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Good morning Mr Ashmore,

Thank you for your time on the phone just now.

As discussed I am re-sending this decision of 29 November 2021 to the two
right to know email addresses you have used for correspondence with the
department.

I would be grateful if you could please respond to confirm receipt of this
decision.

Kind regards,

Erin (position number 62315640)

Senior Legal Officer

Information Law Section

Legal Services and Audit Branch

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

t 1800 838 372 | e [1][email address] | [2]www.dva.gov.au

p GPO Box 9998, Canberra ACT 2601

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P Please consider the environment before printing this email

IMPORTANT: This document contains legal advice and may be subject to legal
professional privilege. Unless it is waived or lost, legal professional
privilege is a rule of law that, in part, provides that the client need
not disclose confidential communications between a legal practitioner and
client. To keep this privilege, the purpose and content of this advice
must only be disclosed to persons who have a need to know and on the basis
that those persons also keep it confidential.

You should consider this advice and take it into account when forming a
decision on how best to proceed. If you decide to adopt a position that
does not align with this advice, you should not state that DVA Legal
Services & Audit Branch has cleared or endorsed a particular position.

From: INFORMATION.LAW
Sent: Monday, 29 November 2021 5:27 PM
To: [email address]
Subject: LEX 46925 - FOI Request [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Dear Mr Ashmore,

Please find attached the department’s response to your FOI request LEX
46925.

Kind regards,

Erin (position number 62315640)

Senior Legal Officer

Information Law Section

Legal Services and Audit Branch

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

t 1800 838 372 | e [4][email address] | [5]www.dva.gov.au

p GPO Box 9998, Canberra ACT 2601

[6]cid:image001.png@01D0027A.1DAB84F0

P Please consider the environment before printing this email

IMPORTANT: This document contains legal advice and may be subject to legal
professional privilege. Unless it is waived or lost, legal professional
privilege is a rule of law that, in part, provides that the client need
not disclose confidential communications between a legal practitioner and
client. To keep this privilege, the purpose and content of this advice
must only be disclosed to persons who have a need to know and on the basis
that those persons also keep it confidential.

You should consider this advice and take it into account when forming a
decision on how best to proceed. If you decide to adopt a position that
does not align with this advice, you should not state that DVA Legal
Services & Audit Branch has cleared or endorsed a particular position.

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Good morning Mr Ashmore,

Thank you for your time on the phone just now.

As discussed I am re-sending this decision of 29 November 2021 to the two
right to know email addresses you have used for correspondence with the
department.

I would be grateful if you could please respond to confirm receipt of this
decision.

Kind regards,

Erin (position number 62315640)

Senior Legal Officer

Information Law Section

Legal Services and Audit Branch

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

t 1800 838 372 | e [1][email address] | [2]www.dva.gov.au

p GPO Box 9998, Canberra ACT 2601

[3]cid:image001.png@01D0027A.1DAB84F0

P Please consider the environment before printing this email

IMPORTANT: This document contains legal advice and may be subject to legal
professional privilege. Unless it is waived or lost, legal professional
privilege is a rule of law that, in part, provides that the client need
not disclose confidential communications between a legal practitioner and
client. To keep this privilege, the purpose and content of this advice
must only be disclosed to persons who have a need to know and on the basis
that those persons also keep it confidential.

You should consider this advice and take it into account when forming a
decision on how best to proceed. If you decide to adopt a position that
does not align with this advice, you should not state that DVA Legal
Services & Audit Branch has cleared or endorsed a particular position.

From: INFORMATION.LAW
Sent: Monday, 29 November 2021 5:27 PM
To: [email address]
Subject: LEX 46925 - FOI Request [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Dear Mr Ashmore,

Please find attached the department’s response to your FOI request LEX
46925.

