UNCLASSIFIED

Good afternoon Ms Quinn,
 
Thank you for your recent inquiry, seeking information relating to:

I am requesting the following information under the FOI Act:

1. The date and location of all trials involving ADF personnel and the
anti-malarial drugs mefloquine and tafenoquine.

2. The number of personnel involved in each trial and the average duration
of drug exposure.

3. The primary investigator named on the proposal request for each of the
above trials.

4. Any financial or in-kind contribution made to these trials by the drug
manufacturers Hoffman La-Roche and/or Glaxo SmithCline Beecham.

As it currently stands your request is not considered valid as it poses
questions and requests information as opposed to seeking access to
documents.  Section 15(2)(b) of the FOI Act states: 
 
2)  The request must:

                     (a)  be in writing; and

                    (aa)  state that the request is an application for the
purposes of this Act; and

                     (b)  provide such information concerning the document
as is reasonably necessary to enable a responsible officer of the agency,
or the Minister, to identify it; and

                     (c)  give details of how notices under this Act may
be sent to the applicant (for example, by providing an electronic address
to which notices may be sent by electronic communication).

 
Notwithstanding, I sought advice from the Office of Joint Health, and they
suggested that you may like to make a direct request, outside of the FOI
Act, to them.  They can be contacted at: [1][email address]
 
Alternatively, should you wish to proceed with an FOI request, we suggest
you reframe your request to seek access to documents.
 
Kind regards
 
Theresa Stinson
Assistant Director - Media Case Management FOI
Ministerial and Executive Coordination & Communication Division
 
Building F065
Level 2-012
Gallipoli Barracks
ENOGGERA   QLD   4051
 
Ph: (07) 3332 6359
 
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