Disclosure logs for FOI determinations relating to documents held by Department for Energy and Mining (DEM).

To request a copy of any of the documents listed below, please email DEM.FOI@sa.gov.au.

Date of determination Agency reference Application summary
7 May 2024F2024/000189Documentation relating to Exploration Licences 5998 (formerly EL 5183) and 6569 (formerly 5732).
7 May 2024F2024/000602I am requesting Certificates of Compliance (CoC) for all gas, electrical and plumbing work completed for my properties that were built together in 2018 by the same builder and owner.
7 May 2024F2024/000590Certificates of compliance (CoC) in respect the construction of my home including electrical, gas and water. The builder will not respond to requests to provide these documents.
18 April 2024F2024/000300A current index of briefings given by the Department of Energy and Mining to the Minister for Energy and Mining, or Ministers Office Staff, and received by the Department of Energy and Mining from Minister for Energy and Mining, or Ministers Office Staff, between 22 December 2023 and 1 February 2024.
28 March 2024F2024/000389Copies of the electrical Certificates of Compliance (COCs) for my building.
14 March 2024F2024/000318I request copies of the electrical Certificates of Compliance for my properties and a copy of the matching audit results.
4 March 2024F2024/000335I need a copy of the electrical Certificates of Compliance (eCoC) for the installation of the 5kw split system unit I had installed for my father on 16 January 2023.
28 February 2024F2024/000279I would like to access the certificates of compliance for both Plumbing and Electrical for my property for work completed around 2019 – 2022. The plumbing might have also included fire sprinklers.
26 February 2024F2023/002169A current index of briefings given by the Department of Energy and Mining to the Minister for Energy and Mining, or Ministers Office Staff, and received by the Department of Energy and Mining from Minister for Energy and Mining, or Ministers Office Staff, between 1 January and 21 December 2023.
23 February 2024F2024/000280I require a copy of the LPG certificate for a caravan heater installed on 14 March 2023.
9 February 2024F2024/000236I want a copy of eCoC because I cannot contact the contractor.
8 February 2024F2024/000209Seeking a Certificate of Compliance covering the installation of a Catch Power Solar diversion box. I believe the installation has been incorrectly done and want to contact the installers to get it fixed.
5 February 2024F2024/000152Certificate of Compliance for gas fitting work on my property, covering 1/01/2020 to 1/01/2022.
2 February 2024F2024/000078ECOC's for all Electrical, Plumbing and Gas works following the purchase of a private property.
30 January 2024F2023/001720All correspondence and meeting documents between the Department of Energy and Mining and the Kangaroo Island Council regarding the proposed quarry on Boxer Rd, Kingscote between 01/01/2023 and 10/10/2023.
17 January 2024F2024/000039Requesting investigative documents relating to an issue at my property whereby my Drinking Water Pipe connection and Recycled Water Pipe connection were discovered as transposed on 10 November 2023.

Date of determination Agency reference Application summary
29 December 2023F2023/001926Documentation relating to the cause and circumstances of the Port Lincoln bushfire which commenced on 16 February 2023.
20 December 2023F2023/001984Certificate of Compliance (CoC) for my solar battery that was put on my property around 2018. 
11 December 2023F2023/001874All records held by the Office of the Technical Regulator (OTR) in relation to the investigation of a caravan.
1 December 2023F2023/001851Electrical Certificate of Compliance and any supporting information for the Solar and Tesla Powerwall for a property.
1 December 2023F2023/001834Seeking CoC's for Gas, Plumbing, Electrical, Waste and anything else relevant to the compliant installation of tenancy 77 into our shopping centre.
14 November 2023F2023/001769Documents relating to the denied exemption of tree removal at my property from the office of the technical regulator (OTR).
2 November 2023F2023/001696I require all eCoC forms for a property.
26 October 2023F2023/001538Documents regarding executive coaching, including names and titles of executive employees who have undertaken executive coaching, number of sessions, copies of invoices, name of service providers and cost. Documents From 21/03/2022, to 25/08/2023.
6 October 2023F2023/001573Fire Service Installation documentation including a copy of the Backflow Prevention Device commission inspection and maintenance report.
