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Minister FOI disclosures

The Government of South Australia publishes information already released through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. This applies to requests received after 1 October 2017. It also aligns with the Premier and Cabinet Circular 45: Disclosure Log Policy.

This information must meet certain conditions for public release. It must not:

  • relate to someone's personal affairs
  • be exempt under Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 1991
  • be defamatory, break confidentiality or likely cause someone harm.

You will find the disclosure logs for the:

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Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

Reference Date of determination FOI request
FOI-25MIT18129 19/02/2025 All correspondence received from the Member for MacKillop, Nick McBride MP, and any responses (Member initiated) and correspondence sent by the Minister to the Member (Minister initiated) including responses to that correspondence. The correspondence in scope is correspondence relating to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, from 05/11/2024 to 17/02/2025.
FOI-25MIT17703 26/02/2025 All correspondence received from the Member for Gibson, Sarah Andrews MP, and any responses (Member initiated) and correspondence sent by the Minister to the Member (Minister initiated) including responses to that correspondence. The correspondence in scope is correspondence relating to the Minister’s portfolios, between 01/07/2024 to 30/09/2024.
FOI-25MIT17465 10/02/2025 A copy of all correspondence and meeting documents, including but not limited to hard copy or electronic briefings, minutes, emails, letters, meeting agendas, and any other correspondence between the Member for Waite and the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, between 08/10/2024 to 08/01/2025.
FOI-25MIT17463 10/02/2025 All correspondence received from the Member for Davenport, Erin Thompson MP (including attachments) and any responses (Member initiated) and correspondence sent by the Minister (including attachments) to the Member (Minister initiated) including responses to that correspondence. The correspondence in scope is correspondence relating to the Minister’s portfolios, between 21/07/2024 to 20/10/2024.
FOI-24MIT17178 04/02/2025 All correspondence received from the Member for Gibson, Sarah Andrews MP, and any responses (Member initiated) and correspondence sent by the Minister to the Member (Minister initiated) including responses to that correspondence. The correspondence in scope is correspondence relating to the Minister’s portfolios, between 01/04/2024 to 30/06/2024.
FOI-24MIT17125 13/01/2025 All correspondence received from the Member for MacKillop, Nick McBride MP, and any responses (Member initiated) and correspondence sent by the Minister to the Member (Minister initiated) including responses to that correspondence. The correspondence in scope is correspondence relating to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, from 5/11/2024 to 11/12/2024.
FOI-24MIT17053 22/01/2025 All documents, including but not limited to emails, text messages, diary entries, briefings, notes or any other form of communication between the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Energy and Mining, including any other staff member, and the Member for Newland and/or her office between 01/09/2024 and 01/12/2024.
FOI-24MIT16574 09/12/2024 All correspondence received from the Member for MacKillop, Nick McBride MP, and any responses (Member initiated) and correspondence sent by the Minister to the Member (Minister initiated) including responses to that correspondence. The correspondence in scope is correspondence relating to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, from 01/10/2024 to 05/11/2024.
FOI-24MIT16190 14/11/2024 All documents, including but not limited to emails, text messages, diary entries, briefings, notes or any other form of communication between the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Energy and Mining, including any other staff member, and the Member for Dunstan and/or her office between 01/06/2024 and 01/09/2024.
FOI-24MIT16184 11/11/2024 All documents, including but not limited to emails, text messages, diary entries, briefings, notes or any other form of communication between the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Energy and Mining, including any other staff member, and the Member for Newland and/or her office between 01/06/2024 and 01/09/2024.
