Department of Health

Part of the Health portfolio and a Federal authority, also called Health

Services for the aged, including carers; Public health and medical research; Health promotion and disease prevention; Primary health care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; Pharmaceutical benefits; Health benefits schemes; Specific health services, including human quarantine; National drug abuse strategy; Regulation of therapeutic goods; Notification and assessment of industrial chemicals; Gene technology regulation.

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Events of more than 500 people
Internal review request sent to Department of Health by John Smith on .

Information not held.

Thank you for your efforts. I withdraw the application. Yours sincerely, John Smith
Information regarding medical exemptions for immunisations
Response by Department of Health to Shanna Miller on .

Refused.

Attention: Shanna Miller The right of access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) applies to a ‘document’ of an agency, rather than ‘i...
Stolen Body Parts
Response by Department of Health to P. Dorrington on .

Information not held.

Attention:  P. Dorrington     Your request has been received by the Australian Government Department of Health.   Please see following link...
How many nail salons in NSW have been fined and why between 2015 to 2019
Follow up sent to Department of Health by phuong tran on .

Information not held.

Thank you very much for responding to my request. Yours sincerely, phuong tran
Results and calculations for July-18 Practical exam for Dentists by Australian Dental Council
Request to Department of Health by Sujay Dasarathi. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

I have marked the request as "refused". The authority says in the last email that they will treat the request as "withdrawn". I cannot see any legal ba...
Copy of contracts between the Department and Primary Health Networks
Request to Department of Health by Melissa Sweet. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

I have marked this as "refused". It is a deemed refusal because the authority did not give the applicant a notice of decision within the required time....
Briefing documents and reports on health impacts of climate change
Request to Department of Health by Melissa Sweet. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

The applicant has not told Right to Know the status of this request and I have been asked to update the status. Note 1: Mostly I classify a response...
Primary Health Network Mental Health Lead Site Project (Lead Site Project) evaluation
Request to Department of Health by Mitchell Ward. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Information not held.

The decision by the authority looks very reasonable although it is not actually what the Act requires. When there are no relevant documents for an FOI...
Evaluation of Primary Health Networks
Request to Department of Health by Melissa Sweet. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

The applicant has not told Right to Know the status of this request and I have been asked to update the status. Note 1: Mostly I classify a response...
Number of GPs and Specialists (by speciality) per QLD Postcode
Response by Department of Health to William Burr on .

Refused.

Attention:  William Burr   In relation to your request below, the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act)  is for the public to r...
Number of complaints by baby boomers for their parents in aged care facilities
Request to Department of Health by Rickie Hardiman. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Information not held.

This request was handled very nicely by the agency. They did not have the information but the officer consulted with another agency that might have the...
PIPAG minutes.
Request to Department of Health by Antony Scholefield. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Refused.

I have said that this request was refused because the correspondence terminates suddenly. But it is possible that the applicant continued to correspond...
National Public Toilet Map development and maintenance records
Response by Department of Health to Simon Victory on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Victory   By notice in writing dated 22 February 2018, Mr Nick Morgan, Assistant Secretary of the Home Support and Hearing Branch, advised...
The provision of ASADA funds to WADA to prosecute Australian citizens
Request to Department of Health by Philip Nelson. Annotated by Philip Nelson on .

Refused.

I refer to the above annotation: When dealing with FOIs, its important to be specific. The document may exist, but may not be held by that depart...
Cost of change to breast density reporting policy by BreastScreen Australia
Response by Department of Health to Michael Shephard on .

Information not held.

Attention: Michael Shephard The Department of Health has no record of this request. Please submit your request and the Department will respond to you...
Request for documents related to the 2018 review of the position statement on breast density and screening
Response by Department of Health to Michael Shephard on .

Information not held.

Attention: Michael Shephard     Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request to the Department of Health.   Kind regar...
Copy of PBS Approval Certificate for Approval Number 80401P
Response by Department of Health to Vincent Tran on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Tran,   Please find attached correspondence relating to your Freedom of Information request.   Kind regards,   Chelsea FOI Legal...
List of companies and products that test on animals
Response by Department of Health to Briannah on .

Information not held.

Attention: Briannah   I refer to your email of 18 October 2017 below.    As you have indicated that this is an informal request, the Department has...
Companies and products that test on animals
Response by Department of Health to Briannah on .

Information not held.

Attention: Briannah   I refer to your email of 18 October 2017 below.    As you have indicated that this is an informal request, the Department has...
2016-17 Most Expensive Trip
Response by Department of Health to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Information not held.

Attention:  Mr Jackson Gothe-Snape   Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request to the Department of Health.   Kind re...
2016-17 Most Expensive Event
Response by Department of Health to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Information not held.

Attention:  Mr Jackson Gothe-Snape   Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request to the Department of Health.   Kind re...
Agreement between Dean Robinson and ASADA
Response by Department of Health to Philip Nelson on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Nelson   Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request to the Department of Health.   Regards FOI Officer [1]...
Funding provided to the National Alliance of Self Regulating Health Professions (NASRHP)
Follow up sent to Department of Health by Melanie Voevodin on .

Refused.

Thank you for facilitating my request. I'm writing some final thoughts here for those who have taken an interest in my request. I became desponde...
Request for Federal Health Minister's diary records for 9/5/2015
Request to Department of Health by CHRIS PIKE. Annotated by James Baldwin on .

Information not held.

Locutus, While it is possible for govt departments to transfer requests under section 16 of the FOI Act, requests can only be transferred with the ag...
Hospital activity data for the last 5 years (FY11/12 - FY15/16)
Follow up sent to Department of Health by Roy Elliot on .

Information not held.

Thank you for your response. I will contact each respective authority. Yours sincerely, Roy Elliot

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