OFFICIAL

Good morning,

Acknowledgement of receipt of Freedom of Information request

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

 

Is it possible to provide copy of the original signed copy of the
following legislative instrument:

 

Aged Care Legislation Consequential Amendments Regulations 2025

 

The reference number for your request is FOI 26-2407. Please ensure that
you quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning this
request.

Timeframes

Your request was received on 10 November 2025. 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 10 December
2025. 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.

 

Request to exclude irrelevant information from your request

To assist with processing your request, can you also please advise by COB
15 November 2025, if you agree that information regarding 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

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.

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 (For example, personal information will not be published where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,

 

Jordan

Administration Officer – Freedom of Information Section 

Commercial and Information Law Branch

 

Legal Division | Corporate Operations Group 

Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing 

T: 02 6289 1666| E: [3][email address] 

 

This email comes to you from Ngunnawal Country

Location: Level 3

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia 

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing acknowledges First Nations
peoples as 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 all Elders both past and
present. 

 

OFFICIAL

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OFFICIAL

Dear Tyler,

 

Thank you for your FOI access request seeking  ‘the original signed copy
of the following legislative instrument: Aged Care Legislation
Consequential Amendments Regulations 2025’.

 

The final version of legislation you are seeking to access is published
at:

 

[1]Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 – Parliament of
Australia

[2]Aged Care Legislation Consequential Amendments Regulations 2025 -
Federal Register of Legislation

 

If this information meets your needs, can you please consider withdrawing
your FOI access request. It would be appreciated if you could please
respond by COB Monday 24 November 2025 to [Department of Health, Disability and Ageing request email].

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Rebecca

Director – Freedom of Information 

Commercial and Information Law

 

Legal Division | Corporate Operations Group 

Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing 

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [3][Department of Health, Disability and Ageing request email] 

 

This email comes to you from Boonwurrung country

Location: Melbourne

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia 

 

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing acknowledges First Nations
peoples as 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 all Elders both past and
present. 

 

Please note that this email and attachments may contain confidential or
legally privileged information. Please consult with Legal Division before
disclosing any part of this email, or attachment, outside the Department.
If you receive this email in error, please delete it and contact the
sender immediately.

 

 

OFFICIAL

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