Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosure log

Disclosure log

FOI reference number	FOI 230213
Date of access	15 March 2023
FOI request	A copy of the Clean Energy Regulator finalised estimates briefing pack, including an index of back pocket briefs, for the 2023 February Supplementary Budget Estimates.
Description of information	One (1) document released in full. This document is a supplementary budget Estimates Brief.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au

FOI reference number	FOI 230113
Date of access	10 March 2023
FOI request	All draft reports prepared by Professor Rod Fensham for the Clean Energy Regulator on the impacts of grazing on tree and shrub cover in the rangelands in relation to the Emissions Reduction Fund's human-induced regeneration method. All correspondence between the Clean Energy Regulator and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) or the Minister for Climate Change and Energy (Minister) on the proposed makeup of the expert committee established to advise on the establishment of the nature repair market. [Excluding] Duplicates of any document captured within the scope of the request The mobile numbers or full email addresses of government officials, nor the names and contact details of government officials not in the Senior Executive Service or equivalent. I do ask that junior official’s position or titles be left unredacted, along with email domains that provide useful information as to the origin and destination of communication e.g. [redacted]@industry.gov.au
Description of information	Granted full access to two (2) documents. These documents are draft reports.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email cer-foicontactofficer@cer.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 47_2022
Date of access	12 January 2023
FOI request	Created between 1 July 2020 and 5 July 2022: Records of meetings (including calendar invites, agendas, meeting minutes, hand written notes, Whatsapp messages) between the Clean Energy Regulator and BHP, GRACosway or GRA Partners about an Emissions Reduction Fund/Climate Solutions Fund methodology for Carbon Capture Use and Storage; and Emails between the Clean Energy Regulator and BHP, GRACosway or GRA Partners that discuss Carbon Capture Use and Storage, the Emissions Reduction Fund/Climate Solutions Fund and mineral carbonation. Created between 1 July 2020 and 27 June 2022: Briefs created by the CER for Minister Taylor’s office that include more than one paragraph discussing an Emissions Reduction Fund/Climate Solutions Fund methodology for Carbon Capture Use and Storage. Excluding: Cabinet material and any publicly available documents; Staff contact details, staff names below SES/Ministerial Chief of Staff, third party personal information; and duplicate documents so long as it remains clear where duplicates were attached to correspondence, and earlier emails in any complete email chain.
Description of information	Grant access to 19 documents in full, and exempt in full access to one (1) document in full. These documents are emails, notes, a submission, a publication, and a slideshow.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email cer-foicontactofficer@cer.gov.au.

FOI reference number	IR FOI 38_2022
Date of access	22 December 2022
FOI request	Reports from the 9 qualified or adverse findings in the 2021/22 audit program (as described on Compliance Update – 1 April to 30 June)
Description of information	Nine (9) documents released in part. These documents are audit reports.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email cer-foicontactofficer@cer.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 43_2022
Date of access	22 November 2022
FOI request	Emissions data (i.e. Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions data) from all facilities that were reported to the CER by controlling corporations for the reporting periods 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 for various registered corporations.
Description of information	Granted full access to eight documents, and partial access to four documents. These 12 documents are reports.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email cer-foicontactofficer@cer.gov.au.

FOI reference number	IR FOI 46_2022
Date of access	11 January 2023
FOI request	Information relating to the submission of the FY2020/21 NGER report for the Maules Creek facility: any report submitted under sections 19, 22G, 22X or 22XB of the NGER Act; any annual basis of preparation document; any information submitted to the CER by Whitehaven relating to the use of Method 2 to estimate fugitive emissions; and any correspondence between CER and Whitehaven regarding the use of Method 2 to estimate fugitive emissions in the period 1 January 2020 to 31 June 2022.
Description of information	Grant partial access to four (4) documents. These documents are reports.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email cer-foicontactofficer@cer.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 44_2022
Date of access	09 November 2022
FOI request	Seeking access to the following documents: emissions data (i.e. Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions data) from all Delta Electricity Pty Ltd facilities for the reporting periods 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 emissions data (i.e. Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions data) for the Chain Valley Colliery facility for the reporting periods 2018/19 and 2020/21 any report submitted under sections 19, 22G, 22X or 22XB of the NGER Act for the Chain Valley Colliery facility for the reporting periods 2018/19 and 2020/21 correspondence (e.g. emails, letters, notices) between CER and Delta Electricity Pty Ltd regarding the Chain Valley facility for the period 30 June 2021 to 25 July 2022 internal CER correspondence (e.g. emails, briefing notes, file notes) regarding potential compliance issues with regard to NGER reporting from the Chain Valley Colliery facility for the period 30 June 2021 to 25 July 2022.
Description of information	Grant access in full to four (4) documents, and partial access to 23. These documents are spreadsheets, reports, papers, emails, and a file note.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email cer-foicontactofficer@cer.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 25_2022
Date of access	14 June 2022
FOI request	Any emails, correspondence or reports relating to potential changes to fixed delivery contracts between February 15, 2022 and March 4, 2022.
Description of information	Three (3) documents released in full, 50 documents released in part. These documents are email correspondence.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email cer-foicontactofficer@cer.gov.au.