6 October 2023F2023/001519Documents relating to relating to Mineral Lease (ML) 6027, including a copy of the Lease and the Approved Development Programme (ADP) and/or the Mining and Rehabilitation program (MARP).
27 September 2023F2023/001561Audit report for a property and copies of any photographs of the property at the time of disconnection.
21 September 2023F2023/001535Documents relating to the referral of FOI relating to election commitments to the Premier's Delivery Unit. Date range 17/07/2023 to 23/08/2023.
18 September 2023F2023/001389Documentation related to any complaints received by the department about quarry from 2/05/2022 to 17/07/2023.
7 September 2023F2023/001559Documents held by the Office of Technical Regulator (Plumbing Regulation) of recent plumbing Investigations for my address.
29 August 2023F2023/001060Documents in relation to Certificate of Title Volume 5342 Folio 454, and documents in relation to EML6347.
21 August 2023F2023/001030All documentation pertaining to the cause and circumstances of the Port Lincoln bushfire, which commenced on or around 15 February 2023 in the vicinity of Duck Ponds SA 5607.
7 August 2023F2023/000798 Documents relating to the cause of the fire that occurred in Port Lincoln on 16 February 2023 and/or any electrical/corrective work carried out on stobie pole DF 10538/R921 in its lifetime. Documents relating to the meeting that took place between the SA Country Fire Service (CFS) and the Office of the Technical Regulator (OTR) on 22 February 2023.
2 August 2023F2023/000722Internal Department of Energy and Mining correspondence in relation to the Terramin Bird in Hand Gold Project final decision.
20 July 2023F2023/000721Correspondence between the Department for Energy and Mining and Terramin in relation to the Bird in Hand Gold Project final decision.
18 July 2023F2023/001239Correspondence between representatives of DEM and EML 6347 tenement holders between 1 June 2021 and 31 October 2021 in connection with EML 6347.
18 July 2023F2023/001270Certificates of compliance for the electricity, gas and plumbing at my property.
14 July 2023F2023/000720Correspondence between the Department for Energy and Mining and SA Water between 14 March 2023 and 14 April 2023 in relation to water connection to the Hydrogen Power Station. 
29 June 2023F2023/001120Electrical Certificates of Compliance for my property, from 1/01/1980 to 25/05/2023.
26 June 2023F2023/001113The department's internal complaint management policy for staff complaints and grievances, including procedure guides and reporting requirements.
6 June 2023F2023/001079Requesting the eCoC for a solar installation.
9 May 2023F2023/000747Historical Certificate of Compliance for electrical work done on my property.
12 April 2023F2023/000638Photos taken by officer inspection on 07/03/22 (Ref: CE104193).
3 April 2023F2023/000395Documents from the Office of the Technical Regulator (OTR) concerning a non-compliant electrical installation in December 2021.
17 March 2023F2023/000406Certificate of compliance (CoC) and reports from the Electrical Technical Standards and Safety Officer who disconnected the power supply, and the CoC when electricity was reconnected. 
9 March 2023F2023/000125Documents relating to Amendment 1 - Request for Proposal extension to Submission close date for Tender Code DEM052571.
8 March 2023F2022/001412Documents relating to pressure safety valve gas releases on the Moomba to Adelaide Pipeline in November and/or December 2022.
17 January 2023F2022/001405List of all current staff within the Office of Hydrogen Power South Australia (OHPSA) and their classifications and salaries.
16 January 2023F2023/000096Copy of the certificate for electrical work carried out at my property.

Date of determination Agency reference Application summary
23 November 2022F2022/001232CoC documents from electrical trades that relate to my newly purchased property.
31 October 2022F2022/001044Audit Management Letters from the Auditor-General to the Department, and their corresponding responses, relating to the 2021-22 financial year.
20 October 2022F2022/001011A transaction list pertaining to all expenditure by the former Office of the Minister for Energy and Mining.
19 October 2022F2022/000975All documents relating to solar case investigation.
31 August 2022F2022/000878Requesting access to eCoC.
8 August 2022 F2022/000656 Certificate of Compliance for a Gas Installation.
4 August 2022 F2022/000706 Electrical CoC for the home I built and live in.
15 July 2022 F2022/000599 Requesting COC for gas and all the others for our property.
11 July 2022 F2022/000537 The certificate of compliance for electrical works undertaken on my property without my consent.
