Good afternoon Mr Morrison-Francis,

Acknowledgement of receipt of Freedom of Information request

I refer to your request received by the Department of Health and Aged Care
(the department) for access to documents under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (FOI Act). You have requested access to:

All active Memorandum of Understanding, Heads of Agreement, Data Sharing
Agreements, and Service Contracts that result in the sharing of veteran
data, even if de-identified. I am looking for similar documents for
programs and agreements that ceased within the last 10 years or are still
active.

 

The department is interpreting your request to refer to agreements held
between this department and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

The reference number for your request is FOI-4789. Please ensure that you
quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning this
request.

Timeframes

Your request was received on 31 October 2023. The statutory timeframe for
processing your request is 30 calendar days and you should expect to be
notified of a decision from the department on or before 30 November 2023.
The period of 30 days may be extended if the department needs to consult
third parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

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 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
[1]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 (For example, personal information will not be published where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 [2][email address] or by phone
on 02 6289 1666, should you have any questions.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Jessica

FOI Support Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

Please note I work Part time Mon-Thurs

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 Department of Health,

 

I, Trent Morrison-Francis, am requesting access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982. Specifically, I am seeking:

 

All active Memorandum of Understanding, Heads of Agreement, Data Sharing
Agreements, and Service Contracts that result in the sharing of veteran
data, even if de-identified. I am looking for similar documents for
programs and agreements that ceased within the last 10 years or are still
active.

 

I prefer to receive these documents electronically via the Right to Know
system by responding to the email through which this request has been
sent.

 

Thank you for your attention to this request. I look forward to your
prompt response.

 

Sincerely,

 

Trent Morrison-Francis

 

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Dear Mr Morrison-Francis

I refer to your FOI request dated 31 October 2023.

Please find attached a decision on access and the documents referred to therein.

Should you have any questions please contact the FOI hotline on the number below.

Kind regards,
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: [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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