Request for Information on Pfizer's BioNTech (Biological and Nanotechnological) Experiments Involving 80% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations.
: Deborah-May: Torrens made this Freedom of Information request to National Indigenous Australians Agency
Freedom of Information Officer
National Indigenous Australians Agency
PO Box 2191
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
Dear Freedom of Information Officer,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I am requesting access to documents held by the National Indigenous Australians Agency that pertain to any medical and/or technological experiments, specifically those involving Pfizer's Biological Nanotechnology (BioNTech), conducted on the remnant original host groups and nations who have been classified as "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander" populations.
Overview and Scope of Experiments: Documents detailing the nature, scope, and purpose of any experiments involving nanotechnology that have targeted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and families through Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations.
Ethical Approvals and Oversight:
Copies of ethical approvals, any related discussions, decisions from ethical review boards, and oversight mechanisms established for these experiments.
Community Consent Processes:
Documents related to the processes of obtaining informed consent from the communities involved, including educational and informational materials provided to participants.
Participant Selection Criteria:
Information on how participants were selected for these experiments, especially given the small proportion (3.4%) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the overall Australian population.
Results and Outcomes:
Any findings, reports, evaluations, or feedback from these experiments, including assessments of both intended and unintended outcomes (vaccine-induced injuries, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prenatal and postnatal, stillbirths, miscarriages, hospitalisations, ICU admissions and deaths).
Purpose:
The information requested is sought to ensure transparency and accountability regarding the Whole-of-Government health interventions which was directed at 80% of a vulnerable segment of the population.
It is essential that Linda Burney and the National Indigenous Australian Agency genuinely understand how these interventions align with ethical standards, particularly in ensuring informed consent, equitable treatment and bodily autonomy.
Given the sensitive nature of medical experiments and the historical context of research involving Indigenous populations, this request is of public interest, aiming to safeguard the rights and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
I look forward to your acknowledgment of this request within fourteen (14) days, and a decision within thirty (30) working days, as stipulated by the FOI Act.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Deborah-May Torrens
OFFICIAL
Dear Deborah-May Torrens
Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2425/002
Thank you for your request to the National Indigenous Australians Agency
(NIAA) for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act) (attached).
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You should therefore expect a decision from us by 9 August 2024.
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It appears that the subject matter of your request aligns more closely
with the functions and responsibilities of the Therapeutic Goods
Administration (TGA), as it relates to the regulation of COVID-19 vaccines
and adverse event data for vaccines. Accordingly, we suggest you consider
withdrawing your FOI request with the NIAA and submit a request with the
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OFFICIAL
Dear Deborah-May Torrens,
Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2425/002
Please find attached decision in relation to your Freedom of Information request.
Please contact [email address] if you have any questions about your request.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Legal Services Branch| Integrity Group | National Indigenous Australians Agency| [email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606| PO Box 2191 ACT 2601
w. niaa.gov.au w. indigenous.gov.au
The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.
Note: This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally privileged information (and neither are waived or lost if this email has been sent to you by mistake). If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose, copy or retain it. If you have received it in error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.
-----Original Message-----
From: : Deborah-May: Torrens <[FOI #11657 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 10 July 2024 9:23 AM
To: FOI NIAA <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Request for Information on Pfizer's BioNTech (Biological and Nanotechnological) Experiments Involving 80% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations.
Freedom of Information Officer
National Indigenous Australians Agency
PO Box 2191
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
Dear Freedom of Information Officer,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I am requesting access to documents held by the National Indigenous Australians Agency that pertain to any medical and/or technological experiments, specifically those involving Pfizer's Biological Nanotechnology (BioNTech), conducted on the remnant original host groups and nations who have been classified as "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander" populations.
Overview and Scope of Experiments: Documents detailing the nature, scope, and purpose of any experiments involving nanotechnology that have targeted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and families through Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations.
Ethical Approvals and Oversight:
Copies of ethical approvals, any related discussions, decisions from ethical review boards, and oversight mechanisms established for these experiments.
Community Consent Processes:
Documents related to the processes of obtaining informed consent from the communities involved, including educational and informational materials provided to participants.
Participant Selection Criteria:
Information on how participants were selected for these experiments, especially given the small proportion (3.4%) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the overall Australian population.
Results and Outcomes:
Any findings, reports, evaluations, or feedback from these experiments, including assessments of both intended and unintended outcomes (vaccine-induced injuries, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prenatal and postnatal, stillbirths, miscarriages, hospitalisations, ICU admissions and deaths).
Purpose:
The information requested is sought to ensure transparency and accountability regarding the Whole-of-Government health interventions which was directed at 80% of a vulnerable segment of the population.
It is essential that Linda Burney and the National Indigenous Australian Agency genuinely understand how these interventions align with ethical standards, particularly in ensuring informed consent, equitable treatment and bodily autonomy.
Given the sensitive nature of medical experiments and the historical context of research involving Indigenous populations, this request is of public interest, aiming to safeguard the rights and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
I look forward to your acknowledgment of this request within fourteen (14) days, and a decision within thirty (30) working days, as stipulated by the FOI Act.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Deborah-May Torrens
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Dear National Indigenous Australians Agency,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of National Indigenous Australians Agency's handling of my FOI request 'Request for Information on Pfizer's BioNTech (Biological and Nanotechnological) Experiments Involving 80% of "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations".