FOI reference number	IR FOI 36_2022
Date of access	19 October 2022
FOI request	All reports, or documents containing advice, commissioned by the Clean Energy Regulator and/or Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) or other third parties concerning: the inclusion of continuing plantation project activities in the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Plantation Forestry) Methodology Determination 2022; and/or the likelihood of softwood and/or hardwood plantations being converted to non-forest land in the absence of government intervention, including through the Emissions Reduction Fund.
Description of information	9 documents released in full with irrelevant information removed. In relation to the reports contained in the documents, the results present a novel application of ABARES' Forest Resource Use Model (FoRUM). Through the review process, it was identified that issues with the data inputs and model constraints rendered the model results unreliable for the purposes required at the time. It has been confirmed the results presented in this report are no longer accurate. Work is continuing to refine the FoRUM constraints, data layers (including land values which is a crucial component of the conversion analysis), and economic theory that underpins the model.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 37_2022
Date of access	14 September 2022
FOI request	1 July 2021 to 21 May 2022: Any notes from meetings between the CER and Chevron related to obtaining ACCUs or the cost of ACCUs - and briefs prepared in advance of or following any such meetings. Any correspondence from Chevron about obtaining ACCUs or the cost of ACCUs. Any correspondence from Chevron about non-compliance in Western Australia related to its Gorgon carbon capture and storage project Any correspondence between the CER and the former industry, energy and emissions reduction minister Angus Taylor or his office about the Chevron non-compliance. Please include any requests for briefing from Taylor or his office, any written briefs that were provided and any handwritten notes from verbal briefings. Any correspondence between the CER and the former industry, energy and emissions reduction minister Angus Taylor or his office about the cost of ACCUs. Please include any requests for briefing from Taylor or his office, any written briefs that were provided and any handwritten notes from verbal briefings.
Description of information	Nine documents released in part relating to reports and correspondence about Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).
Other information	To obtain a copy of the document please email cer-foicontactofficer@cer.gov.au .

FOI reference number	FOI 35_2022
Date of access	05 September 2022
FOI request	All reports, or documents containing advice, commissioned by the Clean Energy Regulator and/or Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee from third parties concerning the baselines used, or proposed to be used, under the Emissions Reduction Fund's landfill gas methods: Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative - Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2015; and Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative - Electricity Generation from Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2021.
Description of information	One document released in part.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email cer-foicontactofficer@cer.gov.au .

FOI reference number	FOI 32_2022
Date of access	19 August 2022
FOI request	Obtaining an SSL/TLS (Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security) certificate for the website Any documents pertaining to supporting/not supporting HTTPS encryption on the website
Description of information	Seven documents released in part relating to reports and email correspondence.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 34_2022
Date of access	8 August 2022
FOI request	Documents listed for full or partial release in the decision letter concerning FOI 27_2022
Description of information	8 documents prepared for withdrawn Freedom of Information request FOI 27_2022 The Clean Energy Regulator previously committed to release relevant data that was used to inform the ERAC’s advice on the Landfill Gas (Generation) Method. The agency is putting into the public domain the assumptions about electricity and LGC prices that underpinned the updated analysis that ERAC considered in April 2021 and the information released under FOI. Download Updated data on electricity and LGC prices
Other information	Download FOI 34_2022 Document Pack

