and inquiries. |
Disclosure date | Description of documents |
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30/05/2018 |
IA FOI 2018-02—Partial release |
09/03/2018 |
IA FOI 2018-01—Partial release |
27/02/2018 |
IA FOI 2017-12—Partial release |
08/02/2018 |
IA FOI 2017-11—Partial release |
15/01/2018 |
IA FOI 2017-09—Partial release |
17/01/2018 |
IA FOI 2017-10—Partial release |
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Description of documents |
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04/10/17 | IA FOI 17-02—Partial release All documents recording any communications between Infrastructure Australia and the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) or the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) in the period between 1 June 2017 and 21 July 2017, excluding duplicates of documents, documents already in the public domain and documents predominantly comprising monitoring of media reports. |
03/10/17 | IA FOI 17-03—Partial release All documents of Infrastructure Australia in the period 26 June 2016 to 26 July 2017 relating to Cross River Rail comprising:
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15/09/17 | IA FOI 17-05—Partial release Emails sent by (or on behalf of) the CEO, Executive Directors, Directors or senior team leaders mentioning “Utopia”, including the full context of the word in the email, but not including the names of the sender and/or receiver/s; between 1 July 2017 – current. |
28/08/17 | IA FOI-16-09—Partial release Documents of Infrastructure Australia under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 comprising correspondence between Infrastructure Australia and the Queensland Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning and/or the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads and/or the Queensland Government agency Building Queensland, in which the project known as “Cross River Rail” is the substantial subject, in the period 1 July 2016 to date, excluding drafts or duplicates of documents, and excluding attachments provided to Infrastructure Australia in confidence. |
15/03/17 | IA FOI-16-05—Partial release Documents comprising minutes of meeting of any of the following:
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Disclosure date | Description of documents |
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1/07/16 | IA FOI 15-07— Partial release “A copy of documents held by Infrastructure Australia which specifically relate to the evaluation by Infrastructure Australia of the proposed initiative referred to in Infrastructure Australia's Australian Infrastructure Plan as “completion of the Metro Ring Road from Greensborough to the Eastern Freeway” in Victoria from February 2015 to February 2016.” |
1/07/16 | IA FOI 15-07—Partial release “A copy of documents held by Infrastructure Australia which specifically relate to the evaluation by Infrastructure Australia of the proposed initiative referred to in Infrastructure Australia's Australian Infrastructure Plan as “completion of the Metro Ring Road from Greensborough to the Eastern Freeway” in Victoria from February 2015 to February 2016.” |
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19/11/15 | IA FOI 15-03—Partial release All documents created by employees or consultants of Infrastructure Australia relating to the Perth Freight Link Project in the time period 7 September 2013 to 7 May 2015. |
26/10/15 | IA FOI 15-02—Partial release Documents comprising communications between Infrastructure Australia and the Western Australian Departments of Transport and Main Roads which specifically relate to the Project Evaluation of the Perth Freight Link by Infrastructure Australia in the period 1 May 2015 to 24 August 2015. |
20/10/15 | IA FOI 15-04—Partial release All correspondence received from the Western Australian Government relating to the “12 shortlisted options” referred to in page 3 of the Perth Freight Link Project Assessment approved by the Infrastructure Australia Board on 7 May 2015. |
21/08/15 | IA FOI 15-01—Partial release Briefs or reports prepared for incoming Chief Executive Officer Philip Davies, prior to or the time of his commencement in the role of CEO. |
17/07/15 | IA FOI 13-10—Partial release Documents in relation to the Pilbara Integrated Power Solution, in particular documents recording Infrastructure Australia's consideration and assessment of the Pilbara Integrated Power Solution for the National Infrastructure Priority List or the Building Australia Fund. |
17/07/15 | IA FOI 13-09—Partial release Documents in relation to the Oakajee Mid-West Development Project, in particular documents recording Infrastructure Australia's consideration and assessment of the Oakajee Mid-West Development Project for the National Infrastructure Priority List or the Building Australia Fund. |
28/05/15 | IA FOI 14-03—Partial release The missing Appendices and any and all documents relating to the Business Case for the Sunshine Coast Airport Master Plan November 2009 and any and all documents relating to the Sunshine Coast Airport since August 2014. |
20/02/15 | IA FOI 13-09—Partial release Documents in relation to the Oakajee Mid-West Development Project, in particular documents recording Infrastructure Australia's consideration and assessment for the National Infrastructure Priority List or the Building Australia Fund. |
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27/08/13 | IA FOI 13-02—Full release All documents submitted by the ACT Government to Infrastructure Australia and any assessment or advice given by Infrastructure Australia to the ACT Government in response to their submission(s). |
28/05/14 | IA FOI 13-07—Partial release Leach Highway Fremantle Upgrade, funding application submissions and supporting documents. |