FOI 4084 Notice of Decision.pdf

FOI reference: FOI-4084
Ms Andorra Loom
By Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx

Dear Ms Loom,
Decision on your Freedom of Information Request
I refer to your request of 11 November 2022, to the Department of Health and Aged
Care (the department), seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)
(FOI Act) to:
I  request  the  index  of  the  Department's  Senate  Estimates  issues  brief  that  was
prepared for the Secretary for the Senate Estimates conducted between 28 October
and 11 November 2022.
I am authorised under subsection 23(1) of the FOI Act to make decisions in relation to
Freedom of Information requests. I am writing to notify you of my decision on your
request.
FOI decision
I have identified one document that is relevant to your request. This document was in
the possession of the department when your request was received.
I have decided to give access to information relevant to your request in that document
in full.
Legislative provisions
The FOI Act, including the provisions referred to in my decision, are available on the
Federal Register of Legislation website: www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C2004A02562.
Your review rights
I have set out your review rights at ATTACHMENT A.


GPO Box 9848 Canberra ACT 2601 - www.health.gov.au

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Publication
Where I have decided to release documents to you, the department may also publish
the released material on its Disclosure Log. The department will not publish personal
or business affairs information where it would be unreasonable to do so.
For your reference the department’s Disclosure Log can be found at:
www.health.gov.au/resources/foi-disclosure-log.
Contacts
If you require clarification of any matters discussed in this letter you can contact the
FOI Section on (02) 6289 1666 or at xxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely

Emma Wood
Assistant Secretary
Ministerial and Parliamentary Services Branch
       1 December 2022

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ATTACHMENT A.
YOUR REVIEW RIGHTS
If you are dissatisfied with my decision, you may apply for a review.
Internal review
You  can  request  internal  review  within  30  days  of  you  receiving  this  decision.  An
internal  review  will  be  conducted  by  a  different  officer  from  the  original  decision-
maker.
No particular form is required to apply for review although it will assist your case to
set out the grounds on which you believe that the original decision should be changed.
Applications for internal review can be made by:
Email:
xxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx
Mail:
FOI Unit (MDP 516)
Department of Health
GPO Box 9848
CANBERRA ACT 2601
If you choose to seek an internal review, you will also have a right to apply for
Information Commissioner review (IC review) of the internal review decision once it
has been provided to you.
Information Commissioner review or complaint
You also have the right to seek Information Commissioner (IC) review of this decision.
For  FOI  applicants,  an  application  for  IC  review  must  be  made  in  writing  within
60 days of the decision. For third parties who object to disclosure of their information,
an application for IC review must be made in writing within 30 days of the decision.
If you are not satisfied with the way we have handled your FOI request, you can lodge
a complaint with the OAIC.  However, the OAIC suggests that complaints are made
to the agency in the first instance.
While  there  is  no  particular  form  required  to  make  a  complaint  to  the  OAIC,  the
complaint should be in writing and set out the reasons for why you are dissatisfied
with the way your request was processed. It should also identify the Department of
Health and Aged Care as the agency about which you are complaining.
You  can  make  an  IC  review  application  or  make  an  FOI  complaint  in  one  of  the
following ways:
•  online at www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/reviews-and-
complaints/
•  via email to xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
•  by mail to GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001, or

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•  by fax to 02 9284 9666.
More information about the Information Commissioner reviews and complaints is
available on the OAIC website here: www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/foi-
review-process.
Complaint
If  you  are  dissatisfied  with  action  taken  by  the  department,  you  may  also  make  a
complaint directly to the department.
Complaints to the department are covered by the department’s privacy policy. A form
for lodging a complaint directly to the department is available on the department’s
website here: www.health.gov.au/about-us/contact-us/complaints