Mefloquine and Tafenoquine drug trials involving ADF personnel

Jane Quinn made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Defence Human Research Ethics Committee

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Dear Australian Defence Human Research Ethics Committee,

I am requesting the following information under the FOI Act:

1. The date and location of all trials involving ADF personnel and the anti-malaria 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 ADHREC 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.

Yours faithfully,

Jane Quinn

Dear Australian Defence Human Research Ethics Committee,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Australian Defence Human Research Ethics Committee's handling of my FOI request 'Mefloquine and Tafenoquine drug trials involving ADF personnel'.

I am unclear why I have not received a response to this request. Please can you identify why this information has not been forthcoming?

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/m...

Yours faithfully,

Jane Quinn

Stinson, Theresa MRS, Australian Defence Human Research Ethics Committee

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Good morning Ms Quinn,

Thank you for your email below, the attached response was sent to you on
19 November 2015, advising that your request was not considered valid.
The email also noted that the Office of Joint Health, would be happy to
assist you outside of the FOI Act if you desired.

After receiving your email below, it appears that the response was sent
to the incorrect right to know address. Unfortunately, I did not
receive a bounce back or an email to advise that the address was
incorrect to which I could follow up.

Grateful if you could review the attached email and the above advice and
advise whether you wish to proceed with a new formal request or are
happy to make direct contact with the Office of Joint Health for them to
assist you.

Kind regards

Theresa Stinson
AD-MCM
FOI
MECC Division
Ph: (07) 3332 6359

-----Original Message-----
From: Jane Quinn [mailto:[FOI #1371 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 12 January 2016 09:17
To: FOI
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Mefloquine
and Tafenoquine drug trials involving ADF personnel

Dear Australian Defence Human Research Ethics Committee,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Australian Defence Human
Research Ethics Committee's handling of my FOI request 'Mefloquine and
Tafenoquine drug trials involving ADF personnel'.

I am unclear why I have not received a response to this request. Please
can you identify why this information has not been forthcoming?

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/m...

Yours faithfully,

Jane Quinn

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Dear Stinson, Theresa MRS,

I will contact JHC commend directly, and submit a new FOI if necessary after that.

Thank you very much for your help in this matter, your assistance has been greatly appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Jane Quinn

Dear Stinson, Theresa MRS,

Can you advise when I might get a response regarding internal review of my request?

Yours sincerely,

Jane Quinn

Stinson, Theresa MRS, Australian Defence Human Research Ethics Committee

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Good afternoon Ms Quinn,

I refer to our earlier correspondence in which you advised that you
would contact JHC directly to seek access to this information.

Taking the above and attached into consideration, your inquiry was never
registered as a valid FOI request and no further action was taken.

Kind regards

Theresa Stinson

AD-MCM

FOI

Governance and Reform Division

Building F065

Level 2 - 057

Gallipoli Barracks

ENOGGERA QLD 4051

Ph: (07) 3332 6359

-----Original Message-----
From: Jane Quinn [mailto:[FOI #1371 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 16 February 2016 07:04
To: Stinson, Theresa MRS
Subject: Re: FW: Internal review of Freedom of Information request -
Mefloquine and Tafenoquine drug trials involving ADF personnel
[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear Stinson, Theresa MRS,

Can you advise when I might get a response regarding internal review of
my request?

Yours sincerely,

Jane Quinn

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

UNCLASSIFIED


Good morning Ms Quinn,

Thank you for your email below, the attached response was sent to you on
19 November 2015, advising that your request was not considered valid.
The email also noted that the Office of Joint Health, would be happy to
assist you outside of the FOI Act if you desired.

After receiving your email below, it appears that the response was sent
to the incorrect right to know address. Unfortunately, I did not receive
a bounce back or an email to advise that the address was incorrect to
which I could follow up.

Grateful if you could review the attached email and the above advice and
advise whether you wish to proceed with a new formal request or are
happy to make direct contact with the Office of Joint Health for them to
assist you.

Kind regards

Theresa Stinson
AD-MCM
FOI
MECC Division
Ph: (07) 3332 6359

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