Good afternoon,

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:

I am seeking all correspondence between the Department of Health and the
Minister for Sport, the Hon Annika Wells MP, relating to the Ministers
travel to the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

The reference number for your request is FOI-4102. Please ensure that you
quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning this
request.

Timeframes

Your request was received on 22 November 2022. 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 22 December
2022. 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 (For example, personal information will not be published where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,

Daniel

FOI 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 Ms Loom

I refer to your FOI request (FOI 4102) of 22 November 2022 to the
Department of Health and Aged Care (department), seeking access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act). The FOI Act requires the
department to provide you with an access decision by 22 December 2022 (30
days).

Many areas of the department, including the FOI Section, will be closed
from 24 December 2022 to 2 January 2023.

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 21 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 12 January 2023.

If you agree to this extension, please let us know as soon as possible by
return email to [1][Health request email].

Kind regards

FOI Case Officer

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][Health request email]

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.

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Dear Ms Loom,

I refer to your FOI 4102.

Please find attached correspondence from the department dated 16 December 2022.

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you wish to discuss further.

Kind regards,

FOI Case Officer
Legal Advice and Legislation

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

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Dear Ms Loom

I refer to our correspondence of 19 December 2022 (dated 16 December 2022) attached.

As the department has not received a response from you within the 14 day period, your FOI request 4102 is now considered withdrawn, pursuant to section 24AB(7) of the FOI Act.

If you wish to submit a new FOI request, taking into consideration the matters raised in the practical refusal consultation notice, you may of course do so by contacting the FOI team at [email address].

Yours sincerely

Guy
Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation Branch
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 custodians of Australia and their continued connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to elders past and present.

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

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