The final report of the Independent Audit of Health Care Records for People in Detention on Christmas Island

Kate Aubusson made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Home Affairs

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Dear Department of Immigration and Citizenship,

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 I request the
following document:

The final report of the Independent Audit of Health Care Records for People in Detention on Christmas Island dated 30 August 2012 exercised under the Provision of Health Services contract at Cl 6.5.

As a point of reference, Cl 6.5 states:

6.5 Departmental Review and Audit
(a) The Department may periodically conduct audits of the Health Services Manager's compliance with its performance obligations under the Contract (including as set out in this Manual), including the Health Services Manager's:
(i) monitoring, measuring or reporting against any Incentive Indicator Metric or Detailed Abatement Indicator Metric, for the purpose of verifying the derivation and calculation of any Incentive or Abatement payment; and
(ii) implementation of any action plan (aimed at rectifying or preventing Performance Failures) that was agreed by the Parties at (or following) an annual performance review meeting.
(b) At the Department's option, an audit conducted under this clause 6.5:
(i) may cover any one or more Facilities or Regions within the Immigration Detention Network;
(ii) will be undertaken by a review team comprising any or more of the following personnel:
(A) Department national office staff;
(B) Department Facility staff;
(C) Department regional or state office staff; and
(D) an independent third party; and
(iii) will involve any or all of the following steps:
(A) the cross-checking and verification of data produced by the Health Services Manager against other data or information available to the Department, including from invoices, the Department System, and the quarterly-reported detention health dataset;
(B) site visits to any or all Facilities or Regions within scope ofthe audit; and
(C) interviewing of Health Services Manager Personnel and Network Providers, Department Services Provider

Yours faithfully,

Kate Aubusson

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Please find the Acknowledgement Letter for your request attached.

Kind Regards,

Rosalie Roberts
Administrative Assistant
FOI and Privacy Policy
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Email: [email address]

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From: Kate Aubusson [mailto:[FOI #396 email]]
Sent: Monday, 16 September 2013 1:25 PM
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Subject: TRIM: Freedom of Information request - The final report of the Independent Audit of Health Care Records for People in Detention on Christmas Island

Dear Department of Immigration and Citizenship,

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 I request the
following document:

The final report of the Independent Audit of Health Care Records
for People in Detention on Christmas Island dated 30 August 2012
exercised under the Provision of Health Services contract at Cl
6.5.

As a point of reference, Cl 6.5 states:

6.5 Departmental Review and Audit
(a) The Department may periodically conduct audits of the Health
Services Manager's compliance with its performance obligations
under the Contract (including as set out in this Manual), including
the Health Services Manager's:
(i) monitoring, measuring or reporting against any Incentive
Indicator Metric or Detailed Abatement Indicator Metric, for the
purpose of verifying the derivation and calculation of any
Incentive or Abatement payment; and
(ii) implementation of any action plan (aimed at rectifying or
preventing Performance Failures) that was agreed by the Parties at
(or following) an annual performance review meeting.
(b) At the Department's option, an audit conducted under this
clause 6.5:
(i) may cover any one or more Facilities or Regions within the
Immigration Detention Network;
(ii) will be undertaken by a review team comprising any or more of
the following personnel:
(A) Department national office staff;
(B) Department Facility staff;
(C) Department regional or state office staff; and
(D) an independent third party; and
(iii) will involve any or all of the following steps:
(A) the cross-checking and verification of data produced by the
Health Services Manager against other data or information available
to the Department, including from invoices, the Department System,
and the quarterly-reported detention health dataset;
(B) site visits to any or all Facilities or Regions within scope
ofthe audit; and
(C) interviewing of Health Services Manager Personnel and Network
Providers, Department Services Provider

Yours faithfully,

Kate Aubusson

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Our references: FA 13/09/00717;  ADF2013/30220

 

 

Dear Ms Aubusson,

 

Re: Your Freedom of Information request

 

I am writing to inform you that I have been appointed as the authorised
decision maker on your FOI request for:

 

" …The final report of the Independent Audit of Health Care Records for
People in Detention on Christmas Island dated 30 August 2012 exercised
under the Provision of Health Services contract at Cl 6.5."

 

As part of DIAC's FOI service standard, I will update you every 14 days
regarding progress of your request. However, please do not hesitate to
contact me if you have any questions or wish to discuss the request in the
interim.

 

I have received the documents that relate to this request from the
relevant business area and I have begun my assessment of them

 

 

Regards

 

Elizabeth Miegel
FOI & Privacy Officer

Ministerial & Executive Services
Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Telephone: (02) 6264 3951
Email: [1][email address]

 

 

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Our references: FA 13/09/00717; ADF2013/30220

 

Dear Ms Aubusson,

 

I am writing in regards to your FOI request seeking:  

 

‘…The final report of the Independent Audit of Health Care Records for
People in Detention on Christmas Island dated 30 August 2012 exercised
under the Provision of Health Services contract at Cl 6.5.’

 

This email is to advise you of my decision that you are liable to pay a
charge in respect of the processing of your FOI request in accordance with
s 29 of the FOI Act.  

 

Please see the attached letter for further information.  

 

How to pay:

 

The deposit or full payment can be paid by cheque, money order or credit
card. 

 

Cheques and money orders should be made payable to "Collector of Public
Monies DIAC" and sent to

 

FOI & Privacy Policy Section

Department of Immigration & Citizenship

PO Box 25

BELCONNEN  ACT  2616

AUSTRALIA

 

Should you choose to pay by credit card, please fill out the attached
credit card authorisation form and forward to FOI & Privacy Policy Section
at the above address, or email to [1][email address].  Please advise
whether you wish to pay the deposit only or the full charge. 

 

 

Elizabeth Miegel
FOI & Privacy Officer

Ministerial & Executive Services
Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Telephone: (02) 6264 3951
Email: [2][email address]

 

 

 

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Dear Ms Aubusson,

 

Thank you for your FOI request received on 16 September 2013 for:

 

‘…The final report of the Independent Audit of Health Care Records for
People in Detention on Christmas Island dated 30 August 2012 exercised
under the Provision of Health Services contract at Cl 6.5’

 

Purpose of this email

 

I am writing to you about the charges notice that I sent to you on 10
October 2013. The consultation period under the FOI Act expired at close
of business on

9 November 2013.  As you did not respond to me by the end of the
consultation period, your request is now deemed to be withdrawn as at
close of business on the last day of the consultation period, which was 9
November 2013.

 

The attached notice provides more detail.

 

Regards

 

Elizabeth Miegel
FOI & Privacy Officer

Ministerial & Executive & External Accountability Branch
Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Telephone: (02) 6264 3951
Email: [1][email address]

 

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Henare Degan left an annotation ()

Hi Kate,

It's a bit late now but I thought I'd mention it's always worthwhile asking for charges to be waived on public interest grounds.

You can even use the fact that you're using Right To Know as further evidence that releasing the information would be in the public interest, i.e. the documents will be automatically publicly published online.

If you'd like to give it another shot you'll probably have to create a new request, I'm not sure if they'd reopen this one.

Cheers,

Henare