Information Publication Scheme (IPS)

An Information Publication Scheme (IPS) has been established under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). It requires agencies to publish a broad range of information on their websites including an agency plan, information about their organisations and operations, and information accessed in response to FOI applications in a disclosure log. This requirement has applied since 1 May 2011. It will give the community greater access to information held by the Australian Government.

Information is grouped and accessible through the following classes:

Agency plan

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's agency plan outlines how the department is implementing the Australian Government's IPS. DAFF welcomes comment on its agency plan.

The agency plan is currently under review. We welcome your feedback via the Freedom of Information Feedback form on how it can be improved.

Who we are

Includes information about our organisation and its structure, governance arrangements, ministers, senior management team, Enterprise Agreement and statutory appointments.

For statutory appointees, the department has published the name of the organisation to which the person has been appointed, the position to which the person is appointed, the name of the person appointed, the length or term of appointment, and the Act under which the person is appointed.

• Organisation chart
• About DAFF
• About the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)
• About DAFF Executive
• Corporate governance
• Ministers
• Our portfolio
• Statutory appointments
• DAFF Enterprise Agreement 2011–14
• Client Service Charter
• AQIS Service Charter
• Diversity Strategy
• Email and internet usage policy

What we do

Information includes the department's functions and decision making powers and other powers affecting members of the public. It also includes the register of the department's operational information (s 8(2)(j)) and other databases containing information on biosecurity matters.

• What we do
• Our portfolio
• Message from the Secretary
• Operational information register  XLS [219 KB]
• Operational information register  [1.7 MB]
• Administrative Arrangements Orders  
• ICON - DAFF Biosecurity's import conditions database
• MICoR Plants - DAFF Biosecurity's plant and plant product export conditions database
• ANIMEX - DAFF Biosecurity's live animal and reproductive material export conditions database

Our reports and responses to Parliament

Information includes the full text of the department's recent annual reports, Portfolio Budget Statements, and other reports tabled in Parliament.

• List of reports tabled in Parliament
• Government responses
• DAFF Annual Report 2011-12
• Previous Annual Reports

Routinely requested information and disclosure log

This includes details of non-personal information the department has released under the FOI Act that can reasonably be released to the wider public. Information in documents to which the department routinely gives access in response to FOI requests will be clearly identified in the disclosure log.

• Disclosure log
• Routinely requested information - Live animal export trade

Consultation

Includes information about how and to whom a comment may be submitted by members of the public, where the department undertakes public consultation on a specific policy proposal.

• List of all current consultation processes

Our priorities

Includes information on what our priorities are and how we are doing.

• Strategic Statement
• People Strategy
• Our Biosecurity System
• Biosecurity Compliance Strategy

Our finances

Includes information about what we spend and how we spend it, including financial statements, grants we administer, and financial information relating to pay and grading structures, procurement procedures, tendering and contracts.

• Portfolio Budget Statements
• Departmental contracts over $100,000
• Consultancy contracts
• Legal expenditure
• AusTender
• Financial statements
• Agency resource and outcome statements

Our lists

Information includes agency contracts and grants.

• Agency contracts
• Current grants and assistance
• Grants (individual grant details)
• data.gov.au
• Indexed list of files
• Departmental contracts over $100,000
• ABARES Surveys

Contact us

You can contact the DAFF FOI Officers in relation to any aspect of FOI, including our IPS entry. Complaints, compliments or suggestions can be sent by phone, feedback form or post.

• Switchboard
  +61 2 6272 3933

• Feedback form
  Freedom of Information

• Post
  FOI
  Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  GPO Box 858
  Canberra ACT 2601

How to access the information

Where this information is available online, you can access the information by:

• Browsing the classes of information shown above
• Searching for the information using this site's search engine.

Where the information is not available online, you can request the information by contacting the FOI Officers in writing.