Good morning Dave
 
I refer to your application under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the
Act) requesting access to:
 
“I would like to request a copy of the voluntary assisted dying medication
protocol developed by the Department of Health for medical practitioners
with VAD training.
 
It is referred to in this document:
[1]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docu...
 
"Detailed information and instructions about the self-administration
process including pre-medications are contained in the medication
protocol made available to medical
practitioners after they complete the voluntary assisted dying training."
 
Your application was received on 2 October 2024.
 
Invalid request – Application fee required
 
The Act provides that an application fee of $32.70 must accompany each
request. In the current circumstances, the department's preferred method
of payment is via the Victorian Government's online FOI portal at the
below link:
 
[2]https://online.foi.vic.gov.au/
 
If it is your first time using this portal, please click “self-register”
and follow the prompts.
 
Please quote your reference number (F24/2347) in the "Request Details"
section of the online form. You do not need to provide the wording of your
request again.
 
The Act also provides that the application fee may be waived or reduced if
payment of the fee would cause financial hardship. If you consider this to
be the case the fee may be waived or reduced on production of evidence of
how the payment of the application fee would cause you hardship.
 
As stated on the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner’s
website, an applicant should provide evidence of hardship when they are
requesting an agency to waive or reduce the application fee:
 
‘If you request the application fee to be waived or reduced, you should
provide evidence of hardship – for example, a concession or health care
card, a bank statement, or statutory declaration outlining why payment
would cause you hardship.’
 
Please note your request cannot proceed until the application fee or
evidence of hardship has been received as it is not a valid request.
 
I would appreciate it if you would respond by 1 November 2024, otherwise I
will assume that you do not wish to proceed and no further action will be
taken by the department.
 
Kind regards,
 
Authorised Officer | Freedom of Information unit 
Public Law and Legislation 
Department of Health 
[3]www.health.vic.gov.au 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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