PHI 37/23 Removal of General Use Items from the Prostheses List
Dear Department of Health,
This is a formal FOI request application.
Please provide any correspondence, including briefs, emails and other documents between the Department of Health and Aged Care and the Office of the Minister for Health and Aged Care or the Department of Health and Aged Care and the Minister for Health and Aged Care regarding PHI 37/23 Removal of General Use Items from the Prostheses List [https://www.health.gov.au/news/phi-circu....
Please do not include duplicates, or publicly available documents and transcripts.
Yours faithfully,
Bev D
Good afternoon Bev,
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:
Please provide any correspondence, including briefs, emails and other
documents between the Department of Health and Aged Care and the Office of
the Minister for Health and Aged Care or the Department of Health and Aged
Care and the Minister for Health and Aged Care regarding PHI 37/23 Removal
of General Use Items from the Prostheses List
[https://www.health.gov.au/news/phi-circu....
The reference number for your request is FOI-4515. Please ensure that you
quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning this
request.
Timeframes
Your request was received on 4 July 2023. 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 3 August 2023.
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,
Jessica
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: [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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Dear Department of Health,
This is a formal FOI request application.
Please provide any correspondence, including briefs, emails and other
documents between the Department of Health and Aged Care and the Office of
the Minister for Health and Aged Care or the Department of Health and Aged
Care and the Minister for Health and Aged Care regarding PHI 37/23 Removal
of General Use Items from the Prostheses List
[https://www.health.gov.au/news/phi-circu....
Please do not include duplicates, or publicly available documents and
transcripts.
Yours faithfully,
Bev D
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Good afternoon Bev,
I refer to your FOI request 4515 seeking access to:
Please provide any correspondence, including briefs, emails and other
documents between the Department of Health and Aged Care and the Office of
the Minister for Health and Aged Care or the Department of Health and Aged
Care and the Minister for Health and Aged Care regarding PHI 37/23 Removal
of General Use Items from the Prostheses List
[https://www.health.gov.au/news/phi-circu....
The Department of Health and Aged Care would like to confirm the date
range of the correspondence you are seeking in your request, for example,
the last 12 months i.e. 4 July 2022 to 4 July 2023.
Could you please provide advise the date range of your request with a
response to this email by COB Monday 10 July 2023.
Kind regards,
Alanah
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]
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
From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 4 July 2023 3:52 PM
To: [FOI #10424 email]
Subject: Freedom of Information Request 4515 – Acknowledgement of Receipt
[SEC=OFFICIAL]
Good afternoon Bev,
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:
Please provide any correspondence, including briefs, emails and other
documents between the Department of Health and Aged Care and the Office of
the Minister for Health and Aged Care or the Department of Health and Aged
Care and the Minister for Health and Aged Care regarding PHI 37/23 Removal
of General Use Items from the Prostheses List
[https://www.health.gov.au/news/phi-circu....
The reference number for your request is FOI-4515. Please ensure that you
quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning this
request.
Timeframes
Your request was received on 4 July 2023. 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 3 August 2023.
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
[2]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 [3][email address] or by phone
on 02 6289 1666, should you have any questions.
Kind Regards,
Jessica
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: [4][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 Department of Health,
This is a formal FOI request application.
Please provide any correspondence, including briefs, emails and other
documents between the Department of Health and Aged Care and the Office of
the Minister for Health and Aged Care or the Department of Health and Aged
Care and the Minister for Health and Aged Care regarding PHI 37/23 Removal
of General Use Items from the Prostheses List
[https://www.health.gov.au/news/phi-circu....
Please do not include duplicates, or publicly available documents and
transcripts.
Yours faithfully,
Bev D
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[5][FOI #10424 email]
Is [6][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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message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet.
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[8]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...
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be delayed.
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Dear Alanah,
To confirm, I am seeking correspondence between 1 January 2023 to 4 July 2023.
Yours sincerely,
Bev D
Good afternoon,
I refer to your request to the Department of Health and Aged Care, reproduced below.
The statutory due date for your request is currently 3 August 2023.
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, I seek your agreement to an extension of 30 calendar days.
If you agree to this extension, the statutory due date will then be 2 September 2023. The department will, however, continue to process your request as quickly as possible.
It would assist if you could please advise by 18 July 2023 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, I will seek 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, contact [email address].
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Section
Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group
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 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.
Dear FOI,
Thank you for your email. I agree to an extension until 2 September 2023, however, will expect a response by then.
Please note, you requested a response by 18 July 2023, yet a response was only provided yesterday, 27 July 2023.
Yours sincerely,
Bev D
Apologies for the confusion - response should have been noted as due by '28' as opposed to '18' July - in any case thank you for the timely response and for agreeing to the extension. The department will continue to process your request as quickly as possible and will respond by 2 September 2023, if not earlier.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Section
Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group 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 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.
Dear applicant,
I refer to the above and attach the decision and documents relevant 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]
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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