Good afternoon Mr Markham,

Acknowledgement of receipt of Freedom of Information request

I refer to your request received by the Department of Health and Aged Care
(the department) for access to documents under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (FOI Act). You have requested access to:

 

All documents and correspondence (including but not limited to emails,
meeting notes, briefing papers, and Teams/chat messages) between:

•⁠ ⁠Officials in the Department of Treasury and the Department of Health
and Aged Care
•⁠ ⁠Officials in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the
Department of Health and Aged Care

That specifically relate to:

•⁠ ⁠The potential wording, drafting, or formulation of what became clause
K10 in Schedule K (Addendum to the National Health Reform Agreement:
Revised Public Hospital Funding and Health Reform Arrangements); OR
•⁠ ⁠Any other discussed inclusions relating to Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples and/or Closing the Gap within Schedule K

Please only include documents or correspondence dated between 1 October
2024 and 12 February 2025.

For clarity, I am NOT requesting any correspondence relating to the
wording of any proposed or drafted five-year NHRA addendum.

 

The reference number for your request is FOI 25-0319 LD. Please ensure
that you quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning
this request.

Timeframes

Your request was received on 18 March 2025. The statutory timeframe for
processing your request is 30 calendar days and you should expect to be
notified of a decision from the department on or before 17 April 2025.
The period of 30 days may be extended if the department needs to consult
third parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

 

Request to exclude irrelevant information from your request

To assist with processing your request, can you also please advise by COB
20 March 2025, if you agree that information regarding any public service
employee names below Senior Executive Service level and direct telephone
numbers of all staff will be excluded from the scope of your request under
s22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act

Other Information

The department may impose a charge for the work involved in providing
access to the documents.  If this request attracts a charge you will be
notified in writing.

 

Unless you advise otherwise any draft and duplicate documents will be
excluded from the scope of your request.

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log
[1]www.health.gov.au/resources/foi-disclosure-log, subject to certain
exceptions. (For example, personal information will not be published where
this would be unreasonable.)

You can contact the FOI team via email at [2][email address] or by phone
on 02 6289 1666, should you have any questions.

 

Kind regards,

Jordan - FOI Administration Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation Branch

Legal Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [3][email address]

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges First Nations peoples
as the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia, and their
continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to
them and their cultures, and to all Elders both past and present.

 

 

 

 

 

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