Dear Minister for Sport,

Consistent with the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania.

I am not seeking drafts of the above documents.

Please contact me if you require clarification of the above request.

Regards,
Andorra

FOI, Minister for Sport

OFFICIAL

Dear Ms Loom,

Transfer of freedom of information request to another agency

I refer to your request for access to the following documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act):

"Consistent with the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania.
I am not seeking drafts of the above documents."

I am writing to tell you that I have transferred your request to the Department of Health and Aged Care in accordance with section 16 of the FOI Act. Sport Integrity Australia consulted with the Department of Health and Aged Care who determined that the subject matter of the request is more closely connected with the functions of their department.

Accordingly, on 2 December 2022, I transferred your request to the Department of Health and Aged Care who will process your request.

We received your request on 28 November 2022 and the 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the day after that date. The Department of Health and Aged Care will treat your request as though it received it the same day that we did. You should therefore expect a decision from them by Wednesday 28 November 2022. The period of 30 days may be extended if the Department of Health and Aged Care needs to consult third parties or for other reasons. They will advise you if this happens.

The Department of Health and Aged Care FOI Team may be contacted via [email address].

Kind regards,

FOI Team

Sport Integrity Australia
Hotline 13 000 27232

OFFICIAL

-----Original Message-----
From: Andorra Loom [mailto:[FOI #9623 email]]
Sent: Monday, 28 November 2022 4:49 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Correspondence on AFL Team for Tasmania

Dear Minister for Sport,

Consistent with the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania.

I am not seeking drafts of the above documents.

Please contact me if you require clarification of the above request.

Regards,
Andorra

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Dear Ms Loom,

I refer to your request received by the Sport Integrity Australia for
access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
You have requested access to:

I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or
the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League
Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania.

I am writing to tell you that on 2 December 2022, the Department of Health
and Aged Care (the department) has accepted transfer of your request
from Sport Integrity Australia.

We confirm the Department of Health and Aged Care accepted transfer of
this request as the functions for the [1]Office for Sport fall within this
department.

The reference number for your request is FOI-4121. Please ensure that you
quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning this
request.

Timeframes

Your request was received by Sport Integrity Australia on 28 November
2022and the 30-day statutory period for processing your request commenced
from the day after that date. The department will treat your request as
though we received it the same day that Sport Integrity Australia did. You
should expect a decision from us by 28 December 2022. The period of 30
days may be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other
reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

 

Request for 15 day extension

 

The FOI Act requires the department to provide you with an access decision
by 28 December 2022 (30 days).

 

Many areas of the department, including the FOI Section, will be closed
from 24 December 2022 to 2 January 2023.

 

To ensure the department has sufficient time to process your request and
provide access to all relevant documents, we are seeking your agreement to
extend the period  for completing your FOI request by 15 days under
section 15AA of the FOI Act). If you agree to this extension, the
department would be required to provide you with an access decision by 12
January 2023.

 

If you agree to this extension, could let us know by return email to
[2][email address].

Other information

The department may impose a charge for the work involved in providing
access to the documents.  If this request attracts a charge you will be
notified in writing.

Unless you advise otherwise:

·         any draft and duplicate documents will be excluded from the
scope of your request, and

·         any Commonwealth employee names below Senior Executive Service
level and direct telephone numbers of all staff will be excluded from the
scope of your request under s22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act.

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log
[3]www.health.gov.au/resources/foi-disclosure-log, subject to certain
exceptions. (For example, personal information will not be published where
this would be unreasonable.)

You can contact the FOI team via email at [4][email address] or by phone
on 02 6289 1666, should you have any questions.

Kind regards,

 

Daniel

FOI Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [5][email address]

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional owners
of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to
elders both past and present

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Andorra Loom <[FOI #9623 email]>
Sent: Monday, 28 November 2022 4:49 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Correspondence on AFL Team for
Tasmania

 

Dear Minister for Sport,

 

Consistent with the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request all
correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or the Australian
Football League (or the Australian Football League Commission) in relation
to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania.

