Documents pertaining to or giving evidence in support of wearing face masks from state or federal sources
Dear National Health and Medical Research Council,
I am requesting documents under the Freedom of Information Act that are containing: instructions, notices, evidence to support, in regards to the wearing of face masks by your internal staff and public that was sent to you from either the State or Federal Authorities in 2021
*Notes*: to keep the scope of the docs requested reasonable see below.
- by docs I am referring to communications ie emails, memos, minutes of decision meeting, guides, Q&A. that I expect your offices would be sent due to virus outbreak.
Such Docs would have been used to convey following info and directive or policy
WHAT the State & Federal Authority wants you to do regarding mask wearing
WHY include evidence & reason why staff and/or public should obey mask mandate.
WHO these docs should show where they originated and be ideally dated also
WHEN I am only after those docs covering this 2021 delta variant covid19 outbreak
EXCEPTION - and finally what is permitted as Exceptions for staff and public including any advice on who is bearing responsibility should any legal claim arise from staff or public suffering harm from mask-wearing (risk management)
Given the ever growing global studies and verifiable results that repeatedly demonstrate that there is no scientific medical justification for enforced mask wearing. It is certainly reasonable that the public know what, precisely, the state and federal authorities communicated with your offices in regards to facemasks.
As it appears currently to have zero effect slowing the outbreak but does have negative health & mental impacts, I hope for a swift response.
Yours faithfully,
verifysp
Dear Sir/Madam
Re - Freedom of Information Request: No. 2021/22-004
I refer to your request to the National Health and Medical Research
Council (NHMRC) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act),
seeking documents that are containing: instructions, notices, evidence
to support, in regards to the wearing of face masks by your internal staff
and public that was sent to you from either the State or Federal
Authorities in 2021.
Timeframe for receiving your decision
The statutory timeframe for processing a request is 30 days, starting from
the day after the day on which your application was received. Therefore,
the due date for a decision on your request 27 September 2021.
This timeframe may be extended where:
· charges are levied as prescribed by the Freedom of Information
(Charges) Regulations 2019 (FOI Regulations) (see charges below)
· consultation with third parties is necessary (see consultation
with third parties below).
Charges
Agencies may decide that an applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect
of a request for access to documents. These charges are set by the FOI
Regulations and are for search and retrieval of documents, decision making
and provision of access (for example, copying and postage).
If NHMRC decides to charge you in respect of this FOI request, we will
send you a preliminary assessment of the charges as soon as possible
following retrieval of any documents that may be relevant to your
request.
Consultation with third parties
NHMRC may be required under the FOI Act to consult other parties (third
parties) where information relating to third parties arises in documents
sought by your request. The FOI Act prescribes a further 30 days
processing time for NHMRC to undertake this consultation. You will be
advised as soon as possible of any requirement to consult with a third
party.
Finally, please note that section 11C of the FOI Act requires agencies to
disclose documents released under the FOI Act in a disclosure log, which
is made publicly available. There are exceptions to this requirement, such
as where release of the documents or parts of them would involve the
unreasonable disclosure of your or another person’s personal or business
information. You may choose to express a view on this issue and to
identify personal or business information that in your view would be
unreasonable to publish. However, you should be aware that section 11C of
the FOI Act embodies a pro-disclosure policy which agencies are required
to follow, subject to any exceptions provided for under the FOI Act.
If you have any queries throughout the process, please contact the FOI
office at: [1][NHMRC request email]
Kind regards
Kate
To whom it may concern
Re - Freedom of Information Request: No. 2021/22-004
Please find the attached decision letter in relation to your FOI request.
Kind regards
Kate
____________________________________________________
NHMRC Freedom of Information
National Health & Medical Research Council
[1][NHMRC request email]
+61 (0) 2 6217 9000
[2]nhmrc.gov.au
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From: NHMRC FOI <[NHMRC request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 31 August 2021 5:27 PM
To: verifysp <[FOI #7762 email]>
Cc: NHMRC FOI <[NHMRC request email]>
Subject: FOI Request 2021/22-004 - Documents pertaining to or giving
evidence in support of wearing face masks from state or federal sources
[SEC=OFFICIAL]
Dear Sir/Madam
Re - Freedom of Information Request: No. 2021/22-004
I refer to your request to the National Health and Medical Research
Council (NHMRC) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act),
seeking documents that are containing: instructions, notices, evidence
to support, in regards to the wearing of face masks by your internal staff
and public that was sent to you from either the State or Federal
Authorities in 2021.
Timeframe for receiving your decision
The statutory timeframe for processing a request is 30 days, starting from
the day after the day on which your application was received. Therefore,
the due date for a decision on your request 27 September 2021.
This timeframe may be extended where:
· charges are levied as prescribed by the Freedom of Information
(Charges) Regulations 2019 (FOI Regulations) (see charges below)
· consultation with third parties is necessary (see consultation
with third parties below).
Charges
Agencies may decide that an applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect
of a request for access to documents. These charges are set by the FOI
Regulations and are for search and retrieval of documents, decision making
and provision of access (for example, copying and postage).
If NHMRC decides to charge you in respect of this FOI request, we will
send you a preliminary assessment of the charges as soon as possible
following retrieval of any documents that may be relevant to your
request.
Consultation with third parties
NHMRC may be required under the FOI Act to consult other parties (third
parties) where information relating to third parties arises in documents
sought by your request. The FOI Act prescribes a further 30 days
processing time for NHMRC to undertake this consultation. You will be
advised as soon as possible of any requirement to consult with a third
party.
Finally, please note that section 11C of the FOI Act requires agencies to
disclose documents released under the FOI Act in a disclosure log, which
is made publicly available. There are exceptions to this requirement, such
as where release of the documents or parts of them would involve the
unreasonable disclosure of your or another person’s personal or business
information. You may choose to express a view on this issue and to
identify personal or business information that in your view would be
unreasonable to publish. However, you should be aware that section 11C of
the FOI Act embodies a pro-disclosure policy which agencies are required
to follow, subject to any exceptions provided for under the FOI Act.
If you have any queries throughout the process, please contact the FOI
office at: [4][NHMRC request email]
Kind regards
Kate