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2 February 2023
Private and Confidential
Jason Romano
By email only: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Romano
Your Freedom of Information request1
Thank you for contacting us with your Freedom of Information (FOI) request in your email of 30
January 2023. I am now writing to confirm the information you are seeking access to and to explain
more about our processes.
Scope of your request
Your request is for the following documents:
I would like to request list of all Australian health services (public and private) that employed
IMGs directly in 2022 not through national matching for PGY2 with limited and provisional
registration. I also would like to know how many were of those through standard RMO/HMO
campaigns and how many were out of RMO/HMO campaign?
If this is incorrect, please contact me so I can better understand the information you are seeking by
8
February 2023.
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
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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is personal information about a person (including a deceased person).
If we are required to conduct consultation, we will advise you accordingly.
Timeframes
At present, the time limit for processing your request expires on
Wednesday, 1 March 2023.
Contact
If you have any queries for me in relation to this FOI request, please contact us at
xxx@xxxxx.xxx.xx
Yours sincerely
Matthew Reghenzani
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
National Information Release Unit
Reference Number:
FOI41325
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