 

I am not seeking drafts of the above documents.

 

Please contact me if you require clarification of the above request.

 

Regards,

Andorra

 

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Dear Daniel,

Thank you for your email and confirming the transfer of this application. However, the application was to the Minister for Sport as an entity under the Act and I request that this application be processed by the Minister.

I am happy to provide a 15 day extension for this request, noting the confusion of who will process and the closure of the Department for Christmas.

If you could please advise on the above as soon as possible, that would be appreciated.

Regards,
Andorra

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Dear Ms Loom,

 

Thank you for your email and confirming the extension request below.

 

The Department of Health and Aged Care accepted transfer of this request
as the department manages the Parliamentary Document Management System
(PDMS), which is used to store, manage and control the workflow of all
parliamentary documents between agencies and the Ministers' Offices. As
Ministers’ offices do not have direct access to PDMS, the documents you
are seeking access to would be in the possession of the department.

 

I hope this answers your query and provides further context regarding the
transfer.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Daniel

FOI Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [1][email address]

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional owners
of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to
elders both past and present

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Andorra Loom <[FOI #9623 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 6 December 2022 2:57 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request FOI- 4121 - Transfer of
request to Department of Health and Aged Care [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

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Dear Daniel,

 

Thank you for your email and confirming the transfer of this application.
However, the application was to the Minister for Sport as an entity under
the Act and I request that this application be processed by the Minister.

 

I am happy to provide a 15 day extension for this request, noting the
confusion of who will process and the closure of the Department for
Christmas.

 

If you could please advise on the above as soon as possible, that would be
appreciated.

 

Regards,

Andorra

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Dear Ms Loom,

 

I refer to your request received by the Sport Integrity Australia for 
access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

You have requested access to:

 

I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or 
the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League

Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania.

 

I am writing to tell you that on 2 December 2022, the Department of
Health  and Aged Care (the department) has accepted transfer of your
request  from Sport Integrity Australia.

 

We confirm the Department of Health and Aged Care accepted transfer of 
this request as the functions for the [1]Office for Sport fall within
this  department.

 

The reference number for your request is FOI-4121. Please ensure that you 
quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning this 
request.

 

Timeframes

 

Your request was received by Sport Integrity Australia on 28 November 
2022and the 30-day statutory period for processing your request commenced 
from the day after that date. The department will treat your request as
though we received it the same day that Sport Integrity Australia did.
You  should expect a decision from us by 28 December 2022. The period of
30  days may be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other 
reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

 

 

 

Request for 15 day extension

 

 

 

The FOI Act requires the department to provide you with an access
decision  by 28 December 2022 (30 days).

 

 

 

Many areas of the department, including the FOI Section, will be closed
from 24 December 2022 to 2 January 2023.

 

 

 

To ensure the department has sufficient time to process your request and 
provide access to all relevant documents, we are seeking your agreement
to  extend the period  for completing your FOI request by 15 days under 
section 15AA of the FOI Act). If you agree to this extension, the 
department would be required to provide you with an access decision by 12 
January 2023.

 

 

 

If you agree to this extension, could let us know by return email to 
[2][email address].

 

Other information

 

The department may impose a charge for the work involved in providing 
access to the documents.  If this request attracts a charge you will be 
notified in writing.

 

Unless you advise otherwise:

 

·         any draft and duplicate documents will be excluded from the 
scope of your request, and

 

·         any Commonwealth employee names below Senior Executive Service 
level and direct telephone numbers of all staff will be excluded from the 
scope of your request under s22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act.

 

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be 
published online on our disclosure log 
[3][2]www.health.gov.au/resources/foi-disclosure-log, subject to certain 
exceptions. (For example, personal information will not be published
where  this would be unreasonable.)

 

You can contact the FOI team via email at [4][email address] or by phone 
on 02 6289 1666, should you have any questions.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

Daniel

 

FOI Officer – Freedom of Information Section

 

Legal Advice and Legislation

 

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

 

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

 

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [5][email address]

 

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

 

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional
owners  of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection
to land,  sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their
cultures, and to  elders both past and present

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Daniel,

Thanks for your email and for the clarification.

