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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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 .

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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 .

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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 .

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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 .

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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?
Mechanisms for managing any COI in review on the regulation, sale and marketing of e-cigarettes
Response by Department of Health to Andrew Thompson on .

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Thompson   The FOI unit can confirm that it has received your email with the supporting document for a waiver of charges on 30 May 2016....
details of payments made to Orthopaedic Surgeons by Smith & Nephew
Response by Department of Health to Dianne Harvey on .

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Dear Ms Harvey   I refer to your FOI request of 16 March 2016 to the Department of Health (as below).   Section 15 of the FOI Act requires tha...
Vaccination: whooping Cough.
Response by Department of Health to Jessica Prussing on .

Waiting clarification.

Dear Ms Prussing I refer to your request for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), dated 29 February 2016, regardi...
Medicinal Marijuana Usage
Response by Department of Health to Emma Grace on .

Waiting clarification.

Dear Ms Grace   I refer to your FOI request of 29 February to the Department of Health (as below).   Section 15 of the FOI Act requires that a...
PBS Discount
Response by Department of Health to Rachel Adler on .

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Attention: Rachel Adler   Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request to the Department of Health.   Regards FOI Offi...
Obesity levels for children
Request sent to Department of Health by Jarvis Small on .

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I request to know the information of obesity amounts for children aged 7-15 years old between the years 2010-2015. I would like to see how much this...
Statistics on the manufacturing of drugs 2014-2015
Response by Department of Health to Taylor Blachnig on .

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Dear Mr Blachnig I refer to your email below where you appear to be requesting a copy of the Commonwealth Department of Health's FOI application form....
Objectives and performance of NCPIC
Response by Department of Health to Will Tregoning on .

Waiting clarification.

Dear Mr Tregoning   We note that you have requested on 20 October 2015, a copy of the document “2014 evaluations of NCPIC”.    In order for th...
IGCD terms of reference and membership
Response by Department of Health to Will Tregoning on .

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Tregoning   Please find attached correspondence in relation to your request for waiver of charges.   Regards   FOI Unit/ Governanc...
Documents relating to ASADA AFL Investigation
Request to Department of Health by martin hardie. Annotated by martin hardie on .

Long overdue.

23 april 2015 Dear Mr Hardie Thank you for your email. I apologise for the delay in contacting you with regards to this matter. There was some...
Complaints Received
Request sent to Department of Health by Dea Thiele on .

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I am writing on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal Medical Service Western Sydney (AMSWS). In order for our organisation to pro...

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