Documents pertaining to or giving evidence in support of wearing face masks from state or federal sources
Dear Australian Institute of Health and Welfare,
I am requesting documents under the Freedom of Information Act that are containing: instructions, notices, evidence to support, in regards to the wearing of face masks by your internal staff and public that was sent to you from either the State or Federal Authorities in 2021
*Notes*: to keep the scope of the docs requested reasonable see below.
- by docs I am referring to communications ie emails, memos, minutes of decision meeting, guides, Q&A. that I expect your offices would be sent due to virus outbreak.
Such Docs would have been used to convey following info and directive or policy
WHAT the State & Federal Authority wants you to do regarding mask wearing
WHY include evidence & reason why staff and/or public should obey mask mandate.
WHO these docs should show where they originated and be ideally dated also
WHEN I am only after those docs covering this 2021 delta variant covid19 outbreak
EXCEPTION - and finally what is permitted as Exceptions for staff and public including any advice on who is bearing responsibility should any legal claim arise from staff or public suffering harm from mask-wearing (risk management)
Given the ever growing global studies and verifiable results that repeatedly demonstrate that there is no scientific medical justification for enforced mask wearing. It is certainly reasonable that the public know what, precisely, the state and federal authorities communicated with your offices in regards to facemasks.
As it appears currently to have zero effect slowing the outbreak but does have negative health & mental impacts, I hope for a swift response.
Yours faithfully,
verifysp
OFFICIAL
Dear Verifysp,
Freedom of Information Request No FOI/2021/002
We refer to your email request below of 28 August 2021, seeking access to various documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) and have taken your request to be for copies of documents:
* circulated to staff of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (the Institute) in response to instructions issued by State and Federal authorities during the period 1 January 2021 to 27 August 2021, regarding the requirement to wear masks in relation to the Delta Variant of the COVID-19 outbreak; and
* issued by State and Federal authorities during the period 1 January 2021 to 27 August 2021, regarding the requirement to wear masks in relation to the Delta Variant of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Institute received your request on 28 August 2021, and the 30 day statutory period for processing your request means that you should expect a decision by 27 September 2021. However, the period of 30 days may be extended if the Institute needs to consult third parties or for other reasons, but we will advise you if that is the case.
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Kind regards,
Anne
Anne
FOI Officer
Ethics, Privacy & Legal
Data Governance Group
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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OFFICIAL
Dear Verifysp,
Freedom of Information Request No FOI/2021/002
Please find attached a decision in relation to your FOI request as detailed below.
Kind regards,
Anne