Our ref: F21/1653
Mr Joshua Schuster
Sent by email t
o: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Schuster
Freedom of Information Request
Notice of Refusal to Grant Access to Documents - Section 25A(1)
I refer to your request under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 requesting access to:
“All communication between Victorian Department of Health and Human Services and
Medisoft International Pty Ltd between 1st March 2020 until 1st September 2022.
This should include, but not limited to, any emails, letters, contracts or agreements between
the two parties.”
I also refer to my correspondence dated 6 September 2022, in which you were advised of my
intention to refuse to process your request pursuant to section 25A of the Act. This letter
provided you with an opportunity to consult so as to remove the grounds for refusal and a
suggestion on how you may have avoided refusal under section 25A(1) of the Act.
As you have not responded to my letter, I now formally advise you that I refuse to grant access
to the documents that you have requested.
Review rights
The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner can review an agency’s decision to
refuse to grant access to documents. An application for review must be made in writing within
28 days of receiving this notice of decision.
I have enclosed a fact sheet providing further information on making a request for review to
the Commissioner.
Yours sincerely
Michael Ghobrial
A/Manager, Freedom of Information
07 / 10 / 2022