FOI reference number	FOI 14_2021
Date of access	13 January 2022
FOI request	Project: EOP100971 Actual total issuance of ACCU's till June 2021 on project (i) EOP100971 Copies of all offset reports till date Copies of audit reports. Copy of ACCU's contract Project: ERF104443 Actual total issuance of ACCU's till June 2021 on project (ii) ERF104443 Copies of all offset reports till date Copies of audit reports Copy of ACCU's contract
Description of information	One document released in part relating to a Carbon Abatement Contract.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 02_2021
Date of access	19 March 2021
FOI request	For each calendar year from 2016 to 2019 inclusively, the first page that contains the completion date of the first finalised: fraud-risk assessment for purposes of s10(a) of the Rule, and fraud/compliance audit implemented for purposes of s10(b/d) of the Rule.
Description of information	One operational document released in full.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 02_2020
Date of access	11 March 2020
FOI request	Document 36 from FOI 18_2019, in full; and the most recent iteration of the aforementioned (ERF Strategic Issues agenda paper, and attachments)
Description of information	One document released in part. This included an agenda paper and attachments.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 27_2019
Date of access	20 February 2020
FOI request	Briefs that primarily discuss applications to withhold data under section 25 of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act). Correspondence with Incitec relating to emissions at their Moranbah facility in 2017/18; and in the last 12 months, correspondence with Boral in relation to their application to withhold data under section 25 of the NGER Act.
Description of information	Twenty one documents released in part. These include emails, briefs, correspondence and application forms.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 26_2019
Date of access	7 February 2020
FOI request	Decision brief for Centennial Coal's use of an emission-intensity baseline for the Myuna Colliery in the 2017/18 Safeguard reporting period. Correspondence with Centennial Coal in relation to the use of an emission-intensity baseline for Myuna Colliery (between 1 June 2018 and 1 June 2019). Correspondence with Centennial Coal in relation to determining the baseline type to be used by the company for Myuna Colliery in the 2018/19 Safeguard reporting period (between 1 June 2019 and present). Correspondence with the Minister’s Office (either Price or Taylor’s offices) and/or the Department of the Environment and Energy that discusses emissions at Myuna Colliery (between 1 June 2018 and present).
Description of information	Eight documents released in part. These include emails, correspondence and application forms.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 08_2019
Date of access	21 November 2019
FOI request	Briefs, documents and correspondence about the decision to revoke Emission Reduction Fund (ERF) project “Clean Energy Technology Lighting” ERF101869. Correspondence with COZero Pty Ltd (or representatives) in relation to both or either of their ERF projects (ERF102253 and ERF102260). Documents including reports given to the Clean Energy Regulator that describe the following projects ERF101869, ERF118151, ERF102253, ERF102260. Records of the fit and proper person tests of Clean Energy Technology Holdings Pty Ltd and COZero Pty Ltd.
Description of information	Seven documents released in full and thirty-nine documents released in part. These include reports, emails, correspondence and application forms.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 24_2019
Date of access	20 November 2019
FOI request	All correspondence including forms and email correspondence related to the Clean Energy Regulator’s deliberation activities as it considers the application made by Amazon Corporate Services Pty Ltd to have information withheld from the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting scheme in 2017-2018 at assessing its trade secret exemption claim.
Description of information	Fourteen documents released in part. These include emails, correspondence and application forms.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 19_2019
Date of access	13 September 2019
FOI request	Briefs from 2016 to present that discuss altering Anglo Coal’s Moranbah North Mine safeguard baseline. Correspondence (internal and external) from June 2018 to present that includes Senior Executive staff at the Clean Energy Regulator and discusses excess emissions or multi-year safeguard monitoring at Anglo Coal’s Moranbah North Mine.
Description of information	Twenty eight documents released in part. These include briefs, emails and other correspondence.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 22_2019
Date of access	9 September 2019
FOI request	All correspondence including emails received by the agency from the applicant which resulted in the following FOI applications FOI 13_2019, 14_2019, 15_2019, 16_2019.
