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

Lucy Lovich made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Finance

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Lucy Lovich
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Dear Department of Finance,
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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Dear Ms Lovich,

 

Freedom of Information Request – FOI 21/44

 

Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) on 6 June
2021, requesting access to the following under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (FOI Act):

 

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.

 

You request was received by Finance on 7 June 2021. The statutory period
for processing your request commences the day after Finance received your
request, and a decision is due on 7 July 2021.

 

Transfer to Department of Health (Health)

However, as the subject matter of the requested documents is more closely
connected with the functions of the Department of Health (Health), they
have confirmed that they are better placed to process your request.  As
such, Finance has transferred your request, in full/part, to Health under
section 16 of the FOI Act. 

 

Please direct all future enquires regarding the above request to
[1][email address].

 

Kind Regards,

 

 

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FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch

Business Enabling Services

Department of Finance

T: 02 6215 1783

E: [3][Finance request email]

A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603

 

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