Department of Veterans' Affairs

Part of the Defence portfolio, part of the Veterans' Affairs portfolio and a Federal authority, also called DVA

Serving members of Australia's veteran and defence force communities, war widows and widowers, widows and dependants, through programs of care, rehabilitation, compensation, income support, commemoration and defence support services.

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Official diary/calendar for Assistant Secretary Community Policy & Research
Follow up sent to Department of Veterans' Affairs by Jenny on .

Long overdue.

You have issued the same type of response previously to FOIs that still months later have no decision - the worst being one FOI from November last y...
Request for copy of the consent for the DVA/UniSA MATES program to operate
Follow up sent to Department of Veterans' Affairs by Jenny on .

Long overdue.

I request copy of the record of administration of this FOI made on 17 November 2023 (5 months ago!), which I can see from other FOIs here you can pr...
MATES Program Deeds of Agreement
Follow up sent to Department of Veterans' Affairs by Jenny on .

Long overdue.

I request copy of the record of administration of this FOI made on 27 January 2024, which I can see from other FOIs here you can produce from LEX, t...
Records regarding how to create and present documents of extracted disclosures by DVA to UniSA
Internal review request sent to Department of Veterans' Affairs by Jenny on .

Awaiting internal review.

I request copy of the record of administration of this FOI you registered as LEX 64798, which I can see from other FOIs here you can produce from LE...
ESORT and National Consultative Forum changes in line with sworn evidence given to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veterans Suicide.
Follow up sent to Department of Veterans' Affairs by Arthur Jordan on .

Delayed.

Your response to my FOI request has been delayed. By law, DVA should normally have responded promptly and by April 17, 2024. Accordingly, as my F...
MATES - Ethical approval of specific study
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Alan ASHMORE on .

Awaiting classification.

Our reference: RQ24/00866 Agency reference: 64862 Department of Veterans' Affairs Alan Ashmore Extension of time under s 54D Dear Parties,...
Information Access Templates
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to MS on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear AS,   The Department of Veterans' Affairs (the department) has received your request for access to information under the Freedom of Informati...
MATES - Veterans' Reference Group
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Alan ASHMORE on .

Delayed.

Dear Mr Ashmore,   The Department of Veterans' Affairs (the department) has received your request for internal review of the Department's decision...
Client Satisfaction surveys post 1 July 2022
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Alan ASHMORE on .

Awaiting response.

Dear Mr Ashmore,   The Department of Veterans' Affairs (the department) has received your request for access to information under the Freedom of I...
MATES program - Initial contract with UniSA
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Alan ASHMORE on .

Awaiting response.

Dear Mr Ashmore,   The Department of Veterans' Affairs (the department) has received your request for access to information under the Freedom of I...
Number of Opt Outs Processed by DVA
Follow up sent to Department of Veterans' Affairs by Jenny on .

Long overdue.

Another month and still nothing from DVA. This conduct by DVA is disgraceful. DVA are intentionally sticking up two fingers to the FOI Act by behavi...
Suspension of the DVA/UniSA MATES program
Follow up sent to Department of Veterans' Affairs by Jenny on .

Long overdue.

Yet another FOI which has received a deemed refusal. Is there a reason DVA are intentionally causing all these deemed refusals so as to prevent in...
FOI Request: Access to Data Sharing Agreements and Related Documents
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Trent Morrison-Francis on .

Awaiting classification.

Good morning Mr Morrison-Francis   Please find attached the practical refusal letter related to your request under LEX 62195.   Kind regards...
2022-2023 Client satisfaction survey results
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Alan ASHMORE on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Ashmore,   I write to you in reference to your information access request and refer you to the attached documents.   We apologise for...
MATES Review report into Opt-out
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Julie Anderson on .

Refused.

Dear Ms Anderson,   Thank you for your Information Access request.   Your request has now been finalised. Please refer to the attached documen...
Establishment and development of the Mates Program.
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Arthur Jordan on .

Delayed.

Dear Mr Jordan,   The Department of Veterans' Affairs (the department) has received your request for internal review of the Department's decision...
MATES program - correspondence to/from DVA to Phoenix Australia
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Alan ASHMORE on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Ashmore,   Thank you for your Information Access request.   Your request has now been finalised. Please refer to the attached document...
MATES program - correspondence to/from DVA to University of Adelaide
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Alan ASHMORE on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Ashmore,   Thank you for your Information Access request.   Your request has now been finalised. Please refer to the attached document...
MATES program - correspondence to/from the Minister
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Alan ASHMORE on .

Delayed.

Dear Mr Ashmore,   Please find attached a letter regarding IC Review MR23/00929 - s 55G decision to release documents.   Kind regards, Liane...
Mates ministerial correspondence 2011-2016
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Julie Anderson on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Ms Anderson,   The Department of Veterans' Affairs (the department) has received your request for access to information under the Freedom of...
How to Opt out of the MATEs program
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Julie Anderson on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Ms Anderson,   The Department of Veterans' Affairs (the department) has received your request for access to information under the Freedom of...
Minutes of ESORT meeting - 24 November 2011
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Alan ASHMORE on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Ashmore,   The Department of Veterans' Affairs (the department) has received your request for access to information under the Freedom of I...
MATES program
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Alan ASHMORE on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Ashmore,   I refer to your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). Your request was received by the D...
DVA staff who have been found guilty of corrupt behaviour.
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Alan ASHMORE on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Ashmore, Thank you for your information access request LEX 63309. Please find attached my decision letter and document relating to your reque...
Information Access Unit ‘High’ volume of requests automated response
Response by Department of Veterans' Affairs to Jenny on .

Partially successful.

Good morning Jenny In relation to your queries, there is no document on what is a 'normal' volume of requests. However when we consider that we have...

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