Description of information	Four documents released in full, 65 documents released in part. These include invoices, emails and other correspondence.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 07_2019
Date of access	12 August 2019
FOI request	Brief/s and other documents regarding "Values Point Turbine Upgrade" Project" (ERF121628), an eligible ERF project.
Description of information	Twenty eight documents released in part. These include the application to register a project, decision minute and declaration of a project.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 13_2019
Date of access	19 July 2019
FOI request	A copy of internal briefing that mentions both ACCUs and ERF project ERF102124 and the spatial data/mapping that details the Carbon Estimation Area/s for ERF102124.
Description of information	Three documents released in part. These include the decision minute and Crediting Assessment Tool.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 14_2019
Date of access	19 July 2019
FOI request	A copy of internal briefing that mentions both ACCUs and ERF project ERF101959 and the spatial data/mapping that details the Carbon Estimation Area/s for ERF101959.
Description of information	Five documents released in part. These included the decision minute outlining the decision to issue ACCUs for ERF101959, assessment tool to issue ACCUs for ERF101959, Operational Policy Decision Record and Project overview Task Part 1 - Drafting.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 15_2019
Date of access	19 July 2019
FOI request	A copy of internal briefing that mentions both ACCUs and ERF project ERF100508 and the spatial data/mapping that details the Carbon Estimation Area/s for ERF100508.
Description of information	Eight documents released in part. These include the Primary Crediting Assessment Tool (decision minute), decision pack, decision minute, Operational Policy Decision Record.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 16_2019
Date of access	19 July 2019
FOI request	A copy of internal briefing that mentions both ACCUs and ERF project ERF101942 and the spatial data/mapping that details the Carbon Estimation Area/s for ERF101942.
Description of information	Three documents released in part. These include GIS Analysis of DAC-2015-07, decision minute and decision pack.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 17_2019
Date of access	26 June 2019
FOI request	Documents, including but not limited to forms and email correspondence, concerning Amazon Corporate Services Pty Ltd and its application to have information withheld from the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting scheme in 2017–18. Including any decision made by the Clean Energy Regulator regarding that application.
Description of information	Four documents released, including the Section 25 application for information not to be published released in part.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 11_2019
Date of access	26 June 2019
FOI request	A copy of the application submitted to the Clean Energy Regulator by Amazon Corporate Services Pty Ltd, under Section 25 of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007, the "Application for Information not to be published".
Description of information	Section 25 application for information not to be published released in part.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 09_2019
Date of access	8 May 2019
FOI request	Emissions data from all Gold Fields Australia Pty Ltd facilities for the reporting periods 2016-17, 2017-18; and ACCU Information detailing ACCUs delivered, issued or surrendered for Gold Fields Australia Pty Ltd and Gold Fields Australia Pty Ltd facilities for the period 2016-present.
Description of information	Two documents released in full. The agency released an Excel spreadsheet with emissions data from all Gold Fields Australia Pty Ltd facilities for the reporting periods 2016-17 and 2017-18; and an Excel spreadsheet with relevant ACCU information.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 04-2018
Date of access	7 November 2018
FOI request	Any internal briefing sent to SES staff, or sent by SES staff to the Minister, relating to the Native Forest from Managed Regrowth method or the Human-Induced Regeneration of a Permanent Even-Aged Native Forest method from 1 January 2017 to 7 September 2018.
Description of information	Six documents released. These included briefings to SES in the Clean Energy Regulator relating to Human Induced Regeneration and Native Forest from Managed Regrowth methods, and interim operational policy, posture and guidance.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 17_2017
Date of access	20 June 2018
FOI request	Access to information relating to the total number of solar PV systems installed by Jason Satchell, dates of the installations, and copy of inspection reports for any CER inspections undertaken with respect to installations done by Jason Satchell.
Description of information	Data and inspection reports
Other information	Some information is released in full and some in part.

