Downloads & Resources

Some documents speak. Others only point to the silence around them.

This is not just a list of files.
It is a memory scaffold — a trace of what institutions reveal, conceal, or refuse to record.

Each document is a structural artifact.
Some show presence. Others expose absence.
Together, they testify to the architecture of silence that surrounds farmed animal suffering in Western Australia.

🧾 FOI Traces & Institutional Silences

Documents that exist only because absence was forced to speak.

FOI 1 – Designated Inspector Records

FOI Application to DPIRD
Formal request for all DI inspections, outcomes, and audit records (2022–2025).
What the system was asked — and what it refused.
FOI Response – 1 May 2025
States no records of DI outcomes or enforcement exist.
Institutional silence, officially documented.
Section 26 Statement
Legal rationale for refusal.
How the law codifies denial.
Due Date Extension Request
Records negotiation over statutory response deadlines.
Delay as part of the FOI process.
Notice of Decision – 30 May 2025
Formal refusal citing absence of records.
Silence becomes administrative fact.
Facility Inspection Summary (Document 1)
A template checklist created post-request — no substantive data.
“Presence” that reveals only absence.
OIC Rejection – 12 June 2025
OIC declines external review; mandates full internal review first.
Oversight delayed by process.
DPIRD Internal Review Acknowledgement – 12 June 2025
DPIRD confirms initiation of internal review.
A pause for internal assessment before escalation.
Internal Review Extension Request – 30 June 2025
DPIRD requests more time for internal review.
Further delay built into disclosure.
Internal Review Decision – 8 July 2025
IR admits some inspection outcome reports exist, but continues to refuse access.
Contradiction between process and reality.

OIC External Review (ER)

OIC External Review Submission – 10 July 2025
Formal complaint to OIC outlining DPIRD’s procedural contradictions.
Pushing silence into the open record.
OIC ER Acceptance Letter – 17 July 2025
OIC formally accepts the complaint; process ongoing.
Independent scrutiny initiated.

FOI 2 – Oversight & Systemic Risk

FOI2 Submission Email – 10 July 2025
New FOI request targeting oversight, risk evaluation, and operational SOPs.
Expanding the frame of accountability.
FOI2 Application Form
Full text of new targeted request.
Testing the limits of what “exists” institutionally.
FOI2 Acknowledgement Letter
DPIRD’s confirmation of FOI2 receipt.
Cycle restarts: from refusal to possible new silence.

📚 Legislative Reviews & Public Submissions

Where transparency was proposed — and postponed.

Easton Review – 2015
First statutory review of the Animal Welfare Act.
Called for inspection data — none was implemented.
Independent Panel Report – 2020
Recommends DI oversight and training.
Highlights absence of enforcement infrastructure.
WA Government Response – 2021
“Accepted in principle.”
Implementation has not been evidenced.
Stakeholder Submissions – 2019
Advocacy groups called for change.
The will was present — the system did not move.
Stakeholder Forums Summary – 2020
Highlights limited focus on DI transparency.
Discussion present, structural commitment missing.

🏛️ Governance Structures & Omissions

The parts of the system that forget to mention themselves.

DPIRD Annual Report 2023–24
No mention of DI inspections.
An omission repeated across years.
DPIRD Information Statement 2024–25
Outlines FOI procedures.
But silent on DI operations.
Trespass Legislation FAQ – 2023
Criminalises facility entry.
Legal access remains unmonitored.
Regulatory Compliance Philosophy
Language of enforcement strategy.
Lacks DI-specific accountability.
AWAC Terms of Reference
Defines oversight role.
No public outputs since reinstatement.
DI Transparency Timeline (PNG)
Policy–reality gap in animal welfare oversight, visualized.
The shape of an official void.

📨 Political & Committee Responses

The only institutional voices that responded.

Minister Jarvis Office – Referral Only
States the matter has been referred to DPIRD for response.
No policy position, no ministerial accountability.
Public Administration Committee – 11 June 2025
Confirms receipt of submission and internal classification.
No further review outcome communicated to date.
Jess Beckerling (Greens WA) – Personal Reply
Acknowledges the issue and expresses concern over transparency failures.
One of few responses with moral clarity.
MP Sandra Carr Office – FOI Acknowledgement – 4 July 2025
Staff member confirms FOI concern has been noted.
Recorded but not acted upon.

🐑 Agricultural Frames & Ethical Alternatives

Rare traces of non-violent possibility within a violent system.

Primary Industries Plan 2020–24
Economic and trade roadmap.
Animal welfare left unspoken.
2023 Plan Update
Focused on productivity and export.
Suffering excluded from the vision.
Guardian Animals in WA Sheep Farming
Non-lethal methods for predator control.
One of the few state-recognised ethical transitions.

🚫 Not Yet Released / Under Request

Silence is not passive — it is designed, structured, and defended.

AWAC meeting minutes (2022–2025) — FOI Round 2 pending
DI training protocols — no public access granted
Enforcement audits or evaluations — declared nonexistent under FOI
Public-facing DI inspection data — still structurally absent

To remember what was denied is also a form of witness.
This archive will continue to grow — in presence, in absence, and in demand for coherence.
Because if no record exists, then refusal must be what remains.

All documents and correspondence archived here relate to official, public business.
Personal contact details (such as private phone numbers or non-official emails) have been redacted where applicable.
Citation or reuse of these materials should acknowledge this archive as the source and respect the context of their publication.