8 July 2022 F2022/000534 All electrical certificate of compliance (eCoC) applicable to recently purchased property.
1 June 2022 F2022/000416 All electronically searchable documents mentioning or related to the firm of Pyne and Partners, Hon Christopher Pyne or Mr Adam Howard, from 17/03/2018 to 22/03/2022.
24 May 2022 F2022/000417 All electronically searchable documents mentioning or related to the company known as "Elbit Systems", from 17/03/2018 to 22/03/2022.
23 March 2022 F2022/000168 Information regarding investigations and complaints of customers made against my company.
21 January 2022 F2022/000087 Emails of alleged complaints from the public about the installation of solar generators installed on certain properties.

Date of determination Agency reference Application summary
16 December 2021 F2021/001093 Credit card statements for credit cards held by all Executive Assistants/Personal Assistants in the Office of Chief Executive for the Department for Energy and Mining. Copies of all documents including written notes of reimbursements paid to the Chief Executive of the Department for Energy and Mining.
16 December 2021 F2021/000980 Documents concerning the investigation into a fire caused by aerial power lines owned by the South Australian Power Network (SAPN) igniting our client’s combustible brush fence, 
14 December 2021 F2021/001119 Documents showing a breakdown of the total amount of funds made available towards the Minister’s Discretionary Fund in 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22. A breakdown of all funds allocated from the Minister’s Discretionary Fund in each of the following years and what the funds were allocated for: 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22. The total funds remaining in the Minister’s Discretionary Fund for 2021/22 as of 12 December 2021.
10 December 2021 F2021/000412 Ministerial submissions, briefings and/or other correspondence submitted to the Minister for Energy and Mining, the Hon Dan van Holst Pellekaan MLA, concerning the Buckland Dry Creek Ltd Salt Fields and/or related environmental impacts on the St Kilda mangroves.
10 December 2021 F2021/001092 The Electrical Certificate for Compliance (ECoC) for a property. 
10 December 2021 F2021/001061 Certificate of compliance for plumbing work.
29 November 2021 F2021/001060 Electrical Certificate of Compliance
16 November 2021 F2021/000979 Contracts entered in to or proposed to the department. Documents that involve a named individual or a second named individual or a related entity regarding any unsolicited proposal. All unsolicited proposals sent to the Department for consideration from the Office of the Minister or any other entity or person.
12 November 2021 F2021/000922 Report from the 2020/2021 review of the Targeted Lead Abatement Program covering Nyrstar’s Port Pirie lead smelter operations.
08 November 2021 F2021/000921 Electrical Certificates of Compliance issued to a private address between 08/10/2016 to 08/10/2021.
30 September 2021 F2021/000824 The Mine Operations Plan (MOP) for the Carey Gully Quarry (Private Mine 110 – Curia Mudbricks) and any subsequent amendments to the MOP in the last 5 years.
17 September 2021 F2021/000530 Emails that contain either of the following phrases:
‘update the regulatory frameworks for embedded networks’ or ‘updating the regulatory frameworks for embedded networks’. Reports or summaries of reports prepared by consultants engaged.
15 September 2021 F2021/000662 List of all public servants seconded to Minister for Energy and Mining’s office. Number of complaints, concerns, conflict or dispute avoidances, request for transfers and workers compensation claims raised by staff employed in the Minister for Energy and Mining’s office. Any documents that refer to complaints, concerns, conflict or dispute avoidances, request for transfers and workers compensation from 22 March 2018 to 7 July 2021.
24 August 2021 F2021/000757Hillgrove Resources 2020, Program of Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation (PEPR), Visual Impact Assessment, Pumped Hydro Energy Storage – Groundwater Impact Assessment Modelling Summary; and Groundwater Monitoring Event – Kanmantoo Copper Mine, August 2020.
11 August 2021 F2021/000724Minutes of meeting and records of the Office of the Technical Regulator relating to its consideration and assessment in 2010 to 2012 of SAPNs approach to disconnection and non-auto operation of recloses in bushfire risk areas on fire danger days in light of recommendation 32 of the Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission as mandated by State Bushfire Coordination Committee.
