FOI reference: FOI 4610
MW
via Right to Know
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear MW
Decision on your Freedom of Information Request
I refer to your request of 7 August 2023 to the Department of Health and Aged Care
(the department), seeking access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI
Act) to:
…the tender documents for the Health Data Analytics Select Panel with ATM ID:
Health/01/1617.
On 29 August 2023, you confirmed that you only seek access to the Request for Tender
in respect of the Health Data Analytics Select Panel.
Please note, the Health Data Analytics Panel will expire on 8 December 2023. The
department will then use the Department of Finance’s Whole-of-Australian-
Government (WoA
G) Management Advisory Services Panel (MAS) and People Panel
(PAS). The Department of Finance has established a range of coordinated
procurement arrangements established for commonly used goods or services by the
Commonwealth. Details can be found at:
https://www.finance.gov.au/government/procurement/whole-australian-
government-procurement.
I am authorised under subsection 23(1) of the FOI Act to make decisions in relation to
Freedom of Information requests. I am writing to notify you of my decision on your
request.
FOI decision
I have identified one document (the document) that is relevant to your request. This
document was in the possession of the department when your request was received.
I have decided to:
• give access to the document in full.
GPO Box 9848 Canberra ACT 2601
- www.health.gov.au
link to page 3 link to page 4
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A schedule setting out the document relevant to your request, with my decision in
relation to this document is at
ATTACHMENT A.
Legislative provisions
The FOI Act, including the provisions referred to in my decision, is available on the
Federal Register of Legislation website:
www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C2004A02562.
Your review rights
I have set out your review rights a
t ATTACHMENT B.
Publication
Where I have decided to release a document to you, the department may also publish
the released material on its Disclosure Log. The department will not publish personal
or business affairs information where it would be unreasonable to do so.
For your reference the department’s Disclosure Log can be found at:
www.health.gov.au/resources/foi-disclosure-log.
Contacts
If you require clarification of any matters discussed in this letter you can contact the
FOI Section on (02) 6289 1666 or at
xxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
Kayla Jordan
A/g Assistant Secretary
Data and Analytics Branch
31 August 2023
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ATTACHMENT A.
SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS
FOI 4610
Document Pages
Date
Description
Decision on access1 Relevant
provision/
s of FOI
Act
1
41 July 2016 Request for Tender for the
R
None
establishment of a Health Data
Analytics Panel
1 R = Release in full.
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ATTACHMENT B.
YOUR REVIEW RIGHTS
If you are dissatisfied with my decision, you may apply for a review.
Internal review
You can request internal review within 30 days of you receiving this decision. An
internal review will be conducted by a different officer from the original decision
maker.
No particular form is required to apply for review although it will assist your case to
set out the grounds on which you believe that the original decision should be changed.
Applications for internal review can be made by:
Email:
xxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx
Mail:
FOI Unit (MDP 516)
Department of Health and Aged Care
GPO Box 9848
CANBERRA ACT 2601
If you choose to seek an internal review, you will also have a right to apply for
Information Commissioner review (IC review) of the internal review decision once it
has been provided to you.
Information Commissioner review or complaint
You also have the right to seek Information Commissioner (IC) review of this decision.
For FOI applicants, an application for IC review must be made in writing within
60 days of the decision. For third parties who object to disclosure of their information,
an application for IC review must be made in writing within 30 days of the decision.
If you are not satisfied with the way we have handled your FOI request, you can lodge
a complaint with the OAIC. However, the OAIC suggests that complaints are made to
the agency in the first instance.
While there is no particular form required to make a complaint to the OAIC, the
complaint should be in writing and set out the reasons for why you are dissatisfied
with the way your request was processed. It should also identify the Department of
Health and Aged Care as the agency about which you are complaining.
You can make an IC review application or make an FOI complaint in one of the
following ways:
• online at www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/reviews-and-
complaints/
• via email to xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
• by mail to GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001, or
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• by fax to 02 9284 9666.
More information about the Information Commissioner reviews and complaints is
available on the OAIC website here: www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/foi-
review-process.
Complaint
If you are dissatisfied with action taken by the department, you may also make a
complaint directly to the department.
Complaints to the department are covered by the department’s privacy policy. A form
for lodging a complaint directly to the department is available on the department’s
website here:
www.health.gov.au/about-us/contact-us/complaints