FOI reference number	FOI 17_2017
Date of access	20 June 2018
FOI request	Total number of inspections completed by Global Sustainable Energy Solutions (GSES) on behalf of the CER, average inspection fee GSES charged the CER per inspection, and names and CER Inspector ID numbers of CER-approved inspectors that are used by GSES in any inspection
Description of information	Data and some business information
Other information	Some information is released in full and some refused.

FOI reference number

FOI 11_2017

Date of access

7 February 2018

FOI request

Aggregate data about the amount of contracted carbon abatement per calendar year between 2015 and 2029

Description of information

The agency released the following information to the applicant:

Contracted carbon abatement per calendar year (measured in Australian Carbon Credit Units)

As at 31 December 2017
Calendar year	Current Scheduled Deliveries
2015	3.1 m
2016	10.0 m
2017	11.7 m
2018	13.3 m
2019	16.2 m
2020	18.1 m
2021	20.2 m
2022	20.2 m
2023	18.1 m
2024	14.8 m
2025	13.0 m
2026	17.5 m
2027	10.5 m
2028	5.2 m
2029	0.1 m

Other information

The requested information was released in full.

FOI reference number	FOI 05_2017
Date of access	8 September 2017
FOI request	Any document requesting that the Attorney General (AG) and or his department allow the Clean Energy Regulator access to metadata information within the past 5 years; Any documents from the AG and or his department to allow the Clean Energy Regulator access to metadata information within the past five years; Any briefings or internal documents in relation to the intended use of metadata information within the Clean Energy Regulator; Any training documents (classified unrestricted or lower) or material used to train staff on procedures and guidelines when requesting metadata information; The number of requests that have been made by the Clean Energy Regulator to telecommunications agencies (or the like) on behalf of the Clean Energy Regulator detailed per year; Generic responses and or Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents that are provided to clients (persons services are provided to) in relation to metadata access; and Any further documents that will provide the reader of the above documents with a better understanding of the documents provided.
Description of documents	16 documents, including briefing material, internal standard operating procedures, and agency correspondence. Some irrelevant material redacted, including the identifying information of agency officials and dissemination limiting markers. There are no documents that fall within Item 6 of the request.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number

FOI 03_2017

Date of access

17 August 2017

FOI request

Aggregate data about the amount of contracted carbon abatement per calendar year between 2015 and 2029.

Description of information

The agency released the following information to the applicant:

Contracted carbon abatement per calendar year (measured in Australian Carbon Credit Units)

Data as at 10 August 2017

Calendar year	Current Scheduled Deliveries
2015	3.1 million
2016	10.0 million
2017	12.2 million
2018	12.9 million
2019	15.8 million
2020	17.4 million
2021	19.6 million
2022	19.8 million
2023	17.9 million
2024	14.7 million
2025	13.0 million
2026	17.0 million
2027	9.5 million
2028	5.0 million
2029	0

Other information

The requested information was released in full.

FOI reference number	FOI 28_2016
Date of access	21 April 2017
FOI request	Access to information relating to the date of installation, details of components and serial number of components of a solar PV system installed at an address in NSW.
Description of documents	Information about a solar PV system installed at an address in NSW.
Other information	The information is released in full.

FOI reference number	FOI 27_2016
Date of access	19 April 2017
FOI request	Documents relating to the agency's consideration and decision to apply for ongoing access to telecommunications data as per the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the Telecommunications Act); the date of each application made by the agency for access to telecommunications data under the Telecommunications Act; documents relating to how the agency deals with the privacy of data obtained through access to ongoing access to telecommunications data as per the Telecommunications Act, including how the data received is obtained, assessed, stored and ultimately destroyed; the number of documents containing data obtained by the agency through its ongoing access to telecommunication data; and the number of documents containing data obtained by the agency through its ongoing access to telecommunication data that the agency has determined are not likely to be required for a permitted purpose and therefore has destroyed, for the period of time from since the commencement of ongoing access to the data was granted until 17th March 2017.
Description of documents	16 documents, including briefing material, internal standard operating procedures, and agency correspondence. Some irrelevant material redacted, including the identifying information of agency officials.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number

FOI 24_2016

Date of access

21 February 2017

FOI request

Aggregate data about the amount of contracted carbon abatement per calendar year between 2015 and 2028

Description of information

The agency released the following information to the applicant:

Contracted carbon abatement per calendar year (measured in Australian Carbon Credit Units)

As at 31 January 2017
Calendar year	Current Scheduled Deliveries
2015	3.1m
2016	9.9m
2017	13.0m
2018	11.5m
2019	15.2m
2020	16.4m
2021	18.5m
2022	18.6m
2023	16.8m
2024	13.8m
2025	12.1m
2026	16.1m
2027	8.5m
2028	4.0m

Other information

The requested information was released in full.