I appreciate that the document management system may be operated by the Department but I am after documents held by the Minister or their office in relation to the matter, not those held by the Department. Apologies if that was not made clear in the original request.

I'm happy to put forward a separate application for the documents that the Department does hold, but that would be a separate application to the Department as a separate entity.

Let me know if you need any further clarification.

Regards,
Andorra

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Dear Ms Loom

 

Thank you for providing this clarification.

 

Noting the elapse of time, the fact that your request has already been
transferred between agencies, and to avoid any further ambiguity, we
recommend that you submit a new request for the Office of the Minister for
Sport. You can do this by responding to this email to
[1][email address].

 

The Department will register the new request on behalf of the Minister for
Sport and will forward it to the Minister's Office for their action.

 

We propose the following wording:

 

"I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or
the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League
Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania. I am
seeking documents held by the Minister or the Minister's office, not those
held by the department or managed by the department on their behalf. I am
not seeking draft documents."

 

Please note that the timeframe for documents held by the Minister for
Sport starts on 1 June 2022, the date that the current Minister was sworn
in, in accordance with the Office of the Information Commissioner's (OAIC)
FOI Guidelines, section 2.52, which states: "The application of the FOI
Act to documents ‘in the possession of a minister’ excludes by implication
documents held by a former minister", see [2]https://www.oaic.gov.au.

 

If you accept this proposal, or would prefer to submit your own preferred
wording to the Minister for Sport, would you please respond by COB Friday
9 December 2022.

 

Would you please also confirm if you would like to continue or withdraw
the current request FOI 4121, that is, for the Minister for Sport's
correspondence held and managed by the Department in its record-keeping
system PDMS.

 

Kind regards,

 

Daniel

FOI Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [3][email address]

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional owners
of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to
elders both past and present

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Andorra Loom <[FOI #9623 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 6 December 2022 4:10 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request FOI- 4121 - Transfer of
request to Department of Health and Aged Care [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

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Dear Daniel,

 

Thanks for your email and for the clarification.

 

I appreciate that the document management system may be operated by the
Department but I am after documents held by the Minister or their office
in relation to the matter, not those held by the Department.  Apologies if
that was not made clear in the original request.

 

I'm happy to put forward a separate application for the documents that the
Department does hold, but that would be a separate application to the
Department as a separate entity.

 

Let me know if you need any further clarification.

 

Regards,

Andorra

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Dear Ms Loom,

 

 

 

Thank you for your email and confirming the extension request below.

 

 

 

The Department of Health and Aged Care accepted transfer of this request 
as the department manages the Parliamentary Document Management System 
(PDMS), which is used to store, manage and control the workflow of all 
parliamentary documents between agencies and the Ministers' Offices. As
Ministers’ offices do not have direct access to PDMS, the documents you 
are seeking access to would be in the possession of the department.

 

 

 

I hope this answers your query and provides further context regarding the 
transfer.

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel

 

FOI Officer – Freedom of Information Section

 

Legal Advice and Legislation

 

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

 

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

 

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [1][email address]

 

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

 

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional
owners  of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection
to land,  sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their
cultures, and to  elders both past and present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Daniel,

Thank you for your email.

I can confirm that I agree to transfer the following request to the Minister:

I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania. I am seeking documents held by the Minister or the Minister's office. I am not seeking draft documents.

I appreciate your assistance in providing this application to the Minister.

I am also happy to proceed with the application held by the Department, given you are a separate entity under the Act and that you have identified that there are documents that you may hold that the office does not.

I also acknowledge and understand that the Department or the Minister will not be able to provide documents that may have been held by a former Minister.

If you could please confirm your actioning of the above, that would be appreciated.

