Dear Department of Health,

Consistent with the Freedom of Information Act 1982, 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 not seeking drafts of the above documents.

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this request.

Yours faithfully,

Andorra

FOI, Department of Health

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Good afternoon,

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:

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.

The reference number for your request is FOI-4084. Please ensure that you
quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning this
request.

Timeframes

Your request was received on 11 November 2022. 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 11 December
2022. 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 (For example, personal information will not be published where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,

 

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 #9554 email]>
Sent: Friday, 11 November 2022 10:43 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI Request - Senate Estimates
Briefing Index

 

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Dear Department of Health,

 

Consistent with the Freedom of Information Act 1982, 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 not seeking drafts of the above documents.

 

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this request.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Andorra

 

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[4][FOI #9554 email]

 

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form:

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This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This
message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet.
More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:

[7]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...

 

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be delayed.

 

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manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

 

 

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FOI, Department of Health

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Dear Ms Loom,

 

We refer to your FOI request received on 11 November 2022.

Please find attached a decision on access together with the document
referred to in that decision.

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

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Andorra Loom <[FOI #9554 email]>
Sent: Friday, 11 November 2022 10:43 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: TRIM: Freedom of Information request - FOI Request - Senate
Estimates Briefing Index

 

REMINDER: Think before you click! This email originated from outside our
organisation. Only click links or open attachments if you recognise the
sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Department of Health,

 

Consistent with the Freedom of Information Act 1982, 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 not seeking drafts of the above documents.

 

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this request.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Andorra

 

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[2][FOI #9554 email]

 

Is [3][Health request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Department of Health? If so, please contact us using this
form:

[4]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...

 

This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This
message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet.
More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:

[5]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...

 

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

 

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

 

 

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addressee and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. 
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receive this transmission in error please notify the author immediately
and delete all copies of this transmission."

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Dear Daniel,

Thank you for your email and for the decision. I appreciate the Department's promptness in completing the decision and the release of the documents.

Regards,
Andorra