FOI reference number	FOI 22_2016
Date of access	21 December 2016
FOI request	Documents relating to air travel taken by current agency officials during the 2014/15 and 2015/16 financial years containing the following information: travellers (identified by a unique number), dates of travel, origin and destination of travel, airline, travel class, and total cost of airfares for each flight undertaken.
Description of documents	Excel spreadsheet created by the agency containing the information.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the document, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 21_2016
Date of access	12 December 2016
FOI request	Access to information about the instalment date of a solar PV system at an address in NSW.
Description of documents	Information about installation date.
Other information	The information is released in full.

FOI reference number	FOI 20_2016
Date of access	10 November 2016
FOI request	Certain documents relating to the agency’s use of, and access to, telecommunications data, including: documents about the agency’s intended use of telecommunications data documents since 2014 requesting that the Attorney-General allow the agency access to telecommunications data internal agency procedures or guidelines on requesting telecommunications data, and documents revealing the number and type of requests made by the agency to telecommunications agencies for telecommunications data.
Description of documents	Nine documents, including briefing material, internal standard operating procedures, and agency correspondence. Some irrelevant material redacted, including the identifying information of agency officials.
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 19_2016
Date of access	18 October 2016
FOI request	A copy of the agency’s Incoming Government Brief dated 19 July 2016.
Description of documents	One document released in an edited form, with some material redacted because its disclosure would disclose matter in the nature of, or relating to, opinion, advice or recommendation obtained, prepared or recorded, or consultation or deliberation that has taken place, in the course of, or for the purposes of, the deliberative processes involved in the functions of the agency (s 47C); its disclosure would have a substantial adverse effect on the financial or property interests of the Commonwealth or an agency (s 47D) and/or disclosure would, or could reasonably be expected to, have a substantial adverse effect on the proper and efficient conduct of the operation of an agency (s 47E).
Other information	To obtain a copy of the documents, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 11_2016
Date of access	20 September 2016
FOI request	Access to information related to a solar PV system installed at an address in Tasmania.
Description of documents	A print out of relevant information from the REC Registry.
Other information	The information is released in full. To obtain a copy of the document, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

FOI reference number	FOI 09_2016
Date of access	4 August 2016
FOI request	Information as to whether small-scale technology certificates were ‘claimed…and subsequently paid’ in relation to two installations of solar PV systems at particular addresses in New South Wales.
Description of documents	The agency released the following information to the applicant: The Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 entitles the owner of a solar PV system, or a person they assign that entitlement to, to create STCs in relation to the installation of the system. The Clean Energy Regulator registers STCs that are created if all eligibility requirements are met. Once an STC is registered, it is valid and may be traded. While a number of STCs were created in relation to the installations referred to in your FOI request, the Clean Energy Regulator did not register any of those STCs.
Other information	The information is released in full.

FOI reference number	FOI 10_2016
Date of access	25 July 2016
FOI request	Access to information about the instalment date of a solar PV system at an address in NSW.
Description of documents	Information about installation date.
Other information	The information is released in full.

FOI reference number	FOI 05_2016
Date of access	13 May 2016
FOI request	Access to information related to solar panels installed on a residential property in Melbourne.
Description of documents	A print out of relevant information from the REC Registry
Other information	The information is released in full.

FOI reference number	FOI 04_2016
Date of access	26 April 2016
FOI request	Access to an application made under section 25 of the NGER Act by Knauf Australia Pty Ltd.
Description of documents	An application form.
Other information	The information is released in full.

FOI reference number	FOI 03_2016
Date of access	16 March 2016
FOI request	Access to the following categories of information related to solar panels/systems installed by Eddy Aigbologa: a. STC numbers or the identification number b. The suburb where the panels/systems were installed c. The State where the panels/systems were installed d. Size of the system in KW e. Date of installation f. The total number of systems installed up to the date of the access request g. The aggregate size of the systems in KW
Description of documents	A table listing the categories of information requested by the FOI applicant.
Other information	The information is released in full.