Regards,
Andorra

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Dear Ms Loom,

Acknowledgement of receipt of Freedom of Information request

I refer to your request received by the Minister for Aged Care and Sport
(the Minster) dated 9 December 2022 for access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

You have requested access to:

I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or
the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League
Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania. I am
seeking documents held by the Minister or the Minister's office. I am not
seeking draft documents

The department provides administrative assistance to the Minister’s Office
in relation to FOI matters, and we are acknowledging receipt of your
request on behalf of the Minister.

The reference number for the request is FOI-4133. Please ensure that you
quote this number in future correspondence with the department.

Timeframes

Your request was received on 9 December 2022. The statutory timeframe for
processing the requests is 30 calendar days and you should expect to be
notified of a decision from the Minister for Aged Care and Sport on or
before 08 January 2023. The period of 30 days may be extended if the
Minister for Aged Care and Sport needs to consult third parties or for
other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

 

Request for 10 day extension

 

The FOI Act requires the department to provide you with an access decision
by 08 January 2023 (30 days).

 

Many areas of the department, including the FOI Section, will be closed
from 24 December 2022 to 2 January 2023.

 

To ensure the Minister for Aged Care and Sport has sufficient time to
process your request and provide access to all relevant documents, we are
seeking your agreement to extend the period  for completing your FOI
request by 10 days under section 15AA of the FOI Act). If you agree to
this extension, the Minister for Aged Care and Sport would be required to
provide you with an access decision by 18 January 2023.

If you agree to this extension, could let us know by return email to
[1][email address].

Other information

The Minister for Aged Care and Sport may impose a charge for the work
involved in providing access to the documents.  If this request attracts a
charge you will be notified in writing.

Unless you advise otherwise:

·         any draft and duplicate documents will be excluded from the
scope of your request, and

·         any public service employee names below Senior Executive Service
level and direct telephone numbers of all staff will be excluded from the
scope of your request under s22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act.

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log
[2]www.health.gov.au/resources/foi-disclosure-log, subject to certain
exceptions. (For example, personal information will not be published where
this would be unreasonable.)

You can contact the FOI team via email at [3][email address] or by phone
on 02 6289 1666, should you have any questions.

 

Kind regards,

 

Daniel

FOI Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [4][email address]

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional owners
of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to
elders both past and present

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Andorra Loom <[FOI #9623 email]>
Sent: Friday, 9 December 2022 9:41 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request FOI- 4121 - Transfer of
request to Department of Health and Aged Care [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

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Dear Daniel,

 

Thank you for your email.

 

I can confirm that I agree to transfer the following request to the
Minister:

 

I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or
the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League
Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania. I am
seeking documents held by the Minister or the Minister's office. I am not
seeking draft documents.

 

I appreciate your assistance in providing this application to the
Minister.

 

I am also happy to proceed with the application held by the Department,
given you are a separate entity under the Act and that you have identified
that there are documents that you may hold that the office does not.

 

I also acknowledge and understand that the Department or the Minister will
not be able to provide documents that may have been held by a former
Minister.

 

If you could please confirm your actioning of the above, that would be
appreciated.

 

Regards,

Andorra

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Dear Ms Loom

 

 

 

Thank you for providing this clarification.

 

 

 

Noting the elapse of time, the fact that your request has already been 
transferred between agencies, and to avoid any further ambiguity, we 
recommend that you submit a new request for the Office of the Minister
for  Sport. You can do this by responding to this email to  [1][email
address].

 

 

 

The Department will register the new request on behalf of the Minister
for  Sport and will forward it to the Minister's Office for their action.

 

 

 

We propose the following wording:

 

 

 

"I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or 
the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League

Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania. I am 
seeking documents held by the Minister or the Minister's office, not
those  held by the department or managed by the department on their
behalf. I am  not seeking draft documents."

 

 

 

Please note that the timeframe for documents held by the Minister for 
Sport starts on 1 June 2022, the date that the current Minister was sworn 
in, in accordance with the Office of the Information Commissioner's
(OAIC)  FOI Guidelines, section 2.52, which states: "The application of
the FOI Act to documents ‘in the possession of a minister’ excludes by
implication  documents held by a former minister", see
[2][5]https://www.oaic.gov.au.