FOI-24MIT15990 28/10/2024 All correspondence received from the Member for Gibson, Sarah Andrews MP and any responses (Member initiated) and correspondence sent by the Minister to the Member (Minister initiated) including responses to that correspondence. The correspondence in scope is correspondence relating to the Minister’s portfolios, between 01/01/2024 to 31/03/2024.
FOI-24MIT15757 10/10/2024 A copy of all correspondence including but not limited to emails, meeting minutes, text messages, official letters/correspondence between the Minister and the Mayor’s and/or CEO’s of the below councils, relating to current or planned/proposed infrastructure and/or transport projects within their council areas – Adelaide Hills Council – Mt Barer District Council – Alexandrina Council, between 08/01/2024 to 09/09/2024.
FOI-24MIT15177 12/09/2024 All correspondence received from the Member for Gibson, Sarah Andrews MP and any responses (Member initiated) and correspondence sent by the Minister to the Member (Minister initiated) including responses to that correspondence. The correspondence in scope is correspondence relating to the Minister’s portfolios, between 01/09/2023 to 31/12/2023.
FOI-24MIT14900 21/08/2024 All correspondence received from the Member for Davenport, Erin Thompson MP (including attachments) and any responses (Member initiated) and correspondence sent by the Minister (including attachments) to the Member (Minister initiated) including responses to that correspondence. The correspondence in scope is correspondence relating to the Minister’s portfolios, between 21/05/2024 to 20/07/2024.
FOI-24MIT14758 14/08/2024 All correspondence received from the Member for Davenport, Erin Thompson MP (including attachments) and any responses (Member initiated) and correspondence sent by the Minister (including attachments) to the Member (Minister initiated) including responses to that correspondence. The correspondence in scope is correspondence relating to the Minister’s portfolios, between 21/03/2024 to 20/05/2024.
FOI-24MIT14759 12/08/2024 A copy of any correspondence between the Minister’s Office and the Office of the Member for Gibson, Sarah Andrews MP, including the Electorate Office email account, staff email accounts, and the Member’s email account, that mention, or are related to the Morphett Road tram crossing and current Department of Transport and Infrastructure work being done on a design to fix the tram crossing, between 1/04/2024 and 12/07/2024.
FOI-24MIT14620 07/08/2024 All documents, including but not limited to emails, text messages, diary entries, briefings, notes or any other form of communication between the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Energy and Mining, including any other staff member, and the Member for Dunstan and/or her office between 01/04/2024 and 30/06/2024.
FOI-24MIT14574 01/08/2024 All documents, including but not limited to emails, text messages, diary entries, briefings, notes on any other form of communication between the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Energy and Mining, including any other staff member, and the Member for Newland and/or her office between 01/03/2024 and 31/05/2024.
FOI-24MIT13601 08/07/2024 All correspondence received from the Member for Davenport, Erin Thompson MP, and any responses (Member initiated) and correspondence sent by the Minister to the Member (Minister initiated) including responses to that correspondence. The correspondence in scope is correspondence relating to the Minister’s portfolios, between 21/11/2023 to 20/03/2024.
FOI-24MIT14142 04/07/2024 All correspondence received from the Member for MacKillop, Nick McBride MP, and any responses (Member initiated) and correspondence sent by the Minister to the Member (Minister initiated) including responses to that correspondence. The correspondence in scope is correspondence relating to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, from 01/07/2023.
FOI-24MIT13816 14/06/2024 A copy of all correspondence and meeting documents, including but not limited to hard copy or electronic briefings, minutes, emails, letters, meeting agendas, and any other correspondence between the Member for Stuart and the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport between 30/12/2023 and 29/02/2024.
FOI-24MIT13732 13/06/2024

