Freedom of Information disclosure log

Reference number

FOI Release Date

Subject

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Document

For the time period 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023:
•Any emails or other communications directed at all staff about either the Royal Commission on the Robo-debt Scheme (‘the Royal Commission’), or the government response to the Royal Commission,
•Any emails or other communications directed at all SES (or equivalent) staff re same, 
•Any brief prepared for Senate estimates in October 2023 relating to how the agency was responding to the Royal Commission or the government response to it,
•Any brief, agenda paper, submission (or similar) to the agency’s executive about how the agency was responding to the Royal Commission or implementing the government response to it, and
•Any document relating to changing training modules/induction (or similar) to incorporate information about the Royal Commission or the government response. 
 The following are excluded from the request: 
•Any document that solely deals with adverse findings relating to individual members of staff of that agency.

Presentation regarding Learnings from Royal Commission on the Robodebt Scheme and email circulating same.

Available on request by emailing:   foi@exportfinance.gov.au

Export Finance Australia’s estimates briefing pack, including back pocket briefs, for the October and November 2022 Budget estimates.

Modified version of Export Finance Australia’s November 2022 briefing pack.

Available on request to foi@exportfinance.gov.au. 

1. Final versions of any “non project specific” guidance material prepared by us for the purpose of employees assessing the impact of climate change on project risk levels created after 1 January 2019.

2. Final versions of guidance material provided to employees to conduct an alternatives analysis for projects with combined scope 1 and scope 2 emissions over 100,000 tonnes of CO2.

3. Final versions of documents prepared by us for the purposes of informing the Minister for Trade’s public statement on 6 July 2021.

4. Documents setting out the criteria used to develop the list of “fossil fuel projects” provided in answer to Senator Janet Rice’s Question on Notice 114 posed during the Senate Budget Estimates hearing on 4 June 2021.

5. Copies of all advice provided to our Board after 1 January 2019 on the impact of climate change on its operations and its approach to refinancing transactions.

Unmodified versions of:

IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Responsibility 1  January 2012 and associated guidance.
The Equator Principles July 2020 and associated guidance.
OECD – Guidance Note Good Practice in the Use of Consultants by Export Credit Agencies.
Our Policy and Procedure for Environmental and Social Review of Transactions.
Modified versions of advice provided to our Board after 1 January 2019.

IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Responsibility and associated guidance can be found on the IFC website.

The Equator Principles and associated guidance can be found on the Equator Principles Association website.

OECD – Guidance Note Good Practice in the Use of Consultants by Export Credit Agencies can be accessed here.

Our Environmental and Social Review of Transactions Policy and Procedure is available on the Environmental and social review of transactions page of our website.

Modified versions of advice provided to our Board are available upon request by email: foi@exportfinance.gov.au

* Please note website links are current at the date of this entry.

1. Assessment of Legal and Compliance Function (2013)

2. Audit Report on the application of Export Finance Australia’s policy and procedure for environmental and social review of transactions (2014) and

3. Closing Report to the Audit Committee (2014)

Available on request to foi@exportfinance.gov.au

Document 2 is available here.