FOI reference number	FOI 01_2016
Date of access	16 March 2016
FOI request	Documents relating to recruitment process undertaken by the Clean Energy Regulator – CER 39/15 APS Level 6 – Regulatory Officer, specifically: a. “Entire application file including cover letters, resumes and Key Selection Criteria. Details of minutes on file made by the assessing officer. Ranking list for all candidates including those who were interviewed. The methodology used to rank the candidates” b. “[Applicant's] ranking under Australian Public Service Commission recommended Recruitability Scheme.”
Description of documents	One document setting out vacancy, promotion and engagement notices published on the Public Service Gazette. To obtain a copy of the document, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
Other information	Ten other documents were released to the applicant, four of which were in full and six of which were in edited form. The information in these documents is not being made available on this disclosure log.

FOI reference number	FOI 07_2015
Date of access	31 July 2015
FOI request	All documents since October 2014 relating to direct communications between officials of the Clean Energy Regulator, not including Dr Michael Sargent, and representatives of the following organisations and their affiliated entities: Glencore Peabody Energy Anglo American BHP Billiton The Minerals Council of Australia The Queensland Resources Council The New South Wales Minerals Council The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, and The World Coal Association concerning the development of climate change policy, energy access/poverty and coal exports, but excluding: personal information of any individual documents that may have been disseminated as part of community consultation processes, and documents received by the Clean Energy Regulator from the Department of the Environment that are either: records or minutes of meetings conducted by the Department of the Environment, or papers received by the Department of the Environment from third parties and tabled at those meetings; insofar as those documents do not relate to the Queensland Resources Council, the New South Wales Minerals Council and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia.
Description of documents	To obtain a copy of the documents, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
Other information	This is a partial release of the documents requested by the FOI applicant.

FOI reference number	FOI 04_2015
Date of access	9 June 2015
FOI request	Documents containing information about the lowest ten bids and the highest ten bids in the first Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction, conducted by the Clean Energy Regulator on 15 and 16 April 2015.
Description of documents	Briefing documents
Other information	3 documents released in an edited form, with some material redacted because it was irrelevant to the request and/or was obtained in confidence (s 45); contains trade secrets or commercially valuable information (s 47); disclosure would have a substantial adverse effect on the financial or property interests of the Commonwealth or an agency (s 47D) and/or disclosure would, or could reasonably be expected to, have a substantial adverse effect on the proper and efficient conduct of the operation of an agency (s 47E). Other documents exempt from disclosure in full. Please note that these 3 documents are the same documents that were released in a redacted form in response to FOI 02_2015. To obtain copies of the documents, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au

FOI reference number	FOI 02_2015
Date of access	27 May 2015
FOI request	documents containing summary statistics for auction prices in the first Emissions Reduction Fund auction, including but not limited to: the range of successful, unsuccessful and/or all bids (i.e. the highest and lowest bids), and the average price of successful, unsuccessful and/or all bids for the auction overall, by project category, by contract duration and/or by size of project; documents containing summary information about the profile of emissions reductions (i.e. the annual total tonnes of carbon reduced) for successful, unsuccessful and/or all bids, and documents relating to the Regulator's view that individual contract prices under the auction are 'commercial in confidence information'.
Description of documents	Briefing documents
Other information	3 documents released in an edited form, with some material redacted because it was irrelevant to the request and/or was obtained in confidence (s 45); contains trade secrets or commercially valuable information (s 47); disclosure would have a substantial adverse effect on the financial or property interests of the Commonwealth or an agency (s 47D) and/or disclosure would, or could reasonably be expected to, have a substantial adverse effect on the proper and efficient conduct of the operation of an agency (s 47E). One document exempt from disclosure in full. To obtain copies of the documents, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au

FOI reference number	FOI 06_2014
Date of access	18 August 2014
FOI request	"the documentation which best indicates the timeframe of the accreditation start date for the Bald Hills wind energy facility".
Description of documents	To obtain a copy of the documents, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
Other information	Partial release of the relevant document, after redacting irrelevant material.