 

 

 

If you accept this proposal, or would prefer to submit your own preferred 
wording to the Minister for Sport, would you please respond by COB Friday

9 December 2022.

 

 

 

Would you please also confirm if you would like to continue or withdraw
the current request FOI 4121, that is, for the Minister for Sport's 
correspondence held and managed by the Department in its record-keeping
system PDMS.

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

Daniel

 

FOI Officer – Freedom of Information Section

 

Legal Advice and Legislation

 

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

 

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

 

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [3][email address]

 

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

 

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional
owners  of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection
to land,  sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their
cultures, and to  elders both past and present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Ms Loom,

 

We are kindly following up on the below request seeking an extension of
time to process your FOI request. Could you please confirm if you agree to
an extension of time to provide a decision by 18 January 2023.

 

We would be grateful if you could confirm this in writing by close of
business Wednesday 21 December 2022.

 

Kind regards,

 

Daniel

FOI Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [1][email address]

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional owners
of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to
elders both past and present

 

 

 

 

From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 12 December 2022 11:37 AM
To: 'Andorra Loom' <[FOI #9623 email]>
Subject: Minister for Aged Care and Sport Freedom of Information Request
4133 - Acknowledgement of receipt [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

Dear Ms Loom,

Acknowledgement of receipt of Freedom of Information request

I refer to your request received by the Minister for Aged Care and Sport
(the Minster) dated 9 December 2022 for access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

You have requested access to:

I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or
the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League
Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania. I am
seeking documents held by the Minister or the Minister's office. I am not
seeking draft documents

The department provides administrative assistance to the Minister’s Office
in relation to FOI matters, and we are acknowledging receipt of your
request on behalf of the Minister.

The reference number for the request is FOI-4133. Please ensure that you
quote this number in future correspondence with the department.

Timeframes

Your request was received on 9 December 2022. The statutory timeframe for
processing the requests is 30 calendar days and you should expect to be
notified of a decision from the Minister for Aged Care and Sport on or
before 08 January 2023. The period of 30 days may be extended if the
Minister for Aged Care and Sport needs to consult third parties or for
other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

 

Request for 10 day extension

 

The FOI Act requires the department to provide you with an access decision
by 08 January 2023 (30 days).

 

Many areas of the department, including the FOI Section, will be closed
from 24 December 2022 to 2 January 2023.

 

To ensure the Minister for Aged Care and Sport has sufficient time to
process your request and provide access to all relevant documents, we are
seeking your agreement to extend the period  for completing your FOI
request by 10 days under section 15AA of the FOI Act). If you agree to
this extension, the Minister for Aged Care and Sport would be required to
provide you with an access decision by 18 January 2023.

If you agree to this extension, could let us know by return email to
[2][email address].

Other information

The Minister for Aged Care and Sport may impose a charge for the work
involved in providing access to the documents.  If this request attracts a
charge you will be notified in writing.

Unless you advise otherwise:

·         any draft and duplicate documents will be excluded from the
scope of your request, and

·         any public service employee names below Senior Executive Service
level and direct telephone numbers of all staff will be excluded from the
scope of your request under s22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act.

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log
[3]www.health.gov.au/resources/foi-disclosure-log, subject to certain
exceptions. (For example, personal information will not be published where
this would be unreasonable.)

You can contact the FOI team via email at [4][email address] or by phone
on 02 6289 1666, should you have any questions.

 

Kind regards,

 

Daniel

FOI Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [5][email address]

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional owners
of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to
elders both past and present

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Andorra Loom <[6][FOI #9623 email]>
Sent: Friday, 9 December 2022 9:41 AM
To: FOI <[7][email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request FOI- 4121 - Transfer of
request to Department of Health and Aged Care [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

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Dear Daniel,

 

Thank you for your email.

 

I can confirm that I agree to transfer the following request to the
Minister:

 

I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or
the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League
Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania. I am
seeking documents held by the Minister or the Minister's office. I am not
seeking draft documents.

