Dear Long Standing Member of the Religious Community

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

I am writing to notify you that the Department of Health (department) received your request on 11 December 2021 for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) being:

1. The raw data for COVID -19 deaths, with full ICD-10 codes from early 2020 to present, with full break down of complete ICD-10 codes for each case, can be anonymized data.

2. Documentation of attempts to break down COVID-19 deaths to show what the other risk factors are also at play - including age and underlying health issues, in both vaccinated and vaccinated death cases, so as to provide meaningful statistics to the public on all COVID 19 deaths.

Request for extension of time

The statutory timeframe for processing your request is 30 calendar days, within which a decision on access to the requested documents is due to be notified. The current statutory due date for this request falls on 10 January 2022. Section 15AA of the FOI Act enables the department to seek your agreement to an extension of time of up to 30 days. Given the upcoming Christmas and New Year period, the department is seeking your agreement to an extension of time of 10 day to reflect this holiday period. This would result in the decision on access in your request becoming due on or before 20 January 2022. If you agree to this extension of time, could you please confirm in writing.

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, draft and 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 via email at [email address], should you have any questions.

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information Section
Legal & Assurance Division |  Corporate Operations Group
Legal Advice & Legislation Branch
Australian Government Department of Health
GPO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

The Department of Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Australia and their continued connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to all Elders past and present. 

If you receive this email in error, please delete it and contact the sender immediately.

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Dear Applicant,

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of
Information request to the Department of Health.

Kind regards

FOI

Freedom of Information Section
Legal Advice & Legislation Branch

Legal and Assurance Division | Corporate Operations Group

Australian Government Department of Health

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [1][Health request email]

GPO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

The Department of Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of
Australia and their continued connection to land, sea and community. We
pay our respects to all Elders past and present. 

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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