Health Advice associated with mandates by WA Premier associated wth Covid.
Dear WA Department of the Premier and Cabinet,
Under FOI legislation I seek copies of all health advice provided to the WA Premier since 1 January 2020 related to Covid 19.
Yours faithfully,
Sean
Thank you for your email.
I wish to advise you that your correspondence can not be accepted as a
valid FOI Application in accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of
Information Act 1992 (WA) (FOI Act).
Section 12(1) of the Act states that for an application to be valid, the
access application has to:
(a) be in writing;
(b) give enough information to enable the requested documents to be
identified;
(c) give an address in Australia to which notices under this Act can be
sent;
(d) give any other information or details required under the regulations;
(e) be lodged at an office of the agency with any application fee payable
under the regulations.
At this point, your application has not been accepted by this agency it
does not comply with the requirements of section 12(1)(c) and 12(1)(e) of
the FOI Act. Please note that until your application complies with section
12 of the FOI Act, your application remains an invalid application and it
cannot be processed by the agency.
To validate your application, could you please follow [1]this link to
submit your $30 application fee.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Kind regards
DPC FOI UNIT
Acknowledgement
of Country
The Government
of Western
Australia
acknowledges
the traditional
custodians
throughout
Western
Australia and
their
continuing
connection to
the land,
waters and
community. We
pay our
respects to all
members of the
Aboriginal
communities and
their cultures;
and to Elders
both past and
present.
[2]Roll Up 4 WA
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean <[FOI #8308 email]>
Sent: Friday, 14 January 2022 3:55 PM
To: FOIUnit <[DPC request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Health Advice associated with
mandates by WA Premier associated wth Covid.
Dear WA Department of the Premier and Cabinet,
Under FOI legislation I seek copies of all health advice provided to the
WA Premier since 1 January 2020 related to Covid 19.
Yours faithfully,
Sean
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Dear FOIUnit,
Please advise the following.
Under 12(1)(c) it does not stipulate a 'physical' address is required to be provided. A 'virtual' address could therefore be appropriate, and the virtual address I am providing is the one accessed through this website.
What does the $30 application fee cover, and how does charging this fee align with the stated Objects of the Act? I request that this fee be waived.
Yours sincerely,
Sean
Hello Sean
The $30 application fee is a legislated requirement and cannot be waived.
Please see attached information from the Office of the Information Commissioner on the requirements for a valid application.
Please note that until your application complies with section 12 of the FOI Act, your application remains an invalid application and it
cannot be processed by the agency.
Kind regards
DPC FOI Unit
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean <[FOI #8308 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 18 January 2022 11:44 AM
To: FOIUnit <[DPC request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Health Advice associated with mandates by WA Premier associated wth Covid.
Dear FOIUnit,
Please advise the following.
Under 12(1)(c) it does not stipulate a 'physical' address is required to be provided. A 'virtual' address could therefore be appropriate, and the virtual address I am providing is the one accessed through this website.
What does the $30 application fee cover, and how does charging this fee align with the stated Objects of the Act? I request that this fee be waived.
Yours sincerely,
Sean
-----Original Message-----
Thank you for your email.
I wish to advise you that your correspondence can not be accepted as a
valid FOI Application in accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of
Information Act 1992 (WA) (FOI Act).
Section 12(1) of the Act states that for an application to be valid, the
access application has to:
(a) be in writing;
(b) give enough information to enable the requested documents to be
identified;
(c) give an address in Australia to which notices under this Act can be
sent;
(d) give any other information or details required under the regulations;
(e) be lodged at an office of the agency with any application fee payable
under the regulations.
At this point, your application has not been accepted by this agency it
does not comply with the requirements of section 12(1)(c) and 12(1)(e) of
the FOI Act. Please note that until your application complies with section
12 of the FOI Act, your application remains an invalid application and it
cannot be processed by the agency.
To validate your application, could you please follow [1]this link to
submit your $30 application fee.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Kind regards
DPC FOI UNIT
Acknowledgement
of Country
The Government
of Western
Australia
acknowledges
the traditional
custodians
throughout
Western
Australia and
their
continuing
connection to
the land,
waters and
community. We
pay our
respects to all
members of the
Aboriginal
communities and
their cultures;
and to Elders
both past and
present.
[2]Roll Up 4 WA
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Hello Sean
As we have had no response to our request, we have not been able to process this application.
If we do not receive the required information and payment to validate this application by 4.00pm today, we will have to close this file.