Reference Number: FOI 2024-217-219-MUL.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/r...
Warm regards
Deborah-May
OFFICIAL
Dear Deborah-May Torrens,
Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2425/002 IR
Please find attached decision in relation to your Freedom of Information request for internal review.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI Team.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Legal Services Branch+AHw- Integrity Group +AHw- National Indigenous Australians Agency+AHw- FOI+AEA-niaa.gov.au
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606+AHw- PO Box 2191 ACT 2601
w. niaa.gov.au w. indigenous.gov.au
The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.
Note: This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally privileged information (and neither are waived or lost if this email has been sent to you by mistake). If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose, copy or retain it. If you have received it in error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.
OFFICIAL
-----Original Message-----
From: : Deborah-May: Torrens +ADw-foi+-request-11657-978ca613+AEA-righttoknow.org.au+AD4-
Sent: Friday, August 9, 2024 12:58 PM
To: FOI NIAA +ADw-FOI+AEA-niaa.gov.au+AD4-
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Request for Information on Pfizer's BioNTech (Biological and Nanotechnological) Experiments Involving 80+ACU- of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations.
Dear National Indigenous Australians Agency,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of National Indigenous Australians Agency's handling of my FOI request 'Request for Information on Pfizer's BioNTech (Biological and Nanotechnological) Experiments Involving 80+ACU- of +ACI-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations+ACI-.
Reference Number: FOI 2024-217-219-MUL.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/r...
Warm regards
Deborah-May
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Dear National Indigenous Australians Agency,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of National Indigenous Australians Agency's handling of my FOI request 'Request for Information on Pfizer's BioNTech (Biological and Nanotechnological) Experiments Involving 80% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations.'.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/r...
Yours faithfully,
:Deborah-May: Torrens
OFFICIAL
Dear Deborah-May Torrens,
Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2425/002 IR
Thank you for your email.
You previously requested an internal review for FOI/2424/002 on 9 August 2024. A decision was provided to you on 9 September 2024 (attached).
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Legal Services Branch+AHw- Integrity Group +AHw- National Indigenous Australians Agency+AHw- FOI+AEA-niaa.gov.au
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606+AHw- PO Box 2191 ACT 2601
w. niaa.gov.au w. indigenous.gov.au
The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.
Note: This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally privileged information (and neither are waived or lost if this email has been sent to you by mistake). If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose, copy or retain it. If you have received it in error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.
OFFICIAL
-----Original Message-----
From: : Deborah-May: Torrens +ADw-foi+-request-11657-978ca613+AEA-righttoknow.org.au+AD4-
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2024 7:26 AM
To: FOI NIAA +ADw-FOI+AEA-niaa.gov.au+AD4-
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Request for Information on Pfizer's BioNTech (Biological and Nanotechnological) Experiments Involving 80+ACU- of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations.
Dear National Indigenous Australians Agency,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of National Indigenous Australians Agency's handling of my FOI request 'Request for Information on Pfizer's BioNTech (Biological and Nanotechnological) Experiments Involving 80+ACU- of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations.'.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/r...
Yours faithfully,
:Deborah-May: Torrens
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Dear National Indigenous Australians Agency,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of National Indigenous Australians Agency's handling of my FOI request 'Request for Information on Pfizer's BioNTech (Biological and Nanotechnological) Experiments Involving eighty percent (80%) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations.'.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/r...
Yours faithfully,
:Deborah-May: Torrens
OFFICIAL
Dear Deborah-May Torrens,
Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2425/002 IR
Thank you for your email.
You previously requested an internal review for FOI/2424/002 on 9 August 2024. A decision was provided to you on 9 September 2024 (attached).
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Legal Services Branch+AHw- Integrity Group +AHw- National Indigenous Australians Agency+AHw- FOI+AEA-niaa.gov.au
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606+AHw- PO Box 2191 ACT 2601
w. niaa.gov.au w. indigenous.gov.au
The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.
Note: This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally privileged information (and neither are waived or lost if this email has been sent to you by mistake). If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose, copy or retain it. If you have received it in error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.
OFFICIAL
-----Original Message-----
From: : Deborah-May: Torrens +ADw-foi+-request-11657-978ca613+AEA-righttoknow.org.au+AD4-
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2024 7:26 AM
To: FOI NIAA +ADw-FOI+AEA-niaa.gov.au+AD4-
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Request for Information on Pfizer's BioNTech (Biological and Nanotechnological) Experiments Involving 80+ACU- of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations.
Dear National Indigenous Australians Agency,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of National Indigenous Australians Agency's handling of my FOI request 'Request for Information on Pfizer's BioNTech (Biological and Nanotechnological) Experiments Involving 80+ACU- of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations.'.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/r...
Yours faithfully,
:Deborah-May: Torrens
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Unfortunately, you cannot seek an internal review for an internal review.
You have the option to seek an external review by the OAIC. How to do this is attached to their internal review decision letter.
Best of luck