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Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosure log

20 September 2023
09 March 2015

​Under section 11C of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the FOI Act), the Clean Energy Regulator is required to publish information released under the access provisions of the FOI Act, subject to certain exceptions.

Exceptions include the publication of:

  • 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 because of the extent of modifications that would need to be made to delete the information listed in the above dot points.

The Clean Energy Regulator publishes this information in the form of a Disclosure Log. The information in the table below has been released by the Clean Energy Regulator under the FOI Act and is available for public access.

Contents

Disclosure log

FOI reference numberFOI 230705
Date of access11 September 2023
FOI request

Documents providing a decision on the approval of the full or partial suppression of the publication of project details on the following projects:

  • Blue-Leafed Mallee Project A (EOP100198)
  • Carbon Estate – Creating a Better Climate (EOP100254)
  • Carbon Estate – Creating a Better Climate Project – Stage 2 (EOP100985)
  • Icon Water Reforestation Project (EOP100252)
  • Newmont Australia Reforestation Project (EOP100200)
  • Wannon Water Emissions Offset Project (EOP100586)
  • Woodside Pluto Carbon Offset Project – Stage 1 (EOP100203)
  • Woodside Pluto Carbon Offset Project – Stage 2 (EOP100654)
  • Woodside Pluto Carbon Offset Project – Stage 3 (EOP10081)

Exclusions: location of the projects, requests for suppression of project areas, correspondence relating to the appointment of agents for the projects, personal information of third parties and junior officers, and publicly available information.

Description of information8 documents released in full. These documents are final decision notices.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 230817
Date of access31 August 2023
FOI request

The Style Guide for the Clean Energy Regulator.

Description of information1 document released in full. This document is the CER style guide.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 230515
Date of access03 August 2023
FOI request

Emails and audit reports between the Land and Forest branch of the CER and any auditor(s) from the months of May and June in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, limited to:

  • Instances where the finding(s) resulted in a qualified audit opinion regarding the stratification of project areas into CEAs and exclusion areas under the 2013 HIR method; and
  • Any direction that the CER provided to auditors on how they ought to deal with the stratification of project areas into CEAs and exclusion areas under the 2013 HIR method when conducting their assessments.

Exclusions: duplicates, personal information of third parties and junior officers, publicly available information, and information previously provided to ACF under FOI.

Description of information1 document released in part. This document is an audit report.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 230327
Date of access18 July 2023
FOI request
  1. As referenced in estimates briefing SE17/95, any notes/minutes (including handwritten), briefs, or reports prepared for or generated by (a) the roundtable held in November or December 2017; and/or (b) the webinar held in January 2018 between auditors and the CER in relation to the HIR method.
  2. In FOI 18_2019, document 22.5 relates to which NCAS dataset GHD ought to use to assess baseline forest cover when auditing an NFMR project. Within that context:
    1. any records from June 2016 onwards regarding any monitoring or compliance action that the CER undertook to verify whether that particular project was eligible for the ACCUs it had been credited with when assessed against more recent NCAS datasets; and
    2. any further correspondence between GHD and the CER following the email dated 15 June 2016 at 9.14 am, where it was asked: ‘... Are you able to provide any information if there was much difference between the layers? Such as the calculated amounts?’
Description of information2 documents released in full with irrelevant information removed. These documents are an email and roundtable information pack.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference number
FOI 230517A
Date of access16 June 2023
FOI request

All documents [dated 24 February 2020 to 17 May 2023] – including, but not limited to, meeting notes and agendas, recordings, memoranda, briefing notes, emails, texts and signal messages, handwritten notes, and any other correspondence – discussing fraud in coal quality testing, and/or referring to laboratory testing companies ALS and/or SGS.

Description of information6 documents released in full with irrelevant information removed. These documents are emails and attachments.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference number
FOI 230307B
Date of access14 June 2023
FOI request

Briefs/reports (including drafts), emails, letters and meeting notes/minutes from 1 September 2022 - 1 December 2022 written by, or sent/provided to, senior executives of the Clean Energy Regulator relating to how the Australian Academy of Science or the panellists conducting the Independent Review of Australian Carbon Credit Units would address the HIR method (including references to the suitability of using the FullCAM model to estimate carbon on sites with existing woody biomass/vegetation/forest cover) during their respective reviews and in the resulting reports published October 2022 and December 2022, respectively.

