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:

[A]ny documents and correspondence relating to the Australian Government's
decision to appoint Amplar Health as the sole provider of virtual nursing
services as part of the Aged Care Virtual Nursing Project.

Please do not include duplicates, or publicly available documents and
transcripts.

The reference number for your request is FOI 25-0347 LD. Please ensure
that you quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning
this request.

Timeframes

Your request was received on 29 March 2025. 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 27 April 2025.
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.

Request to exclude irrelevant information from your request

To assist with processing your request, can you also please advise by COB
2 April 2025, if you agree that information regarding 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

Other Information

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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.

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on the department’s FOI 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 (For example, personal information will not be published where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 Section via email at [2][email address] or by
phone on 02 6289 1666, should you have any questions.

Kind regards,

FOI Case Officer – Freedom of Information Section

Legal Advice and Legislation Branch

Legal 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

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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.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ray D <[FOI #12979 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 29 March 2025 8:59 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Virtual nursing aged care
framework

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Dear Department of Health,

This is a formal FOI request application.

Please provide any documents and correspondence relating to the Australian
Government's decision to appoint Amplar Health as the sole provider of
virtual nursing services as part of the Aged Care Virtual Nursing Project.

Please do not include duplicates, or publicly available documents and
transcripts.

Yours faithfully,

Ray D

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