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30 December 2021
Private and Confidential
Mr Julian Fidge
By email only: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Fidge
Your Freedom of Information request1
Thank you for contacting us with your Freedom of Information (FOI) request in your email of 17
December 2021. I am writing to confirm the information you are seeking access to and to explain
more about our processes.
Scope of your request
I understand that you are seeking access to documents within the following scope:
Please provide an overview of the amounts of money you have spent on training in the
financial years ending in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, and the subject areas in which
training was provided in those years.
If this is incorrect, please contact me so I can better understand the information you are seeking.
Charges
In some cases, charges may apply for the search and retrieval of documents, however this is not
common.
2 We will contact you in advance if there will be a cost.
Consultation with third parties
Where documents contain information about third parties, the FOI Act requires us to consult them in
certain circumstances before making a decision. Consultation may be necessary where information:
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was sent to or was received from an Australian or foreign government or agency
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concerns a person’s or an organisation's business or commercial affairs, or
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is personal information about a person (including a deceased person).
1 This letter is an acknowledgement for the purposes of section 15(5)(a) of the
Freedom of Information Act 1982
(Cth)
2 Charges are set under the
Freedom of Information (Fees and Charges) Regulations 1982 (FOI Regulations)
and are for search and retrieval of documents, decision making and provision of access (for example, copying
and postage).
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency | National Boards
GPO Box 9958 Melbourne VIC 3001 Ahpra.gov.au 1300 419 495
Ahpra and the National Boards regulate these registered health professions: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practice, Chinese
medicine, chiropractic, dental, medical, medical radiation practice, midwifery, nursing, occupational therapy, optometry, osteopathy,
paramedicine, pharmacy, physiotherapy, podiatry and psychology.
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If we are required to consult with third parties, we will advise you accordingly. In circumstances
where third-party consultation is required, the timeframe for processing your FOI request will be
extended by 30 days, to allow us to conduct that consultation.
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Timeframes
At present, the timeframe for processing your request expires on
Monday, 17 January 2022.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact us by email at
xxx@xxxxx.xxx.xx
Yours sincerely
Matthew Reghenzani
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
National Information Release Unit
Reference Number:
FOI34931
3 Section 15(6) of the FOI Act provides for an extension of 30 days to the statutory 30-day time limit for
processing requests.
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