Good morning CR,

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:

 

1. The most recent 30 notices of charges issued to FOI applicants.

For each of these 30 requests, if applicable, please also provide:

2. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following applicant
contention.

3. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following internal or
external review.

Please exclude the following information:

i) Personal information of FOI applicants.

The reference number for your request is FOI 25-0035 LD. Please ensure
that you quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning
this request.

Timeframes

Your request was received on 1 October 2024. 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 31 October 2024.
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.

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, and

·         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.

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 (For example, personal information will not be published where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,

 

FOI Case 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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From: CR [4][FOI #12118 email]
Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 5:55 PM
To: FOI [5][email address]
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI charges letters

 

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Dear Department of Health,

 

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

 

1. The most recent 30 notices of charges issued to FOI applicants.

 

For each of these 30 requests, if applicable, please also provide:

 

2. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following applicant
contention.

 

3. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following internal or
external review.

 

Please exclude the following information:

 

i) Personal information of FOI applicants.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

CR

 

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Good afternoon CR,

 

I refer to your request to the Department of Health and Aged Care (the
department) of 1 October 2024 seeking access to the following under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act):

 

1. The most recent 30 notices of charges issued to FOI applicants.

For each of these 30 requests, if applicable, please also provide:

2. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following applicant
contention.

3. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following internal or
external review.

Please exclude the following information:

i) Personal information of FOI applicants.

 

The statutory due date for your request is currently 31 October 2024.

 

Request for extension of time

 

Section 15AA of the FOI Act permits the department to extend the statutory
processing timeframe, with your agreement, for a period of up to 30
calendar days.

 

To ensure that department has undertaken all reasonable steps to identify
all documents relevant to your request, and for the decision maker to make
a well-balanced decision on access to any such documents identified, the
department is seeking your agreement to an extension of 14 calendar days.

 

If you agree to this extension, the statutory due date will then be 14
November 2024. The department will, however, continue to process your
request as quickly as possible.

 

It would assist if you could please advise by COB 10 October 2024 if you
agree to this extension of time. If we do not hear from you by this date
or if you do not agree to the extension, the department may consider
seeking an extension of time from the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner (OAIC) under section 15AB of the FOI Act.

 

We thank you for your ongoing patience and cooperation as we continue to
process your request.

 

If you have any questions regarding any of the matters discussed in this
email, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI Section at
[1][email address].

 

Kind regards,

 

FOI Case 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: [2][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.

 

From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 9:56 AM
To: CR <[FOI #12118 email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information Request 25-0035 LD – Acknowledgement of
Receipt [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

Good morning CR,

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:

 

1. The most recent 30 notices of charges issued to FOI applicants.

For each of these 30 requests, if applicable, please also provide:

2. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following applicant
contention.

3. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following internal or
external review.

Please exclude the following information:

i) Personal information of FOI applicants.

The reference number for your request is FOI 25-0035 LD. Please ensure
that you quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning
this request.

Timeframes

Your request was received on 1 October 2024. 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 31 October 2024.
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.

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, and

·         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.

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log
[3]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 [4][email address] or by phone
on 02 6289 1666, should you have any questions.

 

Kind regards,

 

FOI Case 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: [5][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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From: CR [6][FOI #12118 email]
Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 5:55 PM
To: FOI [7][email address]
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI charges letters

 

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Dear Department of Health,

 

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

 

1. The most recent 30 notices of charges issued to FOI applicants.

 

For each of these 30 requests, if applicable, please also provide:

 

2. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following applicant
contention.

 

3. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following internal or
external review.

 

Please exclude the following information:

 

i) Personal information of FOI applicants.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

CR

 

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[8][FOI #12118 email]

 

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[10]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...

 

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[11]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...

 

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Good evening CR,

 

Thank-you for your below email dated 8 October 2024 revising the scope of
your request to:

 

1. The most recent 30 notices of charges issued to FOI applicants.

For each of these 30 requests, if applicable, please also provide:

2. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following applicant
contention.

3. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following internal or
external review.

 

The time period for my request is from 1 July 2022 to 1 October 2024.

 

Please exclude the following information:

i) Personal information of FOI applicants, including supporting evidence
or details of personal circumstances in a financial hardship contention.

ii) Emails that attached the charges notices/decision letters.