Certain information regarding the Automatic Mutual Recognition (‘AMR’) scheme in South Australia. This request for information concerns the decision to exempt certain occupations from the AMR scheme, which was made by the Treasurer on 24 June 2022. In particular, the request concerns the following subject matter:

  • The decision to exempt the Passenger Transport Accreditation from the AMR scheme. This includes, but is not limited to, the development of the legislative instrument Automatic Mutual Recognition (South Australia) (Exemption—Passenger Transport Accreditation) Declaration 2022.
  • The decision to exempt Tow Truck Drivers from the AMR scheme. This includes, but is not limited to, the development of the legislative instrument Automatic Mutual Recognition (South Australia) (Exemption—Tow Truck Drivers) Declaration 2022.
  • The decision to exempt Motor Driving Instructors from the AMR scheme. This includes, but is not limited to, the development of the legislative instrument Automatic Mutual Recognition (South Australia) (Exemption—Motor Driving Instructors) Declaration 2022.

Relevant Departments and Offices – The decision to which the request for information is made involves the following Government Offices and Departments:

  • Office of the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, the Hon. Tom Koutsantonis MP
  • Department for Infrastructure and Transport.

Documents Requested – Please provide in electronic format, within 30 calendar days, copies of all the following types of documents and communications that relate to, or inform the making of, the decision to exempt the occupational registrations from the AMR scheme:

  • internal documents (such as briefs, memos, reports, and position papers, including draft documents)
  • correspondence (such as emails, meetings or phone calls) within the Minister's office, or any correspondence between the Department for Infrastructure and Transport and the Minister's office
  • external correspondence between the Minister's office and any interested party (such as emails, meetings or phone calls to unions, employer or trade associations or lobby groups)
  • and any accompanying information (such as attachments to emails), between 30/06/2020 to 30/06/2022.
FOI-24MIT13601 05/06/2024 A copy of all entries in the diary of the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport between 01/04/2024 and 27/04/2024.
FOI-24MIT13112 01/05/2024 A copy of all entries in the diary of the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport between 1/01/2024 and 27/03/2024.
FOI-24MIT13057 26/04/2024 A copy of all correspondence and meeting documents, including but not limited to hard copy or electronic briefings, minutes, emails, letters, meeting agendas, and any other correspondence between the Member for Waite and the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, between 24/10/2023 to 31/12/2023.

Minister for Energy and Mining

Reference Date of determination FOI request
FOI-23MEM10232 03/11/2023 Any correspondence between the Office of the Minister for Energy and Mining and SA Power Networks between 02/10/2023 and 04/10/2023.
FOI-23MEM10227 03/11/2023 Any correspondence between the Office of the Minister for Energy and Mining and the Office of Nadia Clancy MP, Member for Elder, between 02/10/2023 and 04/10/2023.
FOI-23MEM7769 21/06/2023 A copy of all correspondence, including emails, notes, WhatsApp messages, and SMS text messages, sent or received by the Minister and the Minister's Office staff, (excluding media transcripts) which include "Extinction Rebellion" or "XR", between 21/03/2022 and 22/05/2023.
FOI-23MEM5441 8/03/2023 Copies of all correspondence between the Minister for Energy and Mining's Office, or anyone employed in the Ministerial Office and SA Power Networks, or anyone employed at SA Power Networks, between 24/03/2022 and 24/06/2022.
FOI-23MEM5603 23/03/2023 Copies of all correspondence between the Minister for Energy and Mining's Office, or anyone employed in the Ministerial Office and SA Power Networks, or anyone employed at SA Power Networks, between 24/09/2022 and 31/12/2022.
FOI-23MEM5439 23/02/2023 Copies of all correspondence between the Minister for Energy and Mining's Ministerial Office, or anyone employed in the Ministerial Office and Santos, or anyone employed at Santos, between 24/03/2022 and 31/12/2022.
FOI-22MEM3369 19/01/2023

A copy of all documents (including but not limited to hard copy or electronic briefings, minutes, reports, emails, letters, meeting agendas, diary entries, event attendance records and any other correspondence) relating to:

  • Power generation
  • Electricity transmission and network connections
  • Hydrogen storage
  • Hydrogen production
  • Electrolysers
  • Water supply and purification for electrolysis, cooling and amenity purposes
  • Pipeline and transport infrastructure
  • Power offtake
  • Energy supply for the electrolyser
  • Electricity trading and/or contracting services
  • Offtake and utility of hydrogen
  • Utility of oxygen.

Between 20/03/2022 to 29/09/2022

FOI-22MEM3502 20/01/2023 A copy of all entries in the diary of the Minister for Energy and Mining between 20/03/2022 to 07/10/2022 (inclusive).
FOI-22MEM3500 09/12/2022

A current index of all briefs held on the Objective document management system, or equivalent document management system used by the Department:

  • received by the Minister for Energy and Mining's Office
  • requested by the Minister's Office
  • generated by the Minister's Office
  • returned to the Department after consideration by the Minister or Minister's Office staff.

Between 20/03/2022 and 07/10/2022 (inclusive)