Kind regards
DPC FOI UNIT
-----Original Message-----
From: FOIUnit
Sent: Tuesday, 18 January 2022 12:04 PM
To: Sean <[FOI #8308 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Health Advice associated with mandates by WA Premier associated wth Covid.
Hello Sean
The $30 application fee is a legislated requirement and cannot be waived.
Please see attached information from the Office of the Information Commissioner on the requirements for a valid application.
Please note that until your application complies with section 12 of the FOI Act, your application remains an invalid application and it cannot be processed by the agency.
Kind regards
DPC FOI Unit
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean <[FOI #8308 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 18 January 2022 11:44 AM
To: FOIUnit <[DPC request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Health Advice associated with mandates by WA Premier associated wth Covid.
Dear FOIUnit,
Please advise the following.
Under 12(1)(c) it does not stipulate a 'physical' address is required to be provided. A 'virtual' address could therefore be appropriate, and the virtual address I am providing is the one accessed through this website.
What does the $30 application fee cover, and how does charging this fee align with the stated Objects of the Act? I request that this fee be waived.
Yours sincerely,
Sean
-----Original Message-----
Thank you for your email.
I wish to advise you that your correspondence can not be accepted as a
valid FOI Application in accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of
Information Act 1992 (WA) (FOI Act).
Section 12(1) of the Act states that for an application to be valid, the
access application has to:
(a) be in writing;
(b) give enough information to enable the requested documents to be
identified;
(c) give an address in Australia to which notices under this Act can be
sent;
(d) give any other information or details required under the regulations;
(e) be lodged at an office of the agency with any application fee payable
under the regulations.
At this point, your application has not been accepted by this agency it
does not comply with the requirements of section 12(1)(c) and 12(1)(e) of
the FOI Act. Please note that until your application complies with section
12 of the FOI Act, your application remains an invalid application and it
cannot be processed by the agency.
To validate your application, could you please follow [1]this link to
submit your $30 application fee.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Kind regards
DPC FOI UNIT
Acknowledgement
of Country
The Government
of Western
Australia
acknowledges
the traditional
custodians
throughout
Western
Australia and
their
continuing
connection to
the land,
waters and
community. We
pay our
respects to all
members of the
Aboriginal
communities and
their cultures;
and to Elders
both past and
present.
[2]Roll Up 4 WA
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Dear FOIUnit,
Alternatively you could point me to any website where the CHO publishes his Health Advice. This should not require me to pay a ridiculous $30 fee.Having to pay for information that is possibly already in the public domain is just nonsense.
Yours sincerely,
Sean
Good morning Sean
Please see the following links that will hopefully provide you with the
information you requested.
* Chief Health Officer’s advice to the Premier -
[1]https://www.wa.gov.au/government/covid-1...
* Information relating to mandatory vaccination, including the Chief
Health Officer’s public health directions -
[2]https://www.wa.gov.au/government/documen...
All this information is publically available online.
Kind regards
DPC FOI Unit
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean <[FOI #8308 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 3 February 2022 5:06 AM
To: FOIUnit <[DPC request email]>
Subject: Re: FW: Freedom of Information request - Health Advice associated
with mandates by WA Premier associated wth Covid.
Dear FOIUnit,
Alternatively you could point me to any website where the CHO publishes
his Health Advice. This should not require me to pay a ridiculous $30
fee.Having to pay for information that is possibly already in the public
domain is just nonsense.
Yours sincerely,
Sean
-----Original Message-----
Hello Sean
As we have had no response to our request, we have not been able to
process this application.
If we do not receive the required information and payment to validate this
application by 4.00pm today, we will have to close this file.
Kind regards
DPC FOI UNIT
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This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This
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Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
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manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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The Department of the Premier and Cabinet Legal Notice.
The contents of this email or its attachments are intended only for the
use of the addressee(s). It may contain information that is private and
confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure
in the public interest. If you are not the intended recipient of this
email any use, interference with, disclosure, distribution or copying of
this material is unauthorised and prohibited. If you receive this in
error, please notify the sender by return e-mail, delete the email and
attachments from your system and destroy any copies you have taken of the
email and attachments. Before taking any action based upon advice and/or
information contained in this email you should carefully consider the
advice and information and consider obtaining relevant independent advice.
While every care is taken, it is recommended that you scan any attachments
for viruses.
Please consider the environment before printing out this email.
References
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2. https://www.wa.gov.au/government/documen...
3. mailto:[FOI #8308 email]
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