 

I appreciate your assistance in providing this application to the
Minister.

 

I am also happy to proceed with the application held by the Department,
given you are a separate entity under the Act and that you have identified
that there are documents that you may hold that the office does not.

 

I also acknowledge and understand that the Department or the Minister will
not be able to provide documents that may have been held by a former
Minister.

 

If you could please confirm your actioning of the above, that would be
appreciated.

 

Regards,

Andorra

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Dear Ms Loom

 

 

 

Thank you for providing this clarification.

 

 

 

Noting the elapse of time, the fact that your request has already been 
transferred between agencies, and to avoid any further ambiguity, we 
recommend that you submit a new request for the Office of the Minister
for  Sport. You can do this by responding to this email to  [1][email
address].

 

 

 

The Department will register the new request on behalf of the Minister
for  Sport and will forward it to the Minister's Office for their action.

 

 

 

We propose the following wording:

 

 

 

"I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or 
the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League

Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania. I am 
seeking documents held by the Minister or the Minister's office, not
those  held by the department or managed by the department on their
behalf. I am  not seeking draft documents."

 

 

 

Please note that the timeframe for documents held by the Minister for 
Sport starts on 1 June 2022, the date that the current Minister was sworn 
in, in accordance with the Office of the Information Commissioner's
(OAIC)  FOI Guidelines, section 2.52, which states: "The application of
the FOI Act to documents ‘in the possession of a minister’ excludes by
implication  documents held by a former minister", see
[2][8]https://www.oaic.gov.au.

 

 

 

If you accept this proposal, or would prefer to submit your own preferred 
wording to the Minister for Sport, would you please respond by COB Friday

9 December 2022.

 

 

 

Would you please also confirm if you would like to continue or withdraw
the current request FOI 4121, that is, for the Minister for Sport's 
correspondence held and managed by the Department in its record-keeping
system PDMS.

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

Daniel

 

FOI Officer – Freedom of Information Section

 

Legal Advice and Legislation

 

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

 

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

 

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [3][email address]

 

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

 

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional
owners  of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection
to land,  sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their
cultures, and to  elders both past and present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Ms Loom,

 

We refer to your FOI request received on 9 December 2022.

 

Please find attached a decision on access dated 09 January 2023.

 

If you have any queries in relation to this decision, please contact the
FOI Section on the details below.

 

Kind regards,

 

Daniel

FOI Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [1][email address]

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional owners
of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to
elders both past and present

 

 

 

 

From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 19 December 2022 11:38 AM
To: 'Andorra Loom' <[FOI #9623 email]>
Subject: TRIM: RE: Minister for Aged Care and Sport Freedom of Information
Request 4133 - Acknowledgement of receipt [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

Dear Ms Loom,

 

We are kindly following up on the below request seeking an extension of
time to process your FOI request. Could you please confirm if you agree to
an extension of time to provide a decision by 18 January 2023.

 

We would be grateful if you could confirm this in writing by close of
business Wednesday 21 December 2022.

 

Kind regards,

 

Daniel

FOI Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [2][email address]

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional owners
of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to
elders both past and present

 

 

 

 

From: FOI <[3][email address]>
Sent: Monday, 12 December 2022 11:37 AM
To: 'Andorra Loom' <[4][FOI #9623 email]>
Subject: Minister for Aged Care and Sport Freedom of Information Request
4133 - Acknowledgement of receipt [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

Dear Ms Loom,

Acknowledgement of receipt of Freedom of Information request

I refer to your request received by the Minister for Aged Care and Sport
(the Minster) dated 9 December 2022 for access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

You have requested access to:

I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or
the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League
Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania. I am
seeking documents held by the Minister or the Minister's office. I am not
seeking draft documents

The department provides administrative assistance to the Minister’s Office
in relation to FOI matters, and we are acknowledging receipt of your
request on behalf of the Minister.

The reference number for the request is FOI-4133. Please ensure that you
quote this number in future correspondence with the department.

