Voluntary palliative sedation
Dear Attorney-General's Department,
I request the following information:
- The titles and delivery dates of all final reports delivered to or produced by the Attorney-General's Department or those contracted by the Department, since 1 January 2010, that comment on voluntary palliative sedation (VPS), or voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED) (not case sensitive).
To be clear, I am not requesting the title page, I am instead am instead requesting the title/names of reports. This should be no more than a few words for each relevant document.
Please exclude duplicates from this FOI request.
Given the significant public interest in end of life law, I request that the usually applicable FOI fees be waived in this instance.
Yours faithfully,
John Smith
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Dear Mr Smith
Thank you for your email dated 26 August 2022 seeking information about voluntary palliative sedation and voluntary stopping of eating and drinking.
Please be advised that the Attorney-General’s Department does not have policy responsibility for this function. You may wish to direct your request to either the Department of Health or the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, whose responsibilities may be more closely aligned to the subject matter of your request. FOI contact details for these agencies are:
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Can you please advise if you wish to proceed with making an FOI request to the Attorney-General’s Department about this subject. If we do not hear back from you by COB 2 September 2022 we will take this to mean you no longer wish to make an FOI request to the department and no further action will be taken.
Kind regards
Madeleine
Freedom of Information and Privacy Section | Strategy and Governance Branch
Attorney-General’s Department
T: (02) 6141 6666 | E: [AGD request email]
OFFICIAL
Dear FOI Requests,
I would like to proceed with this request please.
Yours sincerely,
John Smith
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Smith
Freedom of Information Request FOI22/222
I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the
department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for access
to documents.
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review rights.
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6666 or by email to [1][AGD request email].
Kind regards
Dana
Assistant Director, FOI and Privacy Section
Enabling Services Group
Attorney-General’s Department
T: 02 6141 6666 E: [2][AGD request email]
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