FOI reference number	FOI 05_2014
Date of access	27 June 2014
FOI request	any document that records the occurrence of a meeting between the Minister, Ministerial Staff or Senior Staff of the Clean Energy Regulator and any representatives of the following companies: Origin Energy Energy Australia AGL any document that records the agenda of, and or topics under discussion at, the meetings that may have occurred between the Minister, Ministerial Staff or Senior Staff of the CER and any representatives of the above three companies. the period covered by the access request is 7 September 2013 until 29 April 2014; the term "Senior Staff" of the Clean Energy Regulator is defined as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Strategic Advisor to the CEO, and Senior Officers in the Renewables and Carbon Farming Division; and "Representative" of each of the above three companies is defined as direct employees of the company at the time of the meeting, board members of the company at the time of the meeting, or any third party lobbyist employed by the company to make representations on their behalf.
Description of documents	To obtain a copy of the documents, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
Other information	This is a partial release of the documents requested by the FOI applicant.

FOI reference number	FOI 14_2013
Date of access	14 March 2014
FOI request	correspondence and reports about the recovery of shortfall debts for liable entities with unpaid unit shortfall charges under the Clean Energy Act 2011; the steps being taken to recover these debts, and any general guidance and/or policy documents about the debt recovery processes of the Clean Energy Regulator in general
Description of documents	To obtain a copy of the documents, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
Other information	This is a partial release of the documents requested by the FOI applicant.

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FOI reference number	FOI 08_2013
Date of access	20 December 2013
FOI request	Documents relating to compliance with the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 by Windy Hill Wind Farm Pty Ltd, Cullerin Range Wind Farm, and Waubra Wind Farm; email correspondence with Cape Bridgewater; and Senate Estimates briefing papers related to Windy Hill Wind Farm Pty Ltd, Cullerin Range Wind Farm, and Waubra Wind Farm.
Description of documents	Email correspondence, letter, briefing documents, application form.
Other information	3 documents released in full and 3 documents released in part with redactions for material that would amount to an unreasonable disclosure of personal information (s 47F).

FOI reference number	FOI 02_2013
Date of access	28 August 2013
FOI request	Documents relating to the application for accreditation of the Macarthur Wind Farm as a power station under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000, post-accreditation documentation about compliance activities undertaken by the Clean Energy Regulator and the creation of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).
Description of documents	REC Registry screen shots, application for accreditation, approval and planning documentation, photographs, letters and email correspondence.
Other information	33 documents released in full and 11 documents released in part with redactions for material that was obtained in confidence (s 45); contains trade secrets or commercially value information (s 47); reveals deliberative matters or processes (s 47C), or would amount to an unreasonable disclosure of personal information (s 47F).

FOI reference number	FOI 01_2013
Date of access	1 August 2013
FOI request	Documents relating to the application for accreditation of the Waubra Wind Farm as a power station under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000, post-accreditation documentation about compliance activities undertaken by the Clean Energy Regulator and the creation of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).
Description of documents	Letters and email correspondence, REC Registry extracts, application and compliance forms, planning reports, photographs.
Other information	60 documents released in full and 31 documents released in part with redactions for material that was obtained in confidence (s 45); contains trade secrets or commercially value information (s 47); reveals deliberative matters or processes (s 47C), or would amount to an unreasonable disclosure of personal information (s 47F).

FOI reference number	Lex 4831
Date of access	18 February 2013
FOI request	Copies of all receipts and invoices associated with the launch of the Clean Energy Regulator on 4 April 2012 at Lake Burley Griffin.
Description of documents	Tax invoices.
Other information	Two documents released in full.

FOI reference number	Lex 4175
Date of access	19 October 2012
FOI request	Documents relating to solar inspections conducted by the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) and Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator (ORER) and documents that summarise solar photovoltaic issues investigated by the CER and the ORER for the period January 2007 to June 2012.
Description of documents	Letters, emails, summaries of inspection reports and compliance reports.
Other information	Five documents released in full and three documents released in part with redactions for material which would prejudice the conduct of an investigation (s37) material obtained in confidence (s45) unreasonable disclosure of personal information (47F) and information concerning the business and commercial affairs of a business (s47G).

FOI reference number	Lex 4166
Date of access	13 August 2012
FOI request	A consolidated list of the audit outcomes undertaken since 1 July 2011 and the Clean Energy Regulator's internal standard operating procedures for the resubmission process.
Description of documents	The Clean Energy Regulator's internal standard operating procedures with regard to the resubmission process.
Other information	One document released in full.

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