Almost three years later, I’m as wise as ever
On March 6, 2001, I received an acknowledgement from the private secretary to the minister for health informing me that my request was receiving attention.
On April 11, I again wrote to the minister for health stating I had not received a decision on my request for information and that I was referring the matter to the information commissioner. On April 14, 2001, I received a further letter from the Department of Health setting out the scope of the request and informing me that my request for information was being refused on the basis that the records sought were widely available without recourse to the Freedom of Information Act.
