14 March 2014
Mr Brendan Molloy
Councillor
Pirate Party Australia
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Molloy
Request for access under the FOI Act – Pharmaceutical Patents Review Report
1. I acknowledge receipt of your application under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (
FOI Act) sent by
email on 28 February 2014, and then again via the specified eServices channel on 3 March 2014.
2. You have sought access to a copy of the Pharmaceutical Patents Review Final Report.
3. I am an officer of IP Australia authorised under section 23 of the FOI Act to make decisions on access.
Pursuant to section 15 of the FOI Act, a decision must be made in relation to your request on or before
the expiration of 30 calendar days after the day on which the application was received. The timeframe
may however be extended by an additional 30 days if formal consultation is required. You wil be
advised if this is required, following consideration of the document relevant to your request.
4. IP Australia will use the email address noted above to correspond with you regarding this request.
Yours sincerely
Mandy Edlington
Principal Legal Counsel
Office of Legal Counsel