Timeframes

Your request was received on 9 December 2022. The statutory timeframe for
processing the requests is 30 calendar days and you should expect to be
notified of a decision from the Minister for Aged Care and Sport on or
before 08 January 2023. The period of 30 days may be extended if the
Minister for Aged Care and Sport needs to consult third parties or for
other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

 

Request for 10 day extension

 

The FOI Act requires the department to provide you with an access decision
by 08 January 2023 (30 days).

 

Many areas of the department, including the FOI Section, will be closed
from 24 December 2022 to 2 January 2023.

 

To ensure the Minister for Aged Care and Sport has sufficient time to
process your request and provide access to all relevant documents, we are
seeking your agreement to extend the period  for completing your FOI
request by 10 days under section 15AA of the FOI Act). If you agree to
this extension, the Minister for Aged Care and Sport would be required to
provide you with an access decision by 18 January 2023.

If you agree to this extension, could let us know by return email to
[5][email address].

Other information

The Minister for Aged Care and Sport may impose a charge for the work
involved in providing access to the documents.  If this request attracts a
charge you will be notified in writing.

Unless you advise otherwise:

·         any draft and duplicate documents will be excluded from the
scope of your request, and

·         any public service employee names below Senior Executive Service
level and direct telephone numbers of all staff will be excluded from the
scope of your request under s22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act.

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log
[6]www.health.gov.au/resources/foi-disclosure-log, subject to certain
exceptions. (For example, personal information will not be published where
this would be unreasonable.)

You can contact the FOI team via email at [7][email address] or by phone
on 02 6289 1666, should you have any questions.

 

Kind regards,

 

Daniel

FOI Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [8][email address]

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional owners
of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to
elders both past and present

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Andorra Loom <[9][FOI #9623 email]>
Sent: Friday, 9 December 2022 9:41 AM
To: FOI <[10][email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request FOI- 4121 - Transfer of
request to Department of Health and Aged Care [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

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Dear Daniel,

 

Thank you for your email.

 

I can confirm that I agree to transfer the following request to the
Minister:

 

I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or
the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League
Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania. I am
seeking documents held by the Minister or the Minister's office. I am not
seeking draft documents.

 

I appreciate your assistance in providing this application to the
Minister.

 

I am also happy to proceed with the application held by the Department,
given you are a separate entity under the Act and that you have identified
that there are documents that you may hold that the office does not.

 

I also acknowledge and understand that the Department or the Minister will
not be able to provide documents that may have been held by a former
Minister.

 

If you could please confirm your actioning of the above, that would be
appreciated.

 

Regards,

Andorra

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Dear Ms Loom

 

 

 

Thank you for providing this clarification.

 

 

 

Noting the elapse of time, the fact that your request has already been 
transferred between agencies, and to avoid any further ambiguity, we 
recommend that you submit a new request for the Office of the Minister
for  Sport. You can do this by responding to this email to  [1][email
address].

 

 

 

The Department will register the new request on behalf of the Minister
for  Sport and will forward it to the Minister's Office for their action.

 

 

 

We propose the following wording:

 

 

 

"I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or 
the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League

Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania. I am 
seeking documents held by the Minister or the Minister's office, not
those  held by the department or managed by the department on their
behalf. I am  not seeking draft documents."

 

 

 

Please note that the timeframe for documents held by the Minister for 
Sport starts on 1 June 2022, the date that the current Minister was sworn 
in, in accordance with the Office of the Information Commissioner's
(OAIC)  FOI Guidelines, section 2.52, which states: "The application of
the FOI Act to documents ‘in the possession of a minister’ excludes by
implication  documents held by a former minister", see
[2][11]https://www.oaic.gov.au.

 

 

 

If you accept this proposal, or would prefer to submit your own preferred 
wording to the Minister for Sport, would you please respond by COB Friday

9 December 2022.

 

 

 

Would you please also confirm if you would like to continue or withdraw
the current request FOI 4121, that is, for the Minister for Sport's 
correspondence held and managed by the Department in its record-keeping
system PDMS.

