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Freedom of information, disclosure and transparency

Freedom of information

While we aim to be as transparent as possible regarding our operations, we are also legally required to protect our customers’ confidential information. We also operate in commercial markets where it is commonly required to provide contractual confidentiality undertakings in relation to customer and transaction information.

We are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) but have a partial exemption reflective of our Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991 (Cth) confidentiality protections for customer and transaction information.

Our legislative and contractual confidentiality obligations are crucial for our customers – they expect and depend on our compliance with these obligations. Without the reassurance that we can keep commercial-in-confidence information confidential, the quality of information provided to us may be prejudiced. In turn, this could impair our ability to prudently make informed decisions on the risks of the transactions we are considering supporting. It could also lead to adverse project outcomes, competitive disadvantage for Australian exporters and financial losses for us.

Making a Freedom of Information Request

If you wish to make a Freedom of Information Request, you can do so by:
Post:
Attention: Export Finance Australia Freedom of Information Officer,
c/o General Counsel Level 11, 22 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
Email:
foi@exportfinance.gov.au
 

Information Publication Scheme

Export Finance Australia is required to comply with the Information Publication Scheme (IPS) requirements of the FOI Act. The information we are required to publish, other than exempt material, is set out below:

Agency Plan

Our IPS Agency Plan  describes how we comply with the IPS requirements of the FOI Act.

Who we are and what we do

  • Details of our organisational structure, our purpose and objects, functions and powers, priorities, governance, finances and more are available in our most recent Annual Report. The Index of Statutory Requirements at the back provides a roadmap for easily finding these items.
  • Further information about our governance is set out here.
  • The Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991 (Cth) is our enabling legislation.
  • Further information about what we do is set out here.
  • Our purpose is also set out here.
  • Our organisational structure is also set out here.
  • Our Export Finance Australia Board members are set out here.
  • Our Executive members are set out here.
  • Our Board Charter is set out here.
  • Our Board Audit and Risk Committee Charter is set out here.
  • The current Statement of Expectations issued to us by the Minister for Trade and Tourism and the Minister for Finance and our Statement of Intent in reply are set out here.
  • Our Transaction Register is here. We publish information about the transactions we support within 8 weeks of signing, in accordance with our Statement of Expectations.

Our reports and responses to Parliament

Freedom of Information Disclosure Log

Consultation arrangements

  • We are not a policy advisory body and as such do not have associated consultation arrangements.
  • We do however invite public feedback on our potential involvement in transactions associated with any project that has potential for significant adverse environmental and/or social impacts (Category A project), including access to the project’s environmental and social impact assessment. This page can be found here. Through that page, you can register your interest in receiving an email notification when new transactions are placed on the register.

Contact us

For assistance in accessing information held by us, you can contact us using the details set out under ‘Making a Freedom of Information Request’ above.