Dear Mr Martin,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST – NOTIFICATION OF RECEIPT

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

In the 2020-21 budget the government gave the department over $2 million
for actuarial studies of private health insurance incentives, being LHC
and risk Equalisation.

I request to see these reports.

The department will take all reasonable steps to notify you of a decision
no later than 30 calendar days after the date your request was received.
You will be contacted where a charge is applied for processing your
request or if we need to consult a third party.

Unless you advise otherwise, duplicate documents and Commonwealth employee
names and contact details below Senior Executive Service level and mobile
telephone numbers of all staff will be excluded from the scope of your
request under s22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act.

You can contact the FOI Unit on (02) 6289 1666, or via email at
[1][email address], should you have any enquiries.

Kind regards,

Justin

FOI Officer

Freedom of Information Section

Legal & Assurance Division |  Corporate Operations Group

Legal Advice & Legislation Branch

Australian Government Department of Health

E: [2][Health request email] 

GPO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

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Dear Mr Martin

I refer to your request of 24 April to the Department of Health
(department), seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(Cth) (FOI Act) in the following terms:

In the 2020-21 budget the government gave the department over $2 million
for actuarial studies of private health insurance incentives, being LHC
and risk Equalisation.

Notice of Third Party Consultation

Documents have been identified in scope to which third parties are
involved and therefore appropriate consultation is required.

The decision maker, an officer authorised under section 23(1) of the FOI
Act to make decisions in relation to Freedom of Information requests, has
determined that the requirement of section 26A and 27 of FOI Act makes it
appropriate to extend the timeframe for dealing with your request.

Pursuant to section 15(6) of the FOI Act, this allows an additional 30
days to process your request.

Accordingly, we will endeavour to provide you with a decision on or before
Monday, 27 June 2022.

Relevant provisions

The FOI Act, including the provisions referred to in this email, can be
accessed from the Federal Register of Legislation website:
[1]https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C...

If you require clarification of any of the matters discussed in this email
you should contact the department’s FOI Unit by email at
[2][email address].

Kind regards

Grant

Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice & Legislation Branch
Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

E: [3][Health request email]

Australian Government Department of Health

GPO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

Please 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.
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Dear Mr Martin

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your freedom of
information request.

Kind regards

Grant

Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice & Legislation Branch
Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

E: [1][Health request email]

Australian Government Department of Health

GPO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

Please 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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