Therapeutic Good Approved from Israel
Dear Therapeutic Goods Administration,
I would like documents, dated from 7 October 2023 until today, for all therapeutic goods approved that originate from Israel.
Yours faithfully,
Foifoi Mcgee
Dear Foifoi
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST – NOTIFICATION OF RECEIPT
I am writing to notify you that the Therapeutic Goods Administration
(Department of Health, Disability and Ageing) has received your request
for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI
Act) as follows:
‘I would like documents, dated from 7 October 2023 until
today, for all therapeutic goods approved that originate from Israel.’
The timeframe for your request is from 7 October 2023 to 16 September
2025.
Under section 15(5)(b) of the FOI Act, the agency has 30 calendar days
from the date your request was received in which to provide a decision in
response to your request for access. A decision is currently due on or
before 16 October 2025, noting that where the last day for notifying a
decision falls due on a weekend or public holiday, the timeframe will
expire on the first business day following that day. Due to the statutory
processing time afforded under the FOI Act in which to provide you with a
decision in relation to your FOI request, we would be grateful if you
could please monitor your emails periodically for updates regarding your
request.
Where there is requirement to undertake consultation with affected third
parties, this timeframe is extended by a further 30 days. It may also be
extended in certain circumstances, including with your agreement or where
the Department applies to the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner for an extension.
Unless you advise otherwise, draft and duplicate documents, Commonwealth
employee names and contact details of staff below Senior Executive Service
level, internal group email addresses and mobile telephone numbers of all
staff will be excluded from the scope of your request under section
22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act.
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I would be grateful if you could respond to this email by COB tomorrow, 19
September 2025 so that we may continue processing your request.
If you have any queries, please contact the FOI team on (02) 6289 4630, or
via email at [3][email address].
Kind regards
Freedom of Information
Therapeutic Goods Administration
Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
T: 02 6289 4630 | E: [4][email address]
PO Box 100, Woden ACT 2606, Australia
Web: [5]www.tga.gov.au
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OFFICIAL
-----Original Message-----
From: Foifoi Mcgee <[6][FOI #13663 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 16 September 2025 8:31 PM
To: FOI <[7][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Therapeutic Good Approved from
Israel
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Dear Therapeutic Goods Administration,
I would like documents, dated from 7 October 2023 until today, for all
therapeutic goods approved that originate from Israel.
Yours faithfully,
Foifoi Mcgee
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OFFICIAL
Dear Foifoi Mcgee
Thank you for your FOI request which was received by the Therapeutic Goods
Administration (TGA) on 16 September 2025 seeking access to the following
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth):
‘I would like documents, dated from 7 October 2023 until today [16
September 2025], for all therapeutic goods approved that originate from
Israel.’
I am writing to seek clarification on the scope of your request.
In its current form, the scope may be too voluminous for the TGA to
process on the basis that you are requesting all therapeutic goods, and
subsequently, this requires all regulatory areas of the TGA to conduct
searches. We would be grateful if you could revise the scope of your
request and specify the type of therapeutic good you are interested in:
‘I would like documents, dated from 7 October 2023 to 16 September 2025,
related to [Insert type of therapeutic good i.e. medicines (prescription
medicines or over the counter medicines etc) biologicals (human stem
cells, skin etc), medical devices (pacemakers, sterile bandages)] approved
that originate from Israel.”
To further revise the scope of your request, you may also wish to consider
narrowing the date range of your request to a 6-month period e.g. From 1
January 2025 to 30 June 2025.
Please note that at this early stage, this scope is a sample only, and the
TGA is unable to advise on how many documents (if any) would be returned
if a search and retrieval was conducted.
We would be grateful for your response by COB Monday 22 September 2025.
Please don't hesitate to contact the FOI team if you have any questions or
if you would like to discuss this matter further.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information
Therapeutic Goods Administration
Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
T: 02 6289 4630 | E: [1][email address]
PO Box 100, Woden ACT 2606, Australia
Web: [2]www.tga.gov.au
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present.
OFFICIAL
OFFICIAL
-----Original Message-----
From: Foifoi Mcgee <[3][FOI #13663 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 16 September 2025 8:31 PM
To: FOI <[4][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Therapeutic Good Approved from
Israel
REMINDER: Think before you click! This email originated from outside our
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Dear Therapeutic Goods Administration,
I would like documents, dated from 7 October 2023 until today, for all
therapeutic goods approved that originate from Israel.
Yours faithfully,
Foifoi Mcgee
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[5][FOI #13663 email]
Is [6][TGA request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Therapeutic Goods Administration? If so, please contact us
using this form:
[7]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:
[8]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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