Documents Regarding Media Request About The OPV Program And Subsequent Reporting In The Guardian.

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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry received a media inquiry from The Guardian on 24 March 2025 regarding the on-plant veterinarian (OPV) program within export-licensed facilities. Internal departmental communications show the inquiry was routed between the Veterinary and Export Meat Branch (VEMB) and the Meat Export Branch (MEB), with Assistant Secretary Dennis Way coordinating a combined response due by 1pm Wednesday. The released documents consist primarily of email routing and coordination between relevant branches, with most substantive content redacted under section 22(1)(a)(ii) (legal advice) and section 47F(1) (personal information). The disclosure does not contain detailed information about the specific nature of The Guardian's inquiry, the OPV program's operations, or the department's response content.