Dear SiroccoPolpo,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST – NOTIFICATION OF RECEIPT AND REQUEST FOR
AN EXTENSION OF TIME

Acknowledgement of receipt

I am writing to notify you that the Department of Health (department)
received your FOI request on 7 December 2023 for access to the following
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act):

Copies of Ministerial briefs in relation to or referring to a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore Government to collaborate around
HTA

Request for 14 day extension

The FOI Act requires the department to provide you with an access decision
by 6 January 2024 (30 days).

Many areas of the department, including the FOI Section, will be closed
from 23 December 2023 to 2 January 2024.

To ensure the department has sufficient time to process your request and
provide access to all relevant documents, we are seeking your agreement to
extend the period for completing your FOI request by 14 days under section
15AA of the FOI Act). If you agree to this extension, the department would
be required to provide you with an access decision by 20 January 2024.

If you agree to this extension, could let us know by return email to
[1][Health request email].

FOI processing charge

The department may impose a charge for the work involved in providing
access to documents. The amount of the charge depends on how many
documents are relevant to your FOI request and the amount of work involved
in processing your request.

If the department decides to impose a charge for this FOI request, we will
notify you in writing and you will have an opportunity to ask for the
charge to be reduced or waived.

Draft and duplicate documents

The department considers draft and duplicate documents are generally
irrelevant to FOI requests under section 22 of the FOI Act.

Unless you advise us otherwise, the department will not process draft and
duplicate documents when processing your FOI request.

Departmental staff names and contact details

Names and other personal information about employees may also be subject
to protection under the Privacy Act 1988.

In addition, the department considers the names and contact details of
junior Commonwealth employee (below Senior Executive Service level) and
the mobile telephone numbers of all employees are generally irrelevant
under section 22 of the FOI Act.

Unless you advise us otherwise, those details will be excluded from any
documents provided to you in response to your FOI request.

Contact

You can contact the FOI Unit via email at [2][email address], should you
have any questions.

Kind regards,

Riley

FOI Support 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: [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: SiroccoPolpo [3][FOI #10951 email]
Sent: Thursday, 7 December 2023 9:03 PM
To: FOI [4][email address]
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Ministerial briefings:
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore Government

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Dear Department of Health,

I am making a request under the FoI Act:

1. Copies of Ministerial briefs in relation to or referring to a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore Government to
collaborate around HTA.

I prefer to receive these documents electronically via the Right to Know
system by responding to the email through which this request has been
sent.

Thank you for your attention to this request. I look forward to your
prompt response.

Sincerely,

SiroccoPolpo

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Dear applicant,

I refer to your request of 7 December 2023 to the Department of Health and
Aged Care and write to inform you of Third Party Consultation.

A document has been identified in the scope of your request which contains
information relating to a third party, and it has been determined that it
is appropriate to consult with the affected party under sections 27 of the
FOI Act prior to a decision on access to that 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 19 February
2024.

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

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.

Kind regards,

Case Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [2][email address]

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.

Do note that this email and attachments may contain confidential or
legally privileged information. Please consult with Legal Division before
disclosing any part of this email, or attachment, outside the Department.
If you receive this email in error, please delete it and contact the
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Dear applicant,

The return date indicated in my last correspondence (directly below yours) is 19 February 2024.

Kind regards,

Case Officer – Freedom of Information Section
Legal Advice and Legislation

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group
Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care
T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [email address]

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.

Do note that this email and attachments may contain confidential or legally privileged information. Please consult with Legal Division before disclosing any part of this email, or attachment, outside the Department. If you receive this email in error, please delete it and contact the sender immediately.

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Dear applicant,

I refer to the above and attach correspondence in relation to your
request.

Kind regards,

Case Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care

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

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.

Do note that this email and attachments may contain confidential or
legally privileged information. Please consult with Legal Division before
disclosing any part of this email, or attachment, outside the Department.
If you receive this email in error, please delete it and contact the
sender immediately.

"Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the
addressee and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. 
If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use or
dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited.  If you
receive this transmission in error please notify the author immediately
and delete all copies of this transmission."

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