Department of Health

Part of the Health portfolio and a Federal authority, also called Health

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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Inquiry about contact tracing app: QR-code vs Bluetooth beacon
Request sent to Department of Health by Pau-Olivier Dehaye on .

Awaiting response.

First of all congratulations to you and your ministry on your stellar response to COVID. I would like to know if you have any available statistics...
aggregate report of COVID-19 Co-morbidities
Response by Department of Health to J M on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear J M FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST – NOTIFICATION OF RECEIPT I am writing to notify you that the Department of Health (department) has receiv...
Ban on Australian Citizens Leaving Australia
Response by Department of Health to Phillip Sweeney on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Sweeney   Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of Information request to the Department of Health.   Kind r...
Dealings with Quantium
Response by Department of Health to Callum Foote` on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Foote   I refer to your correspondence of 17 November 2020 to the Department of Health (department) seeking access to the following docum...
Health Department executive team job description, duties and obligations
Response by Department of Health to reason on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Reason, Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Health.   Kind regards,   FOI Officer   FOI and Legislation Se...
I Am Requesting An Analytical Report On COVID‑19 Showing the Number Of Cases and Deceased
Response by Department of Health to steven on .

Awaiting classification.

Our reference: RQ20/01444 Agency reference: FOI 1623   Dear Steven   Thank you for your email and I respond on behalf of my colleague, Dr Ra...
Training data - Specialist colleges
Response by Department of Health to John Smith on .

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Smith   Thank you for agreeing to the department’s request for a 30 day extension to process your FOI request.  We appreciate your prompt...
Haemorrhoids
Response by Department of Health to John Dearden on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Dearden   We refer to your email of 13 August 2020 to the Department of Health (Health). Currently it cannot be determined as to what docu...
COVID-19 Stats
Response by Department of Health to Quinn Germaine on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Germaine   We refer to your email of 10 August 2020 to the Department of Health (Health). Currently it cannot be determined as to what doc...
Minutes from Medical Services Advisory Committee and sub-committees
Clarification sent to Department of Health by Tanysha B on .

Long overdue.

If the meeting minutes will be publicly available then that’s fine. I formally withdraw my FOI. Yours sincerely, Tanysha B
Co-claiming of professional consultation and mental health item numbers
Response by Department of Health to Dr L on .

Delivery error

Good afternoon Dr L   Thank you for your email. FOI 1541 was deemed withdrawn by the Department of Health on 4 April 2020 as charges for the reque...
No placebo in vaccine studies
Response by Department of Health to Phillip Hayes on .

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Hayes   Thank you for your below response.  The TGA is processing your request which relates to the below information and will provide you...
Call My doctor Pty Ltd
Response by Department of Health to Lindsay Stewart on .

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Stewart   Please see the attached correspondence from the Department of Health in regards to your request for waiver of charges for FOI 13...
North Qld PHN
Response by Department of Health to Lindsay Stewart on .

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Stewart   I refer to your request of FOI 1374 to the Department of Health (department) seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act...
Why did funding get cut from voluntary male circumcision
Response by Department of Health to Heath McInerney on .

Waiting clarification.

Attention:  Health McInerney   We refer to your correspondence of 29 October 2019 to the Department of Health (as below).   Section 15 of the...
Review of Australian drug diversion programs
Response by Department of Health to Will Tregoning on .

Waiting clarification.

Attention: Will Tregoning Thank you for your request to the Australian Government Department of Health (Department) of 19 February 2019 seeking acces...
Agreement That Involves Transfer of Radioactive Waste to ARPANSA's building in Yallambie
Follow up sent to Department of Health by Sun Shine on .

Long overdue.

I'm providing an update. The requested document, an MOU, is an agreement that involves ARPANSA funding for a project at the University of Melbourne,...
Documents not available for download from your FOI log or reasoning
Request to Department of Health by Posty. Annotated by Posty on .

Long overdue.

The “not recording the number of requests” comment is not a good sign. Yes, technically they don’t, but had I asked for copies of them that would hav...
Ministerial briefing documents on health impacts of climate change
Response by Department of Health to Melissa Sweet on .

Waiting clarification.

Dear Ms Sweet   I refer to your two attached FOI requests to the Department of Health, received on 13 October 2018, seeking respectively:   · ...
FOI Delegations
Request sent to Department of Health by Ben Fairless on .

Long overdue.

Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to...
Correspondence between HBF and the Department
Response by Department of Health to Ben Fairless on .

Long overdue.

Attention: Ben Fairless   Please see attached documents in relation to your internal review request to the Department of Health.   Regards  ...
Taskforce on Hospital Funding
Response by Department of Health to UD on .

Waiting clarification.

Dear UD,   I refer to your request of 29 May 2017 to the Department of Health (Department), seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act 19...
WHO COP 7 media access
Response by Department of Health to Jason Plotz on .

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Plotz,   Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request to the Department of Health.   The payment options are pro...
Health care for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis
Internal review request sent to Department of Health by Mark Joradan on .

Awaiting internal review.

The Department of Health appears to be saying that it has no records relating to people with myalgic encephalomyelitis. This doesn't seem correct....
Documents relating to ASADA and ACC meetings January - February 2013
Request to Department of Health by martin hardie. Annotated by Joan Hird on .

Waiting clarification.

Any update on this request?

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