OFFICIAL

Dear Ms Lovich

We write to acknowledge receipt of your request, under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), seeking the following documents:

Documents prepared for meeting with Pfizer in July 2020 regarding the
procurement of the Pfizer Vaccine for Australia.

This includes:

- documents prepared for representatives of the Australian government
regarding scope of negotiations/procurement authority and limits to
authority to make an agreement between the Australian government and
Pfizer.

- any notes taken at the meeting of 10 July 2020 between Australian
government and Pfizer (including the names of Australian Government
attendees)

- any reports on the outcome of that meeting of 10 July 2020 between
Australian government and Pfizer

- any notes taken at any meeting during the period 1 June 2020 - 30 July
2020 between Australian government and Pfizer

- any reports on the outcome of any meeting during the period 1 June 2020
- 30 July 2020 between Australian government and Pfizer.

Your request was received by the Treasury on 6 June 2021. The FOI Act
provides that we have 30 days to process the request. This period may be
extended if we need to consult third parties or for other reasons. We will
advise you if this happens.

We will advise you if a charge is payable to process your request and the
amount of any such charge as soon as possible.

We make the following assumptions that affect the scope of the request.
These are set out below.

It is our usual practice:

•           not to disclose the personal information of government
employees or the personal contact details of senior government employees
(including those of the Treasury). The names of senior officers will
generally be released.

•           not to release duplicates of any document captured within the
scope of the request.

•           only the final version of a document will be considered within
scope.

Please inform us if you do not agree to the request being processed on the
above assumptions. If we do not hear from you, your request will be
processed on the basis that these documents are outside the scope of your
request.

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If you have any questions in relation to your application, please contact
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Kind regards

Freedom of Information Officer

The Treasury

Ph: +61 2 6263 2800

e: [1][email address]

OFFICIAL

-----Original Message-----
From: Lucy Lovich <[FOI #7389 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 6 June 2021 8:40 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Documents relating to meeting
with Pfizer in July 2020 regarding the procurement of the Pfizer Vaccine
for Australia.

Dear Department of the Treasury,

I request under FOI Documents prepared for meeting with Pfizer in July
2020 regarding the procurement of the Pfizer Vaccine for Australia.

This includes:

- documents prepared for representatives of the Australian government
regarding scope of negotiations/procurement authority and limits to
authority to make an agreement between the Australian government and
Pfizer.

- any notes taken at the meeting of 10 July 2020 between Australian
government and Pfizer (including the names of Australian Government
attendees)

- any reports on the outcome of that meeting of 10 July 2020 between
Australian government and Pfizer

- any notes taken at any meeting during the period 1 June 2020 - 30 July
2020 between Australian government and Pfizer

- any reports on the outcome of any meeting during the period 1 June 2020
- 30 July 2020 between Australian government and Pfizer.

Yours faithfully,

Lucy

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OFFICIAL
Dear Ms Lovich

Please see the attached decision letter.

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury, Langton Crescent, Parkes ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6263 2800
Email: [Treasury request email]
www.treasury.gov.au

OFFICIAL

-----Original Message-----
From: Lucy Lovich <[FOI #7389 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 6 June 2021 8:40 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Documents relating to meeting with Pfizer in July 2020 regarding the procurement of the Pfizer Vaccine for Australia.

Dear Department of the Treasury,
I request under FOI Documents prepared for meeting with Pfizer in July 2020 regarding the procurement of the Pfizer Vaccine for Australia.

This includes:
- documents prepared for representatives of the Australian government regarding scope of negotiations/procurement authority and limits to authority to make an agreement between the Australian government and Pfizer.
- any notes taken at the meeting of 10 July 2020 between Australian government and Pfizer (including the names of Australian Government attendees)
- any reports on the outcome of that meeting of 10 July 2020 between Australian government and Pfizer
- any notes taken at any meeting during the period 1 June 2020 - 30 July 2020 between Australian government and Pfizer
- any reports on the outcome of any meeting during the period 1 June 2020 - 30 July 2020 between Australian government and Pfizer.

Yours faithfully,

Lucy

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