10 August 2021 F2021/000619 Certificate of Compliance for private address.
23 June 2021 F2021/000248Documents referencing the number of local jobs created by Sonnen since establishing a headquarters in South Australia.
23 June 2021 F2021/000253Documents referencing all costs associated with advertising South Australia’s Home Battery Scheme.
11 June 2021 F2021/000491 2 x ECOC for my property.
8 June 2021 F2021/000440Certificates of compliance documents that exist for plumbing and gas work undertaken at my property between 31/1/20 and 12/5/21
3 June 2021 F2021/000196Correspondence between Hanson and/or their representatives with DEM and/or the EPA as it pertains to Hanson’s newly submitted MOP between Jan 2018 and Feb 2021.
20 May 2021F2021/000247Documents referencing the number of local jobs created by Alpha ESS since signing an agreement with the State Government to manufacture batteries in Adelaide.
20 May 2021F2021/000249Documents referencing the number of local jobs created by Akuo Energy since investing in the Jane Eliza Solar Farm.
20 May 2021F2021/000250Documents referencing the number of local jobs created by the Home Battery Scheme.
20 May 2021F2021/000252Documents referencing the number of local jobs created by Hydrostor since receiving $3 million in funding through the South Australian Government’s Renewable Technology Fund.
17 May 2021F2021/000200Ministerial briefings, status papers, emails and other correspondence relating to the consideration or implementation of the Australian Energy Market Commission’s recommended law and rule changes updating the regulatory frameworks for embedded networks.
6 May 2021 F2021/000368 Audit reports conducted by the office of the technical regulator
6 May 2021 F2021/000332 Documents regarding an inspection report for plumbing conference
1  April 2021 F2020/000865 Documents are sought referencing or discussing Land access agreements (i.e. wavers of exemption, purchase agreements, options to purchase, compensation agreement, or other access arrangements); and Land access agreements relating to Ministerial/formal approval of the Hillside PEPR.
31 March 2021 F2021/000227 Documents evidencing communications between any officer or representative of the Department for Energy and Mining regarding/which references Buckland Dry Creek.
22 February 2021 F2021/000171 Certificate of compliance for a private property.
22 February 2021 F2021/000163 Certificate of compliance for solar panels installed at a private property.
22 February 2021 F2021/000155 Certificates of compliance for a private property.
11 February 2021 F2021/000920 Current Mine Operations Plan (MOP) for Private Mine PM188 and any new MOP submitted.
10 February 2021 F2021/000106 Report and images supplied by the officer who attended a private property.
10 February 2021 F2021/000107 Mine Operations Plan (MOP) for the White Rock Quarry (Private Mine 188) approved in March 2005; any subsequent amendments to the MOP; and any applications to amend the MOP in the last 5 years.
5 February 2021 F2020/000724 Documents regarding the assessment and approval of the Olympic Dam Mine BHP proposed “Tailings Storage Facility Six” (TSF 6) in 2019.
22 January 2021 F2020/001010 Documents relating to underground wiring works installed in Kadina, SA, as part of Council's recent upgrades works in the town centre on or around 22 July 2020.

Date of determination Agency reference Application summary
17 December 2020 F2020/000788 Complete file in relation to the Yorketown Fire which started on or around 20 November 2019.
16 December 2020 F2020/000818 I write to seek access to documents referred to in the Investigation Report into the Cudlee Creek bushfire.
7 December 2020 F2020/000789 Complete file in relation to the Cudlee Creek fire which started on or around 20 December 2019.
5 November 2020 F2020/000901 Electronic Certificates of Compliance for Plumbing, Gas and Electricity for recent works on a private property from the Office of the Technical Regulator.
13 October 2020 F2020/000858 Guidelines, policies or factsheets that applied during 2006 to 2008 relating to the imposition of rehabilitation securities.
19 August 2020 F2020/000694 SAPN's 'Safety, Reliability, Maintenance and Technical  Management Plan, approved by the Office of the Technical Regulator for the 2019/2020 period; SAPN's Vegetation Manual (Manual #37) operative for 2019/2020 period; Detailed route and/or constructions plan for SAPN feeder GU43.
