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Attachment A
Freedom of Information (FOI) request
Reference: FOI/2024/408
Scope of FOI request
I seek access to any and al documents, records, data, and supporting material held by [Name
of Agency] concerning the sharing of personal information originating from the Department
of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) over the last ten years. This includes any data transfers from or to
the DVA, whether they were one-off exchanges or ongoing, systematic transfers of DVA client
information, including personal, medical, financial, or service-related details concerning
veterans or their dependents.
I am interested in obtaining a comprehensive understanding of what DVA client information
[Authority name] has received or accessed and for what purposes. Specifical y, I request:
Al records of data sharing arrangements between DVA and [Authority name], including but
not limited to memoranda of understanding, service-level agreements, emails, letters, meeting
minutes, file transfer logs, internal reports, and instructions that outline what data was shared,
when it was shared, and the format or system used for the transfer.
Any policies, procedures, guidelines, or frameworks that govern how [Authority name]
requests, obtains, stores, handles, or uses DVA client information. This includes documents
that detail the criteria for approving access to such data, any consent or authorization
processes, security controls, and retention or destruction policies.
Copies of any ethics committee approvals, privacy impact assessments, internal review board
decisions, or other documents that reflect deliberations or authorizations for obtaining DVA
client information. This includes records that show the agency considered the ethical, legal, or
privacy implications of receiving or using DVA client data. Documents that outline the
intended uses or practical applications of the DVA client data, such as project proposals,
business cases, internal strategy papers, or briefings that explain why [Authority name] sought
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access to this information, how it was intended to be integrated into the agency’s operations,
and any expected outcomes or benefits.
A representative sample (in a suitably de-identified or redacted form) of the data or data fields
received, so long as providing this sample does not breach any exemption under the FOI Act.
The purpose is to understand the nature and granularity of the information shared, without
disclosing identifiable personal details.
If the only data [Authority name] received pertains solely to data linked to the Centrelink
Confirmation eServices (CCeS) arrangements as described at
https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/centrelink-confirmation-eservices-cces, and there were
no other forms of DVA data shared, then no CCeS-related data needs to be provided under
this request.
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