Ministerial briefing documents on health impacts of climate change
Dear Department of Health,
Please provide all Ministerial briefing papers and documents about climate change and its health impacts that have been prepared since 2014.
If possible, please treat this as an administrative/informal request. Otherwise please proceed with my request as a formal information request under the Act,
Yours faithfully,
Melissa Sweet
Attention: Melissa Sweet
In relation to your four requests received by the Department of Health on 13 October 2018, (health impacts of climate change and Hunter New England Central Coast Primary Health Network), could please contact the FOI Unit on (02) 6289 1666 to discuss your requests with a Case Officer.
Regards
FOI Officer
FOI Unit
Legal Advice & Legislation Branch
Legal & Assurance Division
Australian Government Department of Health
T: (02) 6289 1666 | E: [Health request email]
PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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Dear Department of Health,
Please provide all Ministerial briefing papers and documents about climate change and its health impacts that have been prepared since 2014.
If possible, please treat this as an administrative/informal request. Otherwise please proceed with my request as a formal information request under the Act,
Yours faithfully,
Melissa Sweet
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Attention: Melissa Sweet
In relation to our previous email of 16 October 2018, please contact the FOI Unit on (02) 6289 1666 to discuss the scope of your four requests.
Regards
FOI Officer
FOI Unit
Legal Advice & Legislation Branch
Legal & Assurance Division
Australian Government Department of Health
T: (02) 6289 1666 | E: [Health request email]
PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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From: FOI
Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2018 11:50 AM
To: '[FOI #4896 email]'
Subject: Freedom of Information requests - Health Impacts of Climate Change and Primary Health Networks [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Attention: Melissa Sweet
In relation to your four requests received by the Department of Health on 13 October 2018, (health impacts of climate change and Hunter New England Central Coast Primary Health Network), could please contact the FOI Unit on (02) 6289 1666 to discuss your requests with a Case Officer.
Regards
FOI Officer
FOI Unit
Legal Advice & Legislation Branch
Legal & Assurance Division
Australian Government Department of Health
T: (02) 6289 1666 | E: [Health request email]
PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
The Department of Health 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.
If you receive this email in error, please delete it and contact the sender immediately.
Dear Department of Health,
Please provide all Ministerial briefing papers and documents about climate change and its health impacts that have been prepared since 2014.
If possible, please treat this as an administrative/informal request. Otherwise please proceed with my request as a formal information request under the Act,
Yours faithfully,
Melissa Sweet
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[FOI #4896 email]
Is [Health request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Department of Health? If so, please contact us using this form:
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Dear Ms Sweet
I refer to your two attached FOI requests to the Department of Health,
received on 13 October 2018, seeking respectively:
· “all of the Department's documents and reports about the health
impacts of climate change since 2014” (our reference: FOI 881), and
· “all Ministerial briefing papers and documents about climate
change and its health impacts that have been prepared since 2014 ” (our
reference: FOI 888).
As discussed with Casey on the phone yesterday, documents within the scope
of the second request (FOI 888) are likely to be captured within the scope
of the first request (FOI 881). For this reason, could you please advise
as to whether you agree to withdraw request FOI 888.
Could you please confirm in writing by close of business on Thursday 25
October 2018 whether you wish to withdraw request FOI 888.
Kind regards,
Nicole
FOI Unit
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Legal Advice & Legislation Branch
Legal & Assurance Division
Australian Government Department of Health
T: (02) 6289 1666 | E: [2][Health request email]
PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
The Department of Health 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.
If you receive this email in error, please delete it and contact the
sender immediately.
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Henare Degan left an annotation ()
Hi Melissa, if you have time then giving FOI Officer a call isn't a bad idea. They probably just want to help clarify your request.
However it's important that the results of any discussions are then put into an email and sent to the email address of each request. This keeps other people on Right To Know abreast of what's happening with these requests and keeps the process transparent.
If you don't have time or would rather keep the discussion fully transparent then you could reply here saying you'd rather keep to email. Ask FOI Officer to send any queries they have using the email address for each request.
Good luck, Henare