25 June 2020 F2020/000577 Copy of Certificate of Compliance G150322
18 June 2020 F2020/000521 Name of the company who hired/employed the Australian workers aboard the Danwood Ice Drill ship that drilled two exploratory oil wells in the Great Australian Bight off Streaky Bay in 1980 and the name of the compensation insurance company.
15 May 2020 F2020/000494 Electrical Certificates of Compliance issues to a private address.
15 May 2020 F2020/000478 Asset management plans or policies submitted by SA Power Networks Pty Ltd to the Office of the Technical Regulator which are/were intended to be operational for the period from 1 January 2018 to date.
15 May 2020 F2020/000190 Documents and correspondence relating to GFG Alliance and a public debt guarantee for the Whyalla steelworks from March 2018 to present.
1 May 2020 F2020/000480 Documents relating to the fire that started around 20 December 2019 in the Adelaide Hills of the state of South Australia causing damage to property, commonly referred to as the Cudlee Creek Fire.
1 May 2020 F2020/000479 Certificates of Compliance (electricity, plumbing, gas) for a residential address.
1 May 2020 F2020/000462 Report and any associated documents prepared by the Office of the Technical Regulator in relation to an inspection undertaken after a residential building fire allegedly involving solar panels at a property on 16 January 2018.
1 May 2020 F2020/000402 Documents relating to the fire that started on or around 20 November 2019 at or near Yorketown in the state of South Australia causing damage to property, commonly referred to as the Yorketown Bushfire.
21 April 2020 F2020/000468 All certificates of compliance from 8/04/2019 to 8/04/2020.
21 April 2020 F2020/000359 All documentation pertaining to the investigation into the cause and circumstances of the Yorketown bushfire, which commenced on or around 15:30 pm on Wednesday 20 November 2019 in the vicinity of Stansbury Road, Yorketown SA 5572.
21 April 2020 F2020/000358 All documentation pertaining to the investigation into the cause and circumstances of the Cudlee Creek bushfire, which commenced on or around 15:30 pm on Wednesday 20 November 2019 in the vicinity of Holland Creek Road, Cudlee Creek SA 5232
21 April 2020 F2020/000356 Investigation report in relation to a fire at Yorketown on 20/11/2019 involving a SA Power Networks wire coming away from near a water tower in Yorketown.
31 March 2020 F2020/000457 Specifications and details and the weight of the refractory block that hit me in the back in December 2017. It was the full hanging roof block in the electric furnace at Olympic Dam, Roxby Downs, BHP. I was working for Veolia Refractories.
19 March 2020 F2020/000126 Documents relating to incident at the Santos gas pipeline located on the Strzelecki Track at the Cooper Basin, between Innamincka and Merty Merty on Monday 1st July 2019.
4 March 2020 F2020/000383 Electrical certificates of compliance for property.
25 February 2020F2020/000345Certificate of compliance for gas installation, in particular the replacement of the gas main servicing the property; Certificate of compliance for electrical installation at a private address.
12 February 2020F2020/000328Electric shock and/or incident report for the Office of the Technical Regulator – 19/10/2019 to 31/01/2020.
12 February 2020F2020/000280Seeking to obtain copies of all certificates of compliance in relation to: Electrical Plumbing Gas for a private address.
12 February 2020F2020/000251Electrical and plumbing compliance Certificates for   private address between 1 January 2012 and 18 January 2020, and drainage plans/diagrams, plumbing plans/diagrams and electrical plans/diagrams.
29 January 2020F2019/005830Documents relating to Tom Koutsantonis MP, Member for West Torrens not including correspondence already sent or received by Mr Koutsantonis from the agency – 1/7/2018 to 15/11/2019.

Date of determination Agency reference Application summary
17 December 2019 F2019/005868 Cost of indoor plants in the Department - 1/1/19 to 21/11/19.
20 November 2019 F2019/005198 Copy of lodged eCOCs for two properties.
18 November 2019 F2019/005165COC for an electrical installation on a Nectre Gas Fireplace in September 2018.
8 November 2019 F2019/004044All government reports concerning the risk assessment of Mine Tailings Storage Facilities (TSF) at Olympic Dam from 2017 to 2019. All Annual Olympic Dam Tailing Reports 2017 to 2019.
