Question On Notice No. 2818 asked in the Legislative Council on 18 February 2020 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to documents released under Freedom of
Information application 60-19070, and I ask that each document is tabled in full
and unredacted?
Answered on 19 May 2020
I am advised:
The documents requested comprise correspondence between the Minister and his Federal colleagues within the Australian Labor Party in the lead up to the last Federal election and were prepared solely for that purpose. Members of Parliament are entitled to communicate for political purposes with their Federal and State colleagues without that communication being sought and examined by Parliament.
The Member has sought the documents under Freedom of Information legislation and has received full access to some and edited access to the others of these documents. The Freedom of Information Act 1992 contains an external independent appeal process should the Member wish to appeal the decision to provide edited documents.