Description of informationOne document released in full and one document released in part. These documents are internal analysis documents.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference number
FOI 230307A
Date of access08 May 2023
FOI request

Briefs/reports (including drafts) and correspondence from 1 September 2022 - 1 December 2022 to/between senior executives of the DCCEEW; senior executives of the Clean Energy Regulator; panellists of the Independent Review of Australian Carbon Credits (‘ACCUs’); the Australian Academy of Science (‘the Academy’); and/or Minister Chris Bowen (as well as his staff):

  • containing commentary, analysis or opinions about the submissions of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists and/or the CSIRO to the Independent Review of ACCUs;
  • containing commentary, analysis or opinions about the draft or final report/findings of the Academy’s review into four methods for generating ACCUs.
Description of informationOne document released in full and 3 documents released in part. These documents are emails.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference number
FOI 230220
Date of access21 April 2023
FOI request
  1. Records of communication/correspondence* from 1 September 2022 - 1 November 2022 inclusive relating to the two instances of contact between employees of the Clean Energy Regulator and submitters to the Independent Review of Australian Carbon Credit Units (‘ACCUs’), as referred to … at the estimates hearing of 28 November 2022 …; and
  2. All records of communication/correspondence* from 20-30 November 2022 inclusive between any of the following in relation to the article published in the Guardian on 22 November 2022 titled ‘Flaws in Australia’s carbon credit schemes undermine transparency, new report finds’ or the letter dated 24 November 2022 from the Australian Academy of Science (‘the Academy’) to the panellists of the Independent Review ACCUs:
    1. senior executives of the Clean Energy Regulator …
    2. the Academy; and/or
    3. panellists of the Independent Review of ACCUs.
* including, but not limited to, emails, letters, phone calls, text messages, meeting notes/minutes, diary records, and messages/documents exchanged via electronic communication platforms.
Description of informationOne document released in full with irrelevant information removed and 4 documents released in part. All documents are emails.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference number
FOI 230201
Date of access20 April 2023
FOI request

Information relating to the National Greenhouse and Energy Register (NGER) … requests access to a list of gas consumer facilities and their gas consumption within the Tamworth Regional Council area registered under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act). To clarify [the] request:

  1. 'gas' refers to:
    • ‘Natural gas distributed in the pipeline’ (item 17 in Part 2 of Schedule 1 of NGER (Measurement) Determination)
    • Gaseous fossil fuels other than those mentioned in items 17 to 26 (item 27 in Part 2 of Schedule 1 of NGER (Measurement) Determination)
    • In the latest list published that can be extracted from regulators and exiting locational data including address, postcode and geocoordinates within the Tamworth Regional Council area
  2. [the] request is limited to facilities the locations for which can be identified by reference to data held in the CER database (including postcode, street address and/or geocoordinates).

Description of informationOne (1) document released in part. This document is a spreadsheet database extract.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference number
FOI 230213
Date of access15 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 informationOne (1) document released in full. This document is a supplementary budget Estimates Brief.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au
FOI reference numberFOI 230113
Date of access10 March 2023
FOI request
  1. 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.
  2. 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 informationGranted full access to two (2) documents. These documents are draft reports.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email cer-foicontactofficer@cer.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 47_2022
Date of access12 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 informationGrant 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 informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email cer-foicontactofficer@cer.gov.au.
FOI reference numberIR FOI 38_2022
Date of access22 December 2022
FOI requestReports 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 informationNine (9) documents released in part. These documents are audit reports.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email cer-foicontactofficer@cer.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 43_2022
Date of access22 November 2022
FOI requestEmissions 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 informationGranted full access to eight documents, and partial access to four documents. These 12 documents are reports.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email cer-foicontactofficer@cer.gov.au.
FOI reference number
IR FOI 46_2022
Date of access11 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:

  1. Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative - Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2015; and
  2. 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
  1. Obtaining an SSL/TLS (Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security) certificate for the website
  2. 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

  1. Actual total issuance of ACCU's till June 2021 on project (i) EOP100971
  2. Copies of all offset reports till date
  3. Copies of audit reports.
  4. Copy of ACCU's contract

Project: ERF104443

  1. Actual total issuance of ACCU's till June 2021 on project (ii) ERF104443
  2. Copies of all offset reports till date
  3. Copies of audit reports
  4. 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 requestFor each calendar year from 2016 to 2019 inclusively, the first page that contains the completion date of the first finalised:
  1. fraud-risk assessment for purposes of s10(a) of the Rule, and
  2. 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 requestDocument 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 informationTo 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 requestBriefs 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 informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 26_2019
Date of access7 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 informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference number
IR FOI 18_2019
Date of access15 January 2020
FOI request

  • The four requests for information mentioned in your estimates briefing in February 2018 (SE 17/95) (regarding ACCU claims under regeneration methods).
  • Internal briefs that discuss concerns about potential forward or over-crediting of HIR or NFMR methodology projects created since 2018.

