Dear CR

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST – NOTIFICATION OF RECEIPT

 

I am writing to notify you that the Therapeutic Goods Administration
(Department of Health and Aged Care) has received your request for access
to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) as
follows:

 

1. A summary of charges requested in the previous 30 finalised FOI
requests. The summary should include the FOI reference, the initial
charges amount ($0 if no charges were requested), the applicant's reason
for requesting a waiver, the waiver decision (waive in full/reduce
(include the new, reduced charge)/not waive), and the outcome of the FOI
request (full access/partial access/refused/withdrawn).

- Please do not include FOI 5240 or FOI 5304, as charges information for
these requests are already publicly available on Right to Know.

 

For clarity, the information could be structured in the following format
(this table is an example only; you may provide the information in any
format that is convenient for your department):

 

Reference / Initial Charge / Requested Waiver Reason / Waiver Decision /
Outcome

FOI12 / $0 / NA / NA / Partial

FOI34 / $230 / Financial hardship / Not waive / Withdrawn

FOI56 / $160 / Public interest / Reduce ($110) / Full

FOI78 / $440 / NA / NA / Withdrawn

 

 

Under section 15(5)(b) of the FOI Act, the agency has 30 calendar days
from the date your request was received in which to provide a decision in
response to your request for access. A decision is currently due on or
before 16 September 2024. Due to the statutory processing time afforded
under the FOI Act in which to provide you with a decision in relation to
your FOI request, we would be grateful if you could please monitor your
emails periodically for updates regarding your request.

 

Where there is requirement to undertake consultation with affected third
parties, this timeframe is extended by a further 30 days. It may also be
extended in certain circumstances, including with your agreement or where
the Department applies to the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner for an extension.

 

Unless you advise otherwise, draft and duplicate documents, Commonwealth
employee names and contact details of staff below Senior Executive Service
level, internal group email addresses and mobile telephone numbers of all
staff will be excluded from the scope of your request under section
22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act.

 

Disclosure Log Publication:

The TGA is required under section 11C of the FOI Act to publish on its
website, or otherwise make available, documents released to an applicant
in response to an FOI request, unless exceptional circumstances apply. The
TGA publishes these documents on the FOI Disclosure Log at [1]FOI
Disclosure Log | Therapeutic Goods Administration. You can find more
information about the Disclosure Log at [2]OAIC FOI Guidelines |
Disclosure Logs.

 

Charges

Please note that the decision maker has decided to waive the charges in
full for the processing of your request.

 

If you have any queries, please contact the FOI team on (02) 6289 4630, or
via email at [3][email address].

 

Kind regards

Emily

 

 

Freedom of Information

Therapeutic Goods Administration

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 4630 | E: [4][email address]

PO Box 100, Woden ACT 2606, Australia

Web: [5]www.tga.gov.au

 

Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the addressee
and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are
not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use or dissemination
of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you receive this
transmission in error please notify the author immediately and delete all
copies of this transmission.

 

The Department of Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of
Australia and their continued connection to land, sea and community. We
pay our respects to all Elders past and present. 

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: CR <[FOI #11915 email]>
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2024 12:54 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Charges for the previous 30 FOI
requests

 

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Dear Therapeutic Goods Administration,

 

I request access to the following documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982:

 

1. A summary of charges requested in the previous 30 finalised FOI
requests. The summary should include the FOI reference, the initial
charges amount ($0 if no charges were requested), the applicant's reason
for requesting a waiver, the waiver decision (waive in full/reduce
(include the new, reduced charge)/not waive), and the outcome of the FOI
request (full access/partial access/refused/withdrawn).

- Please do not include FOI 5240 or FOI 5304, as charges information for
these requests are already publicly available on Right to Know.

 

For clarity, the information could be structured in the following format
(this table is an example only; you may provide the information in any
format that is convenient for your department):

 

Reference / Initial Charge / Requested Waiver Reason / Waiver Decision /
Outcome

FOI12 / $0 / NA / NA / Partial

FOI34 / $230 / Financial hardship / Not waive / Withdrawn

FOI56 / $160 / Public interest / Reduce ($110) / Full

FOI78 / $440 / NA / NA / Withdrawn

... ... ... ...

 

Please contact me if you require any clarification or have questions
regarding this request.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

CR

 

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More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:

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manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

 

 

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Dear CR

 

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of
Information request.

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI Team.

 

Kind regards

Emily

 

Freedom of Information

Therapeutic Goods Administration

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 4630 | E: [1][email address]

PO Box 100, Woden ACT 2606, Australia

Web: [2]www.tga.gov.au

 

Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the addressee
and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are
not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use or dissemination
of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you receive this
transmission in error please notify the author immediately and delete all
copies of this transmission.

 

The Department of Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of
Australia and their continued connection to land, sea and community. We
pay our respects to all Elders past and present.

 

 

"Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the
addressee and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. 
If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use or
dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited.  If you
receive this transmission in error please notify the author immediately
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Dear CR

 

Thank you for your email.

 

I can confirm that the where the Estimated Charges column shows N/A, no
estimated charges were sent to the applicant prior to the request being
withdrawn.

 

I trust this information answers your query, however please feel free to
contact the FOI team if you have any further questions.

 

Kind regards

Emily

 

 

Freedom of Information

Therapeutic Goods Administration

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 4630 | E: [1][email address]

PO Box 100, Woden ACT 2606, Australia

Web: [2]www.tga.gov.au

 

Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the addressee
and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are
not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use or dissemination
of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you receive this
transmission in error please notify the author immediately and delete all
copies of this transmission.

 

The Department of Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of
Australia and their continued connection to land, sea and community. We
pay our respects to all Elders past and present. 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: CR <[FOI #11915 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 5:36 PM
To: TGA FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Re: FOI 5347 - Notice of Decision [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

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Dear Freedom of Information Team,

 

Thank you for the fast response to my request and the decision to waive
charges in full.

 

In cases where the "Estimated Charges" column shows "N/A," I would like to
confirm if this indicates that no estimated charges were sent to the
applicant prior to the request being withdrawn.

Specifically:

FOI‐5271

FOI‐5216

FOI‐5214

FOI‐5266

FOI‐5234

FOI‐5242

FOI‐5219

FOI‐5222

FOI‐5295

FOI‐5290

FOI‐5217

FOI‐5324

 

Please let me know if any estimated charges were sent to the applicants
for these requests before they were withdrawn.

 

Thank you for your time and assistance.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

CR

 

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

 

Dear CR

 

 

 

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of 
Information request.

 

 

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI Team.

 

 

 

Kind regards

 

Emily

 

 

 

Freedom of Information

 

Therapeutic Goods Administration

 

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

 

T: 02 6289 4630 | E: [1][email address]

 

PO Box 100, Woden ACT 2606, Australia

 

Web: [2][3]www.tga.gov.au

 

 

 

Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the
addressee  and may contain confidential or legally privileged information.
If you are  not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use or
dissemination  of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you
receive this  transmission in error please notify the author immediately
and delete all  copies of this transmission.

 

 

 

The Department of Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of 
Australia and their continued connection to land, sea and community. We
pay our respects to all Elders past and present.

 

 

 

 

 

"Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the 
addressee and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. 
If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use or
dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited.  If you 
receive this transmission in error please notify the author immediately
and delete all copies of this transmission."

 

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