Recent Infringement notices mentioned in Regulatory update 220 (Compliance)

concerned made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

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Dear Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority,

Can you please advise the company name(s), the product (s) concerned and more detail regarding the compliance offences mentioned in your recent regulatory update nos 220.
Dated 10 12 .15

Yours faithfully,
Concerned

FOI, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

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    LEX 4661 Details of companies subject of compliance action in Reg update 220 Acknowledgement.pdf

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Dear Concerned

The APVMA acknowledges your request.

Kind regards

FOI Team | Legal Program
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
PO Box 6182 Kingston ACT 2604
www.apvma.gov.au | [APVMA request email]
P: +61 2 6210 4794 | F: +61 2 6210 4787

This email may contain confidential or legally privileged information. Contents of this email should not be communicated or distributed outside the APVMA without the express written permission of the General Counsel.

-----Original Message-----
From: concerned [mailto:[FOI #1426 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 10 December 2015 3:40 PM
To: FOI <[APVMA request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Recent Infringement notices mentioned in Regulatory update 220 (Compliance)

Dear Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority,

Can you please advise the company name(s), the product (s) concerned and more detail regarding the compliance offences mentioned in your recent regulatory update nos 220.
Dated 10 12 .15

Yours faithfully,
Concerned

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Dear Concerned

The APVMA has commenced consultation with the third parties to your request.

This action has added 30 days to the statutory processing timeframes.

Currently, a decision on access is due to you on 8 February 2016.

Kind regards

FOI Team | Legal Program
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
PO Box 6182 Kingston ACT 2604
www.apvma.gov.au | [APVMA request email]
P: +61 2 6210 4794 | F: +61 2 6210 4787

This email may contain confidential or legally privileged information. Contents of this email should not be communicated or distributed outside the APVMA without the express written permission of the General Counsel.

-----Original Message-----
From: concerned [mailto:[FOI #1426 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 10 December 2015 3:40 PM
To: FOI <[APVMA request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Recent Infringement notices mentioned in Regulatory update 220 (Compliance)

Dear Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority,

Can you please advise the company name(s), the product (s) concerned and more detail regarding the compliance offences mentioned in your recent regulatory update nos 220.
Dated 10 12 .15

Yours faithfully,
Concerned

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[FOI #1426 email]

Is [APVMA request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority? If so, please contact us using this form:
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Dear Concerned

One of the third parties to your request has asked if you could identify yourself for the purposes of providing the APVMA with a submission in relation to the consultation process we are undertaking (see our email to you of 24 December 2015).

In addition to that information, the affected third party seeks information - if any - about any relation you have with the dairy industry.

It is open to you to choose top remain anonymous and also choose not to provide any of the additional requested information about you. Any information you do disclose to us will be handled in accordance with the FOI and Privacy Acts.

If you do agree to provide the information, please advise Right to Know so they can modify any publication of that correspondence or you can always email us directly at [APVMA request email].

Kind regards

FOI Team | Legal Program
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
PO Box 6182 Kingston ACT 2604
www.apvma.gov.au | [APVMA request email]
P: +61 2 6210 4794 | F: +61 2 6210 4787

This email may contain confidential or legally privileged information. Contents of this email should not be communicated or distributed outside the APVMA without the express written permission of the General Counsel.

-----Original Message-----
From: concerned [mailto:[FOI #1426 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 10 December 2015 3:40 PM
To: FOI <[APVMA request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Recent Infringement notices mentioned in Regulatory update 220 (Compliance)

Dear Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority,

Can you please advise the company name(s), the product (s) concerned and more detail regarding the compliance offences mentioned in your recent regulatory update nos 220.
Dated 10 12 .15

Yours faithfully,
Concerned

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #1426 email]

Is [APVMA request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority? If so, please contact us using this form:
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:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...

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If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, copy, disseminate, forward, retain or reproduce this email. If you received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email or contact the APVMA on +61-2-6210 4701 (9 am-5 pm AEST/AEDT) and please delete all copies of this email and any attachments.

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Dear FOI,
I do not wish to disclose my personal details .
However i am happy for you to let the APVMA know that i have no relation to the Dairy industry.

Yours sincerely,

concerned

FOI, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

UNCLASSIFIED

Thank you Concerned

-----Original Message-----
From: concerned [mailto:[FOI #1426 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 12 January 2016 9:16 PM
To: FOI <[APVMA request email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Recent Infringement notices mentioned in Regulatory update 220 (Compliance) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear FOI,
I do not wish to disclose my personal details .
However i am happy for you to let the APVMA know that i have no relation to the Dairy industry.

Yours sincerely,

concerned

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

UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Concerned

One of the third parties to your request has asked if you could identify yourself for the purposes of providing the APVMA with a submission in relation to the consultation process we are undertaking (see our email to you of 24 December 2015).

In addition to that information, the affected third party seeks information - if any - about any relation you have with the dairy industry.

It is open to you to choose top remain anonymous and also choose not to provide any of the additional requested information about you. Any information you do disclose to us will be handled in accordance with the FOI and Privacy Acts.

If you do agree to provide the information, please advise Right to Know so they can modify any publication of that correspondence or you can always email us directly at [APVMA request email].

