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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Audit Committee Records
Response by Department of Health to Jabez Grant on .
Dear Mr Jabez,   We refer to your FOI request received on 24 June 2025.   Please find attached a decision on access.   If you have any quer...
Papers relating to a First Nations Schedule to an addendum to the National Health Reform Agreement
Response by Department of Health to Francis Markham on .
Dear Mr Markham I refer to your FOI request 25-0303 LD. Please see attached a notice of decision. Should you have any questions, please contact FOI...
Correspondance relating to clause K10 of the NHRA Addendum
Response by Department of Health to Francis Markham on .
Dear Mr Markham,   I refer to your FOI request 25-0319 LD.   Please see attached a notice of decision.   As the due date fell on a weekend,...
Exemptions from COVID vaccination for politicians and elites 2020-2023
Response by Department of Health to Cynthia Albert on .
Dear Ms Albert   Please find attached the decision letter relating to your request for access to documents held by Services Australia, under the F...
Reviews or evaluations of the impact of tobacco excise on smoking behaviour
Request to Department of Health by Francis Markham. Annotated by Francis Markham on .
On 1 April, 2025, I applied to the OAIC for a review of the internal review decision (submission receipt number WEB-MR-25-01228). My review request rea...
Documents Relating to the Sharing of DVA Client Information
Response by Department of Health to noseyrosey on .
Dear Noseyrosey,   We refer to our correspondence dated 3 February 2025.   As the department has not received a response from you within the 14...
Cost of artwork commissioned - Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review – Final report
Response by Department of Health to Ash Roth on .
Dear Ms Roth   We refer to your FOI internal review request received on 12 November 2024.   Please find attached a decision on access.   If...
COVID-19 Weekly National Vaccination Statistics in Spreadsheet Format
Follow up sent to Department of Health by Anonymous User on .
Thank you for your email. I will address this with AIR as directed and therefore, withdraw my request here. Kind regards, [Name Removed]
Health Insurance 2022 Rejected Rate Increases
Response by Department of Health to Ben Fairless on .
Dear Mr Fairless,   Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of Information request to the Department of Health.   On 2...
When were the Pharmacy Guild, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and RACGP notified of 60 day dispensing.
Response by Department of Health to JS on .
Good afternoon J S, I refer to the above and attach correspondence in relation to your request. Kind regards, Case Officer – Freedom of Informatio...
Price Waterhouse coopers and private health insurance
Response by Department of Health to Martin Bronx on .
Dear Mr Bronx   I refer to your request FOI 4568 of 26 July 2023, please find attached a decision on access.   If you have any issues or quest...
Vaccine documents
Response by Department of Health to John Walker on .
​Dear Mr Walker   I refer to the Request consultation letter under section 24AB of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 dated 15 December 2022 (att...
Healthcare Recruitment Information Request
Response by Department of Health to Colin Bates on .
Good morning,   The Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care (department) has received your request dated 24 March 2023 seeking access to d...
Phone and Social Media Addiction Emails
Response by Department of Health to Rex Banner on .
Dear Mr Banner We refer to your FOI request received on 19 February 2023. Please find attached a decision on access. If you have any queries in rela...
New restrictions on prescribing ivermectin for COVID-19
Response by Department of Health to Daniel on .
Dear Daniel,   I refer to the TGA’s request consultation letter (attached) that was sent to you on 13 October 2021.   As noted in paragraph 26...
Request to know the number of international nurses who passed OBA from 2020 to 2022
Response by Department of Health to Geons Jose on .
Dear Geons,   Thank you for your email.   I can advise that the Department of Health and Aged Care is not best placed to take carriage of your...
FOI regarding the isolation of SARS COV-2
Response by Department of Health to Matej Bulic on .
Good afternoon   Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of Information request to the Department of Health.   Kind re...
Data Collected from CovidSafe
Response by Department of Health to Rex Banner on .
Dear Mr Banner, Thank you for your prompt reply. Your request has been withdrawn. Please be in touch if we can be of further assistance. Kind reg...
Travel to Qatar World Cup
Response by Department of Health to Andorra Loom on .
Dear Ms Loom I refer to our correspondence of 19 December 2022 (dated 16 December 2022) attached. As the department has not received a response from...
CDC trial health
Response by Department of Health to Oliver Smith on .
Dear Mr Smith,   We refer to your FOI request received on 6 December 2022. Please find attached a decision on access dated 20 December 2022. If...
COVID-safe app. current usage
Response by Department of Health to Edward Foucault on .
Good morning Mr Foucault Thank you for your email of yesterday evening. I have reviewed your FOI request reference 3192, and note that the department...
Substantiated scientific evidence that the Covid 19 vaccine is safe, effective and necessary and evidence that mandatory vaccines for teachers decreases infection in the workplace
Response by Department of Health to Kathy Robertson on .
Dear Applicant,   Thank you for your communications with the Department of Health, of which the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is part of,...
account keeping records of Victor Harbor hospital South Australia
Response by Department of Health to John ny Que on .
Dear John,   The Commonwealth Department of Health (department) has received your request dated 12 June 2022 seeking access to documents under the...
Freedom of Information Request regarding the LIV Golf Tour
Response by Department of Health to Alex Pentland on .
Alex Pentland Right To Know   21 June 2022   Dear Alex,    Please find below my formal decision in relation to your recent FOI request. ...
Health Advice Relied upon for Australian International Border Closures
Response by Department of Health to Dominic Peter Manganaro on .
Good morning Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Health in relation to your FOI request FOI 3685. With kind regards Freedom o...

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