21 August 2019F2019/003566Electrical safety certificates of compliance – 22 July 2000 to 22 July 2019.
15 August 2019F2019/003136Correspondence sent to property owner by OTR and sent to OTR by property owner.
14 August 2019F2019/004043Electrical Certificate of Compliance submitted of 2 August 2019. 
13 August 2019F2019/004057Electric Shock/Incident Report.
13 August 2019F2019/003565Reports into bird deaths at BHP’s evaporation ponds at Olympic Dam. Copies of any photos and/or videos of dead birds at BHP’s evaporation ponds at Olympic Dam.
12 August 2019F2019/002766The calendar and/or diary of the Chief Executive of the Department for Mining and Energy including the names of any Government attendees at meetings – 1 March 2018 to 13 June 2019.
27 July 2019F2019/002758Documents regarding the outage or availability of the Loy Yang Power Station and its impacts on the South Australian Energy Market and the reliability of the South Australian Energy Grid and/or Energy Network.
24 July 2019F2019/003094OTR file of an incident on 4 January 2016.
24 June 2019F2019/001394Documents relating to EL 5984 (formerly (EL4961, 3733) information re exploration activities at the Wombat and Alford West prospects (Bruce).
19 June 2019F2019/001078Documents in reference to ML5524, EML5525 (Poona Mine NNE of Moonta) and ML5696 (Wheal Hughes Mine NNE of Moonta).
6 June 2019F2019/002192Electrical Certificates of Compliance for address between 01/07/18 and 24/05/19
6 June 2019F2019/002100Access to any independent modelling of job creation figures undertaken by the South Australian Government in regards to offshore oil and gas exploration in the Great Australian Bight.  Copies of correspondence between South Australian Government and APPEA in regards to the two documents titled “The Facts about offshore oil and gas exploration in South Australia” and the ACIL Allen Consulting report “Petroleum Development in the Great Australian Bight”, August 2018. 
18 April 2019 F2019/000881 All documentation held by the department regarding the operations of PM237.
18 April 2019 F2019/001217 Documents relevant to the issuing of certificate of approval for the Bosch S9 branded series of dishwashers including assessments regarding Australian Standards and also all documents relevant to the recall of these dishwashers, specifically but not
included to type S9 SGS4353AU as outlined in the product recall notice.
10 April 2019 F2019/001192 Documentation with regard to any licenses issued to the worker allowing any access or permission to conduct mining activity of any kind in or around the township of Mintabie.
4 April 2019 MER2018/1379 Documents regarding Display Tender LCE040937: Standards of service and/or performance indicators that bids were judged on; and the accountability of the agency regarding conduct of the tender process and decisions made in relation to awarding the tender.
21 March 2019 MER2018/1674 Documents relating to the procurement of RateSetter and/or decision to award the contract to RateSetter.
8 March 2019 MER2019/0517 Any complaints and/or correspondence received by the department relating to Mining Tenement Exploration Lease EL5832.
26 February 2019 MER2019/0026 Documents relating to the suspension of the production period for the Leigh Creek Energy in-situ gasification (ISG) demonstration plant, approved on 7 November 2018 (7 November 2018 Suspension).
21 February 2019 MER2019/0465 Photographs, showing possible trespass, and paperwork sent in of trench for irrigation/water pipe.
21 February 2019 MER2019/0567 Investigation report of domestic gas explosion on 25 November 2018 investigated by the department.
24 January 2019 MER2019/0110 Gas and electrical certificates of compliance.
22 January 2019 MER2018/1769 Since 17 March 2018, copies of any and all physical, electronic and written briefs, minutes and draft versions of the Aboriginal Affairs Action Plan.
16 January 2019 MER2018/1716 All documents detailing the cost of indoor plants in the department for the period 18 March 2017 to 17 March 2018 and 18 March 2018 to date.

Date of determination Agency reference Application summary
29 October 2018 MER2018/1284 Relevant portion of minutes of the Renewables SA Board meeting in which submission was reviewed.  Date range: 10/5/2010 to 10/6/2010.
22 October 2018 MER2018/1394 All documents relating to activities on EML6090, specifically the PEPR or declaration of environmental factors covering all mine activities.