Description of informationTwo documents released in full and 42 documents released in part. These documents are emails and attachments, internal documents and external correspondence.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 08_2019
Date of access21 November 2019
FOI requestBriefs, 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 informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 24_2019
Date of access20 November 2019
FOI requestAll 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 informationFourteen documents released in part. These include emails, correspondence and application forms.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 19_2019
Date of access13 September 2019
FOI requestBriefs 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 informationTwenty eight documents released in part. These include briefs, emails and other correspondence.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 22_2019
Date of access9 September 2019
FOI requestAll 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 informationFour documents released in full, 65 documents released in part. These include invoices, emails and other correspondence.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 07_2019
Date of access12 August 2019
FOI requestBrief/s and other documents regarding "Values Point Turbine Upgrade" Project" (ERF121628), an eligible ERF project.
Description of informationTwenty eight documents released in part. These include the application to register a project, decision minute and declaration of a project.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 13_2019
Date of access19 July 2019
FOI requestA 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 informationThree documents released in part. These include the decision minute and Crediting Assessment Tool.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 14_2019
Date of access19 July 2019
FOI requestA 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 informationFive 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 informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 15_2019
Date of access19 July 2019
FOI requestA 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 informationEight documents released in part. These include the Primary Crediting Assessment Tool (decision minute), decision pack, decision minute, Operational Policy Decision Record.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 16_2019
Date of access19 July 2019
FOI requestA 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 informationThree documents released in part. These include GIS Analysis of DAC-2015-07, decision minute and decision pack.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 17_2019
Date of access26 June 2019
FOI requestDocuments, 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 informationFour documents released, including the Section 25 application for information not to be published released in part.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 11_2019
Date of access26 June 2019
FOI requestA 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 informationSection 25 application for information not to be published released in part.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 09_2019
Date of access8 May 2019
FOI requestEmissions 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 informationTwo 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 informationTo obtain a copy of the documents please email foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 04-2018
Date of access7 November 2018
FOI requestAny 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 informationSix 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 informationTo 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 numberFOI 11_2017​
Date of access7 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 yearCurre​nt Scheduled Deliveries
20153.1 m
201610.0 m
201711.7 m
201813.3 m
201916.2 m
202018.1 m
202120.2 m
202220.2 m
202318.1 m
202414.8 m
202513.0 m
202617.5 m
202710.5 m
20285.2 m
20290.1 m
Other information

The requested information was released in full.

FOI reference numberFOI 05_2017
Date of access8 September 2017
FOI request
  1. 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;
  2. Any documents from the AG and or his department to allow the Clean Energy Regulator access to metadata information within the past five years;
  3. Any briefings or internal documents in relation to the intended use of metadata information within the Clean Energy Regulator;
  4. Any training documents (classified unrestricted or lower) or material used to train staff on procedures and guidelines when requesting metadata information;
  5. 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;
  6. 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
  7. Any further documents that will provide the reader of the above documents with a better understanding of the documents provided.
Description of documents16 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 informationTo obtain a copy of the documents, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 03_2017
Date of access17 August 2017
FOI requestAggregate data about the amount of contracted carbon abatement per calendar year between 2015 and 2029.
Description of informationThe 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 yearCurrent Scheduled Deliveries
20153.1 million
201610.0 million
201712.2 million
201812.9 million
201915.8 million
202017.4 million
202119.6 million
202219.8 million
202317.9 million
202414.7 million
202513.0 million
202617.0 million
20279.5 million
20285.0 million
20290
Other informationThe requested information was released in full.
FOI reference numberFOI 28_2016
Date of access21 April 2017
FOI requestAccess 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 documentsInformation about a solar PV system installed at an address in NSW.
Other informationThe information is released in full.
FOI reference numberFOI 27_2016
Date of access19 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 documents16 documents, including briefing material, internal standard operating procedures, and agency correspondence. Some irrelevant material redacted, including the identifying information of agency officials.
Other informationTo obtain a copy of the documents, please send an email to the FOI Unit at foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.
FOI reference numberFOI 24_2016​
Date of access21 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 yearCurrent Scheduled Deliveries
20153.1m
20169.9m
201713.0m
201811.5m
201915.2m
202016.4m
202118.5m
202218.6m
202316.8m
202413.8m
202512.1m
202616.1m
20278.5m
20284.0m
Other information

The requested information was released in full.

