COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982
INSTRUMENT OF AUTHORISATION
I, GLENYS BEAUCHAMP, Secretary of the Department of Health and principal officer for the purposes
of the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act), acting under subsection 23(1) of the Act, now:
(1) REVOKE all previous instruments of authorisation approving arrangements made under the Act;
and
(2) APPROVE the arrangements set out in Schedule 1 and 2, that is, that each person from time to
time holding, occupying or performing the duties of an officer or class of office described by the
classification specified in part 2 of a Schedule to this instrument, is authorised to make decisions
as specified in part 1 of the Schedule.
Dated this 16th day of May 2018
GLENYS BEAUCHAMP PSM
Secretary of the Department of Health
SCHEDULE 1
Freedom of Information Act 1982
PART 1 – DECISIONS
All decisions under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) and any Regulations made under
the Act except decisions under Part VI of the Act (internal review of decisions).
PART 2 – OFFICERS
1. Senior Executive Service Band 1
2. Medical Officer Class 5
3. Executive Level 2
4. Medical Officer Class 4
Initials: GAB Date: 16/5/18
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SCHEDULE 2
Freedom of Information Act 1982
PART 1 – DECISIONS
All decisions under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) and any regulations made under
the Act.
PART 2 – OFFICERS
1. Senior Executive Service Band 3
2. Senior Executive Service Band 2
3. Medical Officer Class 6
4. Senior Executive Service Band 1 in the Legal and Assurance Division
Initials: GAB Date: 16/5/18
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