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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ATM Modernising Health and Aged Care Payments Services Program
Response by Department of Health to David Brown on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Brown I am emailing in regards to your request made on 27 January 2019 to the Department of Health (the Department) seeking access to document...
Agreement That Involves Transfer of Radioactive Waste to ARPANSA's building in Yallambie
Follow up sent to Department of Health by Sun Shine on .

Long overdue.

I'm providing an update. The requested document, an MOU, is an agreement that involves ARPANSA funding for a project at the University of Melbourne,...
Documents not available for download from your FOI log or reasoning
Request to Department of Health by Posty. Annotated by Posty on .

Long overdue.

The “not recording the number of requests” comment is not a good sign. Yes, technically they don’t, but had I asked for copies of them that would hav...
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...
Ministerial briefing documents on health impacts of climate change
Response by Department of Health to Melissa Sweet on .

Waiting clarification.

Dear Ms Sweet   I refer to your two attached FOI requests to the Department of Health, received on 13 October 2018, seeking respectively:   · ...
Private use of social media advice provided to employees
Response by Department of Health to James Smith on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Smith   I refer to your request of 045-1718 to the Department of Health (Department), seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act...
FOI Delegations
Request sent to Department of Health by Ben Fairless on .

Long overdue.

Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to...
Correspondence between HBF and the Department
Response by Department of Health to Ben Fairless on .

Long overdue.

Attention: Ben Fairless   Please see attached documents in relation to your internal review request to the Department of Health.   Regards  ...
Current subsection 6(1) orders
Response by Department of Health to Jay Doe on .

Successful.

Attention:  Jay Doe   We refer to your FOI request to the Department of Health regarding orders made under subsection 6(1) of the Health Insurance A...
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...
Penalties in place for accessing health information without permission from My Health Record?
Follow up sent to Department of Health by Sue Q on .

Successful.

Many thanks for your comprehensive and enlightening response. Yours sincerely, Sue Q
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...
Improvement Notice from CEO of ARPANSA
Response by Department of Health to Sun Shine on .

Partially successful.

Attention: Sun Shine I refer to your email below of 17 May 2018 to the Department of Health, seeking access to documents under the Freedom of Informa...
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...
Data tracking delay between referral receipt and elective surgery at public hospitals
Follow up sent to Department of Health by Cail Young on .

Partially successful.

Thank you for the response. The PDF reports are definitely more what I was after, however it is disappointing that they stop at 2016. I will conta...
Request for the QMS of the Standing Committee on Screening.
Response by Department of Health to Michael Shephard on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Shephard,   Thank you for your request to the Department of Health (Department) of 6 April 2018, seeking access under the Freedom of Infor...
Request for Data Dictionary for the population registers for people who have been breast screened
Response by Department of Health to Michael Shephard on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Shephard,   Thank you for your request to the Department of Health (Department) of 6 April 2018, seeking access under the Freedom of Infor...
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...
Breast Density and Screening: Position Statement 2016
Follow up sent to Department of Health by Michael Shephard on .

Successful.

I agree that I have received the requested information and that the request can now be closed. Thanks for your help. Yours sincerely, Michael Sh...
Requesting medical information about a deceased family member
Request to Department of Health by Lisa Lapedota. Annotated by TS on .

Partially successful.

There is a precedent to requesting medical records, read NSW case. "A recent case considered by the Civil and Administrative Tribunal in NSW clarifie...
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...
Statement on ASADA's investigation into doping at the Essendon Football Club
Response by Department of Health to Philip Nelson on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Nelson   Please find attached correspondence and documents from the Department of Health in relation to your Freedom of Information reques...
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...

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