FOI reference numberFOI 22_2016​
Date of access21 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 numberFOI 21_2016​
Date of access12 Decem​ber 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 numberFOI 20_2016​
Date of access10 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@cleanenergyregulato​r.gov.au.​

FOI reference numberFOI 19_2016
Date of access18 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 numberFOI 11_2016
Date of access20 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 numberFOI 09_2016
Date of access4 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 numberFOI 10_2016
Date of access25 July 2016
FOI request

A​ccess 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 numberFOI 05_2016
Date of access13 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 numberFOI 04_2016
Date of access26 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 numberFOI 03_2016
Date of access16 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 numberFOI 01_2016
Date of access16 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 numberFOI 07_2015
Date of access31 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:

  1. personal information of any individual
  2. documents that may have been disseminated as part of community consultation processes, and
  3. 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;
  4. 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@cleanenergyregulato​r.gov.au.​

Other informationThis is a partial release of the documents requested by the FOI applicant.
FOI reference numberFOI 04_2015
Date of access9 June 2015
FOI requestDocuments 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 documentsBriefing documents
Other information3 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 numberFOI 02_2015
Date of access27 May 2015
FOI request
  1. documents containing summary statistics for auction prices in the first Emissions Reduction Fund auction, including but not limited to:
    1. 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
    2. for the auction overall, by project category, by contract duration and/or by size of project;
  2. 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
  3. documents relating to the Regulator's view that individual contract prices under the auction are 'commercial in confidence information'.
Description of documentsBriefing documents
Other information3 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 numberFOI 06_2014
Date of access18 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@cleanenergyregulato​r.gov.au.​

Other informationPartial release of the relevant document, after redacting irrelevant material.
FOI reference numberFOI 05_2014
Date of access27 June 2014
FOI request
  1. 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
  2. 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 informationThis is a partial release of the documents requested by the FOI applicant.
FOI reference numberFOI 14_2013
Date of access14 March 2014
FOI request
  1. correspondence and reports about the recovery of shortfall debts for liable entities with unpaid unit shortfall charges under the Clean Energy Act 2011;
  2. the steps being taken to recover these debts, and
  3. 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@cleanenergyregulato​r.gov.au.​

Other informationThis is a partial release of the documents requested by the FOI applicant.

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Archived Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosure log

The Archived FOI disclosure log shows entries prior to January 2014.

Information that is not available on a website may be obtained by writing to:

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foi@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au

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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 our disclosure log will generally be removed after 12 months, unless the information has enduring public value.​

FOI reference numberFOI 08_2013
Date of access20 December 2013
FOI requestDocuments 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 documentsEmail correspondence, letter, briefing documents, application form.
Other information3 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 numberFOI 02_2013
Date of access28 August 2013
FOI requestDocuments 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 documentsREC Registry screen shots, application for accreditation, approval and planning documentation, photographs, letters and email correspondence.
Other information33 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 numberFOI 01_2013
Date of access1 August 2013
FOI requestDocuments 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 documentsLetters and email correspondence, REC Registry extracts, application and compliance forms, planning reports, photographs.
Other information60 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 numberLex 4831
Date of access18 February 2013
FOI requestCopies of all receipts and invoices associated with the launch of the Clean Energy Regulator on 4 April 2012 at Lake Burley Griffin.
Description of documentsTax invoices.
Other informationTwo documents released in full.
FOI reference numberLex 4175
Date of access19 October 2012
FOI requestDocuments 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 documentsLetters, emails, summaries of inspection reports and compliance reports.
Other informationFive 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 numberLex 4166
Date of access13 August 2012
FOI requestA 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 documentsThe Clean Energy Regulator's internal standard operating procedures with regard to the resubmission process.
Other informationOne document released in full.


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