 

To assist in processing the request, we ask that you consider excluding
all details of third parties, including the scope of the FOI requests.
This is because there may be instances where an FOI applicant is
requesting documents which relate to a third party. If this is the case,
we would then need to conduct third party consultation with the affected
third party to provide them with an opportunity to comment on the release
of the documents.

 

We would be grateful if you could please confirm if you agree to exclude
the above information by COB tomorrow, Friday 18 October 2024.

 

Kind regards,

 

FOI Case 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: [1][email address]

PO Box 9848, Ngunnawal (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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-----Original Message-----
From: CR <[FOI #12118 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 9:26 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information Request 25-0035 LD - Request for an
extension of time [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

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Dear FOI Officer,

 

I am writing to amend the scope of my FOI request to assist with its
processing.

 

As I wish to access only recent charge decisions, I have introduced a time
frame and clarified the exclusions. I confirm the revised scope of my
request as follows:

 

1. The most recent 30 notices of charges issued to FOI applicants.

 

For each of these 30 requests, if applicable, please also provide:

 

2. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following applicant
contention.

 

3. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following internal or
external review.

 

The time period for my request is from 1 July 2022 to 1 October 2024.

 

Please exclude the following information:

 

i) Personal information of FOI applicants, including supporting evidence
or details of personal circumstances in a financial hardship contention.

ii) Emails that attached the charges notices/decision letters.

 

Please feel free to contact me if you require any clarification or have
further questions regarding this request.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

CR

 

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

 

Good afternoon CR,

 

 

 

I refer to your request to the Department of Health and Aged Care (the

department) of 1 October 2024 seeking access to the following under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act):

 

 

 

1. The most recent 30 notices of charges issued to FOI applicants.

 

For each of these 30 requests, if applicable, please also provide:

 

2. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following applicant 
contention.

 

3. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following internal or 
external review.

 

Please exclude the following information:

 

i) Personal information of FOI applicants.

 

 

 

The statutory due date for your request is currently 31 October 2024.

 

 

 

Request for extension of time

 

 

 

Section 15AA of the FOI Act permits the department to extend the
statutory  processing timeframe, with your agreement, for a period of up
to 30  calendar days.

 

 

 

To ensure that department has undertaken all reasonable steps to identify 
all documents relevant to your request, and for the decision maker to
make  a well-balanced decision on access to any such documents identified,
the  department is seeking your agreement to an extension of 14 calendar
days.

 

 

 

If you agree to this extension, the statutory due date will then be 14 
November 2024. The department will, however, continue to process your 
request as quickly as possible.

 

 

 

It would assist if you could please advise by COB 10 October 2024 if you 
agree to this extension of time. If we do not hear from you by this date 
or if you do not agree to the extension, the department may consider 
seeking an extension of time from the Office of the Australian
Information  Commissioner (OAIC) under section 15AB of the FOI Act.

 

 

 

We thank you for your ongoing patience and cooperation as we continue to 
process your request.

 

 

 

If you have any questions regarding any of the matters discussed in this 
email, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI Section at  [1][email
address].

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

FOI Case 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: [2][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.

 

 

 

From: FOI <[email address]>

Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 9:56 AM

To: CR <[FOI #12118 email]>

Subject: Freedom of Information Request 25-0035 LD – Acknowledgement of 
Receipt [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

 

 

Good morning CR,

 

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:

 

 

 

1. The most recent 30 notices of charges issued to FOI applicants.

 

For each of these 30 requests, if applicable, please also provide:

 

2. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following applicant 
contention.

 

3. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following internal or 
external review.

 

Please exclude the following information:

 

i) Personal information of FOI applicants.

 

The reference number for your request is FOI 25-0035 LD. Please ensure 
that you quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning 
this request.

 

Timeframes

 

Your request was received on 1 October 2024. 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 31 October 2024.

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.

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, and

 

·         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.

 

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be 
published online on our disclosure log 
[3][3]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 [4][email address] or by phone 
on 02 6289 1666, should you have any questions.

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

FOI Case 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: [5][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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From: CR [6][FOI #12118 email]

Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 5:55 PM

To: FOI [7][email address]

Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI charges letters

 

 

 

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Dear Department of Health,

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

1. The most recent 30 notices of charges issued to FOI applicants.

 

 

 

For each of these 30 requests, if applicable, please also provide:

 

 

 

2. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following applicant 
contention.

 

 

 

3. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following internal or 
external review.

 

 

 

Please exclude the following information:

 

 

 

i) Personal information of FOI applicants.

 

 

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

 

CR

 

 

 

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