Kind regards

FOI Team | Legal Program
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) PO Box 6182 Kingston ACT 2604 www.apvma.gov.au | [APVMA request email]
P: +61 2 6210 4794 | F: +61 2 6210 4787

This email may contain confidential or legally privileged information. Contents of this email should not be communicated or distributed outside the APVMA without the express written permission of the General Counsel.

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[FOI #1426 email]

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:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...

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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IMPORTANT:
This email message and any attached files may be subject to restrictions on use and disclosure under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 and may so contain information that is confidential, and/or subject to legal professional privilege.

If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, copy, disseminate, forward, retain or reproduce this email. If you received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email or contact the APVMA on +61-2-6210 4701 (9 am-5 pm AEST/AEDT) and please delete all copies of this email and any attachments.

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FOI, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

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Dear Concerned

As the FOI regime is focussed on 'documents' rather than just information, can you clarify if you are seeking access to the relevant letters of formal warnings and infringement notices referred to in regulatory update 220? These letters will contain that information.

Kind regards

FOI Team | Legal Program
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
PO Box 6182 Kingston ACT 2604
www.apvma.gov.au | [APVMA request email]
P: +61 2 6210 4794 | F: +61 2 6210 4787

This email may contain confidential or legally privileged information. Contents of this email should not be communicated or distributed outside the APVMA without the express written permission of the General Counsel.

-----Original Message-----
From: concerned [mailto:[FOI #1426 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 10 December 2015 3:40 PM
To: FOI <[APVMA request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Recent Infringement notices mentioned in Regulatory update 220 (Compliance)

Dear Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority,

Can you please advise the company name(s), the product (s) concerned and more detail regarding the compliance offences mentioned in your recent regulatory update nos 220.
Dated 10 12 .15

Yours faithfully,
Concerned

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #1426 email]

Is [APVMA request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority? If so, please contact us using this form:
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:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...

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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This email message and any attached files may be subject to restrictions on use and disclosure under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 and may so contain information that is confidential, and/or subject to legal professional privilege.

If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, copy, disseminate, forward, retain or reproduce this email. If you received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email or contact the APVMA on +61-2-6210 4701 (9 am-5 pm AEST/AEDT) and please delete all copies of this email and any attachments.

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Dear FOI,

Yes please . I wish to know the name/s of the companies that were involved in this action.
To be honest it seems that you are being deliberately slow and obstructive in providing this information.

Yours sincerely,

concerned

FOI, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

UNCLASSIFIED

Thanks for the clarification Concerned

-----Original Message-----
From: concerned [mailto:[FOI #1426 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 27 January 2016 11:27 AM
To: FOI <[APVMA request email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Recent Infringement notices mentioned in Regulatory update 220 (Compliance) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear FOI,

Yes please . I wish to know the name/s of the companies that were involved in this action.
To be honest it seems that you are being deliberately slow and obstructive in providing this information.

Yours sincerely,

concerned

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

UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Concerned

As the FOI regime is focussed on 'documents' rather than just information, can you clarify if you are seeking access to the relevant letters of formal warnings and infringement notices referred to in regulatory update 220? These letters will contain that information.

Kind regards

FOI Team | Legal Program
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) PO Box 6182 Kingston ACT 2604 www.apvma.gov.au | [APVMA request email]
P: +61 2 6210 4794 | F: +61 2 6210 4787

This email may contain confidential or legally privileged information. Contents of this email should not be communicated or distributed outside the APVMA without the express written permission of the General Counsel.

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #1426 email]

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:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...

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IMPORTANT:
This email message and any attached files may be subject to restrictions on use and disclosure under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 and may so contain information that is confidential, and/or subject to legal professional privilege.

If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, copy, disseminate, forward, retain or reproduce this email. If you received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email or contact the APVMA on +61-2-6210 4701 (9 am-5 pm AEST/AEDT) and please delete all copies of this email and any attachments.

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    LEX 4661 Details of companies subject to compliance action in reg Update 220 Decision on access.pdf

    297K Download View as HTML

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Dear Concerned

Please find the decision on access for your request enclosed.

Kind regards

FOI Team | Legal Program
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
PO Box 6182 Kingston ACT 2604
www.apvma.gov.au | [APVMA request email]
P: +61 2 6210 4785 | F: +61 2 6210 4787

This email may contain confidential or legally privileged information. Contents of this email should not be communicated or distributed outside the APVMA without the express written permission of the General Counsel.

-----Original Message-----
From: concerned [mailto:[FOI #1426 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 10 December 2015 3:40 PM
To: FOI <[APVMA request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Recent Infringement notices mentioned in Regulatory update 220 (Compliance)

Dear Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority,

Can you please advise the company name(s), the product (s) concerned and more detail regarding the compliance offences mentioned in your recent regulatory update nos 220.
Dated 10 12 .15

Yours faithfully,
Concerned

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #1426 email]

Is [APVMA request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority? If so, please contact us using this form:
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:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...

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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If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, copy, disseminate, forward, retain or reproduce this email. If you received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email or contact the APVMA on +61-2-6210 4701 (9 am-5 pm AEST/AEDT) and please delete all copies of this email and any attachments.

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