Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Part of the Health portfolio and a Federal authority

Services for the aged, including carers; Public health and medical research; Health promotion and disease prevention; Primary health care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; Pharmaceutical benefits; Health benefits schemes; Specific health services, including human quarantine; National drug abuse strategy; Regulation of therapeutic goods; Notification and assessment of industrial chemicals; Gene technology regulation.

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Vaccine exemptions
Response by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to Shanna Miller on .
Dear Ms Miller   I refer to your below freedom of information request of 16 August 2019, sent to the Department of Health (department).   The...
Literature review from DSCATT clinical pathway draft process 2019-2020
Response by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to Lea England on .
Dear Ms England,   Please find attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request to the Department of Health.   Kind regards   FOI O...
Training post targets - Specialist Training Program
Follow up sent to Department of Health, Disability and Ageing by John Smith on .
I withdraw the request. Yours sincerely, John Smith
COVIDSafe BCG contract and report
Response by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to Andy Johnson on .
Dear Mr Johnson   I refer to your email of 1 May 2020 to the Department of Health (department) seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act...
Final report - McKinsey
Response by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to John Smith on .
Dear Mr Smith   Please see attached – correspondence in relation to your FOI request to the Department of Health.   Kind regards     FOI...
Events of more than 500 people
Internal review request sent to Department of Health, Disability and Ageing by John Smith on .
Thank you for your efforts. I withdraw the application. Yours sincerely, John Smith
Information regarding medical exemptions for immunisations
Response by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to Shanna Miller on .
Attention: Shanna Miller The right of access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) applies to a ‘document’ of an agency, rather than ‘i...
Stolen Body Parts
Response by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to P. Dorrington on .
Attention:  P. Dorrington     Your request has been received by the Australian Government Department of Health.   Please see following link...
How many nail salons in NSW have been fined and why between 2015 to 2019
Follow up sent to Department of Health, Disability and Ageing by phuong tran on .
Thank you very much for responding to my request. Yours sincerely, phuong tran
Results and calculations for July-18 Practical exam for Dentists by Australian Dental Council
Request to Department of Health, Disability and Ageing by Sujay Dasarathi. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
I have marked the request as "refused". The authority says in the last email that they will treat the request as "withdrawn". I cannot see any legal ba...
Copy of contracts between the Department and Primary Health Networks
Request to Department of Health, Disability and Ageing by Melissa Sweet. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
I have marked this as "refused". It is a deemed refusal because the authority did not give the applicant a notice of decision within the required time....
Briefing documents and reports on health impacts of climate change
Request to Department of Health, Disability and Ageing by Melissa Sweet. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
The applicant has not told Right to Know the status of this request and I have been asked to update the status. Note 1: Mostly I classify a response...
Primary Health Network Mental Health Lead Site Project (Lead Site Project) evaluation
Request to Department of Health, Disability and Ageing by Mitchell Ward. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
The decision by the authority looks very reasonable although it is not actually what the Act requires. When there are no relevant documents for an FOI...
Evaluation of Primary Health Networks
Request to Department of Health, Disability and Ageing by Melissa Sweet. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
The applicant has not told Right to Know the status of this request and I have been asked to update the status. Note 1: Mostly I classify a response...
Number of GPs and Specialists (by speciality) per QLD Postcode
Response by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to William Burr on .
Attention:  William Burr   In relation to your request below, the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act)  is for the public to r...
Number of complaints by baby boomers for their parents in aged care facilities
Request to Department of Health, Disability and Ageing by Rickie Hardiman. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
This request was handled very nicely by the agency. They did not have the information but the officer consulted with another agency that might have the...
PIPAG minutes.
Request to Department of Health, Disability and Ageing by Antony Scholefield. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
I have said that this request was refused because the correspondence terminates suddenly. But it is possible that the applicant continued to correspond...
National Public Toilet Map development and maintenance records
Response by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to Simon Victory on .
Dear Mr Victory   By notice in writing dated 22 February 2018, Mr Nick Morgan, Assistant Secretary of the Home Support and Hearing Branch, advised...
The provision of ASADA funds to WADA to prosecute Australian citizens
Request to Department of Health, Disability and Ageing by Philip Nelson. Annotated by Philip Nelson on .
I refer to the above annotation: When dealing with FOIs, its important to be specific. The document may exist, but may not be held by that depart...
Cost of change to breast density reporting policy by BreastScreen Australia
Response by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to Michael Shephard on .
Attention: Michael Shephard The Department of Health has no record of this request. Please submit your request and the Department will respond to you...
Request for documents related to the 2018 review of the position statement on breast density and screening
Response by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to Michael Shephard on .
Attention: Michael Shephard     Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request to the Department of Health.   Kind regar...
Copy of PBS Approval Certificate for Approval Number 80401P
Response by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to Vincent Tran on .
Dear Mr Tran,   Please find attached correspondence relating to your Freedom of Information request.   Kind regards,   Chelsea FOI Legal...
List of companies and products that test on animals
Response by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to Briannah on .
Attention: Briannah   I refer to your email of 18 October 2017 below.    As you have indicated that this is an informal request, the Department has...
Companies and products that test on animals
Response by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to Briannah on .
Attention: Briannah   I refer to your email of 18 October 2017 below.    As you have indicated that this is an informal request, the Department has...
2016-17 Most Expensive Trip
Response by Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .
Attention:  Mr Jackson Gothe-Snape   Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request to the Department of Health.   Kind re...

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