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

Daniel

 

FOI Officer – Freedom of Information Section

 

Legal Advice and Legislation

 

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

 

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

 

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [3][email address]

 

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

 

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional
owners  of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection
to land,  sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their
cultures, and to  elders both past and present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Ms Loom

 

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your freedom of
information request.

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

Freedom of Information Section

Legal Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

E: [1][email address]

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

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them and their cultures, and to all Elders both past and present.

 

 

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Dear Minister for Sport,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Minister for Sport's handling of my FOI request 'Correspondence on AFL Team for Tasmania'.

In particular, I reference that this request was not transferred to the office of the Minister for Sport.

I also reference public commentary of exchanges between the Minister and the Australian Football League: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-18/a...

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/c...

Regards,
Andorra

OAIC - FOI DR,

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Our reference: RQ22/05022

Agency reference: FOI 4133

Ms Andorra Loom

By email: [1][FOI #9623 email]

CC: [2][email address]

Extension of time under s 15AB

Dear Ms Loom

Please find attached an FOI Extension of time decision relating to your
FOI request with the Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Sport. The
Minister’s office is copied in on this correspondence.

 

Kind regards

Avanithah S

 

 

[3][IMG]   Intake and Early Resolution Team

Freedom of Information Regulatory Group

Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner

GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001  |
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1300 363 992 [5][email address]
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Dear Ms Loom,

 

Thank you for your email to the Department of Health and Aged Care (the
department) below seeking Internal Review.

 

I regret any confusion, however, the department and Minister for Sport
each processed a request for the following:

 

I request all correspondence between the Minister, Senators, Members, or
the Australian Football League (or the Australian Football League
Commission) in relation to funding of an AFL team for Tasmania. I am
seeking documents held by the Minister or the Minister's office. I am not
seeking draft documents.

 

These requests were processed under FOI 4133 (Minister for Sport) and FOI
4121 (Department of Health and Aged Care) respectively.

 

FOI 4133

 

On 12 December 2023 the department acknowledged the Minster for Sport’s
request on the Minister’s behalf.

 

In this correspondence, the department notified you that we provide
administrative assistance to the Minister’s Office to process FOI
requests, including for FOI 4133. Please find a copy of this email
attached.

 

I confirm the department provided administrative assistance for this
request, and the Minister for Sport issued a decision for FOI 4133 on 09
January 2023, please find a copy of this email attached.

 

FOI 4121

 

The department processed a request on the same terms under FOI 4121.

 

This decision was issued to you on 12 January 2023 independent of the
Minister for Sport’s request (attached).

 

Internal Review

 

In your below email you requested Internal review of your FOI from the
Minister of Sport.

 

Noting the decision for FOI 4133 was made directly by the Minister,
Internal Review is not available.

 

Internal review is available for FOI 4121, as it was processed by the
department.

 

Please see [1]Part 9, section 9.5 and 9.10 of the FOI Guidelines issued by
the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner outlining this.

 

For a review of FOI decision 4133 made by the Hon. Minister Wells, the
Minister for Sport, you will need contact the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner directly. Attachment A of the decision letter for
FOI 4133 outlines how to do this. Please find a copy of the email issuing
the decision for FOI 4133, with the decision letter attached.

 

For future enquiries relating to these FOI requests, please contact
[2][email address].

 

Kind regards,

 

Daniel

Case Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [3][email address]

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional owners
of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to
elders both past and present

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Andorra Loom <[4][FOI #9623 email]>

Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2023 1:51 PM

To: FOI <[5][email address]>

Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request -
Correspondence on AFL Team for Tasmania

 

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Dear Minister for Sport,

 

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.

 

I am writing to request an internal review of Minister for Sport's
handling of my FOI request 'Correspondence on AFL Team for Tasmania'.

 

In particular, I reference that this request was not transferred to the
office of the Minister for Sport.

 

I also reference public commentary of exchanges between the Minister and
the Australian Football League:
[8]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-18/a...

 

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[9]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/c...

 

Regards,

Andorra

 

 

 

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