Good afternoon,

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 correspondence including briefs, emails, meeting records and any other
documents in the Technology Assessment and Access Division about the
waitlist for the Insulin Pump Program since 1 July 2023.

The reference number for your request is FOI-5166. Please ensure that you
quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning this
request.

Timeframes

Your request was received on 29 May 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 28 June 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 (For example, personal information will not be published where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,

Hannah

FOI Case Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation Branch

Legal and Assurance Division

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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Good afternoon Kath

I am writing to notify you that on 29 May 2024 the Department of Health
and Aged Care (the department) received your request for access to
documents. You have requested:

Please provide all correspondence including briefs, emails, meeting
records and any other documents in the Technology Assessment and Access
Division about the waitlist for the Insulin Pump Program since 1 July
2023.

The relevant business area has conducted preliminary search and advised
that in its current form your request would likely capture a large number
of documents. It is likely that the work involved in processing your
request in its current form would substantially and unreasonably divert
the resources of the department from its other operations due to its
extremely broad scope. This may constitute a ‘practical refusal reason’
under section 24AA of the FOI Act.

On this basis, you may wish to revise the scope of your request to the
document ‘Performance Reports and correspondence from the IPP
administrator that contains waitlist data since 1 July 2023’.

Would you please advise if you wish to revise your FOI request as
proposed. We would appreciate your response by COB Monday 17 June 2023.

Kind Regards,

Tritiya

Case Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

Legal Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [1][email address]

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges 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
elders both past and present

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Dear Kath,

Thank you for your email and agreeing to revise the scope as below:

‘Performance Reports and correspondence from the IPP administrator that
contains waitlist data since 1 July 2023’.

The statutory due date for your request is currently 28 June 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 30 calendar days.

If you agree to this extension, the statutory due date will then be 28
July 2024. The department will, however, continue to process your request
as quickly as possible.

It would assist if you could please advise by Tuesday 25 June 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,

Tritiya

Case Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

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 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
elders both past and present

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Dear Kath,

I refer to your request of 29 May 2024 to the Department of Health and
Aged Care (department), seeking access under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) to the following documents:

"Performance Reports and correspondence from the IPP administrator that
contains waitlist data since 1 July 2023"

Notice of Third Party Consultation

 Documents have been identified in the scope of your request which contain
information relating to third parties. It has been determined that it
would be appropriate to consult with the affected third parties under
sections 27 and 27A of the FOI Act prior to a decision on access to those
document being made.

Section 15(6) of the FOI Act allows the timeframe for processing your
request to be extended by 30 days to facilitate this consultation.
Accordingly, the statutory due date for your request is now 28 July 2024.
 

The department will continue processing your request and provide you with
a decision on access as soon we are able to do so.

Relevant provisions

 The FOI Act, including the provisions referred to in this email, can be
accessed from the Federal Register of Legislation website:
[1]www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C2004A02562.

 If you require clarification of any of the matters discussed in this
email you should contact the department’s FOI Section by email at
[2][email address].

Kind Regards,

Tritiya

Case Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

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 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
elders both past and present

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