Kind regards,

Erin (position number 62315640)

Senior Legal Officer

Information Law Section

Legal Services and Audit Branch

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

t 1800 838 372 | e [4][email address] | [5]www.dva.gov.au

p GPO Box 9998, Canberra ACT 2601

[6]cid:image001.png@01D0027A.1DAB84F0

P Please consider the environment before printing this email

IMPORTANT: This document contains legal advice and may be subject to legal
professional privilege. Unless it is waived or lost, legal professional
privilege is a rule of law that, in part, provides that the client need
not disclose confidential communications between a legal practitioner and
client. To keep this privilege, the purpose and content of this advice
must only be disclosed to persons who have a need to know and on the basis
that those persons also keep it confidential.

You should consider this advice and take it into account when forming a
decision on how best to proceed. If you decide to adopt a position that
does not align with this advice, you should not state that DVA Legal
Services & Audit Branch has cleared or endorsed a particular position.

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Dear Mr Ashmore,

As the statutory timeframe to respond to the below and attached requests
have passed, we are working to provide the information through
administrative access.

The department will provide you with the information by next week.

If you have any questions, please contact me via
[1][email address]

Your sincerely,

Sneha (Position number: 62315639)

Information Access Officer

Information Law Section

Legal Services and Audit Branch

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

t 1800 838 372 | e [2][email address] | [3]www.dva.gov.au

p GPO Box 9998, Canberra ACT 2601

P Please consider the environment before printing this email

IMPORTANT: This document contains legal advice and may be subject to legal
professional privilege. Unless it is waived or lost, legal professional
privilege is a rule of law that, in part, provides that the client need
not disclose confidential communications between a legal practitioner and
client. To keep this privilege, the purpose and content of this advice
must only be disclosed to persons who have a need to know and on the basis
that those persons also keep it confidential.

You should consider this advice and take it into account when forming a
decision on how best to proceed. If you decide to adopt a position that
does not align with this advice, you should not state that DVA Legal
Services & Audit Branch has cleared or endorsed a particular position.

-----Original Message-----

From: Alan ASHMORE <[4][FOI #8030 email]>

Sent: Thursday, 28 October 2021 9:23 AM

To: INFORMATION.ACCESS <[5][email address]>

Subject: Freedom of Information request - CDDA claims 2020-2021

Dear Department of Veterans' Affairs,

I request the following data for 2020/2021, namely:

: The number of CDDA claims lodged,

: The number of CDDA claims accepted, and

: The total value of the amount paid out.

Yours faithfully,

Alan ASHMORE

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Dear Mr Ashmore,

Please find attached document in relation to your below request for
information.

If you have any questions, please contact me via
[1][email address]

Your sincerely,

Sneha (Position number: 62315639)

Information Access Officer

Information Law Section

Legal Services and Audit Branch

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

t 1800 838 372 | e [2][email address] | [3]www.dva.gov.au

p GPO Box 9998, Canberra ACT 2601

P Please consider the environment before printing this email

IMPORTANT: This document contains legal advice and may be subject to legal
professional privilege. Unless it is waived or lost, legal professional
privilege is a rule of law that, in part, provides that the client need
not disclose confidential communications between a legal practitioner and
client. To keep this privilege, the purpose and content of this advice
must only be disclosed to persons who have a need to know and on the basis
that those persons also keep it confidential.

You should consider this advice and take it into account when forming a
decision on how best to proceed. If you decide to adopt a position that
does not align with this advice, you should not state that DVA Legal
Services & Audit Branch has cleared or endorsed a particular position.

-----Original Message-----

From: Alan ASHMORE <[4][FOI #8030 email]>

Sent: Thursday, 28 October 2021 9:23 AM

To: INFORMATION.ACCESS <[5][email address]>

Subject: Freedom of Information request - CDDA claims 2020-2021

Dear Department of Veterans' Affairs,

I request the following data for 2020/2021, namely:

: The number of CDDA claims lodged,

: The number of CDDA claims accepted, and

: The total value of the amount paid out.

Yours faithfully,

Alan ASHMORE

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[6][FOI #8030 email]

Is [7][DVA request email] the wrong address for Freedom of
Information requests to Department of Veterans' Affairs? If so, please
contact us using this form:

[8]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:

[9]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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