Dear Mr Summerfield
We refer to your correspondence (attached) received by the Department of Industry on 20 February 2014 in which you sought access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to “…the final report of the 2012 Pharmaceutical Patents Review, which was delivered to the previous government in May 2013”.
Please be advised that the requested documents is now publicly available on IP Australia’s website at the following address :
http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/about-us/ip-legislation-changes/review-pharmaceutical-patents/
As the document is publicly available and the department has provided you with the link to the document, we will consider your request of 20 February 2014 to be withdrawn.
Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the FOI team at [email address].
Kind regards,
FOI team
Legal Services Branch
Corporate Division
Department of Industry
Industry House Level 13
10 Binara Street, Canberra City ACT 2601
GPO Box 9839, Canberra ACT 2601
Email: [email address]
Internet:
http://www.industry.gov.au
ABN 74 599 608 295
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