FOI Health (HEALTH)
From:
FOI Health (HEALTH)
Sent:
Wednesday, 4 May 2022 2:04 PM
To:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Subject:
Freedom of Information - F22/0743 - Invalid request - Application fee required
Dear Mr Gannon
I refer to your application under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) requesting access to:
"1. How many VG70 AEONMED machines did Victoria Health instruct Monash Health to purchase? Any documentation related to this question. 2. What instructions were provided to Monash Health and documents? Any documentation related to this
question. 3. Did Victoria Health prescribe a selection process and due diligence and if so related documentation? Any documentation related to this question. 4. Where McKinsey or EY involved in the instruction process or contract assessment? Any
documentation related to this question. 5. Were instructions issued to purchase from a specific dealer (Pop‐Up, New Established Dealer or unathorised dealer)? Any documentation related to this question. 6. Who did Victoria Health receive instruction
to purchase VG70 AEONMED units? Any documentation related to this question. 7. Any documentation Monash provided back to Victoria Health as to the purchase of VG70 units? Any documentation related to this question."
As the subject‐matter of your request relates to the Department of Health rather than the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing your application has been transferred to the Department of Health for processing.
Your application was received on 4 May 2022.
Invalid request – Application fee required
The Act provides that an application fee of $30.10 must accompany each request. In the current circumstances, the department's preferred method of payment is via the Victorian Government's online FOI portal at the below link:
https://online.foi.vic.gov.au/foi/request.doj
Please quote your reference number (
F22/0743) in the "Request Details" section of the online form. You do not need to provide the wording of your request again.
The Act also provides that the application fee may be waived or reduced if payment of the fee would cause financial hardship. If you consider this to be the case the fee may be waived or reduced on production of evidence of how the payment of the application
fee would cause you hardship.
As stated on the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner’s website, an applicant should provide evidence of hardship when they are requesting an agency to waive or reduce the application fee:
‘If you request the application fee to be waived or reduced, you should provide evidence of hardship – for example, a concession or health care card, a bank statement, or statutory declaration outlining why payment would cause you hardship.’
Please note your request cannot proceed until the application fee or evidence of hardship has been received as it is not a valid request.
I would appreciate it if you would respond by
Thursday 26 May 2022, otherwise I will assume that you do not wish to proceed and no further action will be taken by the department.
Anticipated delays in processing
Please also note that, due to a high volume of requests, we are currently experiencing significant delays in processing times. Once you have made your request valid, you may be contacted in the course of processing your request to seek an extension of time
for providing a decision on your request.
Thank you very much for your patience and understanding.
If you have any questions in relation to your request, please direct all correspondence relating to your request to xxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx.
Kind Regards,
Authorised Officer | Freedom of Information
Legal, Privacy and Integrity
Department of Health
www.health.vic.gov.au
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