APRAH 2nd Investigation

21/08/2025

Dear Mrs Stevens,

I apologise for the lengthy delay.  Thank you for your patience while your matter was further reviewed.

I have now heard from the National Manager, Notifications who has advised that based on the information provided it would be reasonable for notifications to be opened up in relation to Dr Smith, and also Dr Tollison.

If you would be happy for this to occur, please let me know by reply email and advise if there is a particular day or time that would suit for a member of the Notifications Team to call you to discuss your concerns about these two practitioners.

Subject: Confirm opening of notifications – Dr Smith and Dr Tollison (written communication only)

Dear Caitlin

Thank you for your email.

Yes — I consent to notifications being opened in relation to Dr Smith and Dr Tollison.

For absolute clarity: I do not agree to any phone calls or verbal communication. All communication must be conducted in writing only.

When I first escalated, I provided clear and specific allegations supported by medical imaging and records. Those materials must be included in the notifications.

Internationally, second-generation harm from TCDD (Agent Orange) has been established, and Australia has been formally warned more than eight times by United Nations treaty bodies for failing to recognise this harm. These facts should inform the assessment of standards of care, diagnosis, disclosure, and risk communication.

Please confirm in writing:

The notification reference numbers for each practitioner.

The scope of issues to be assessed (including failure to recognise TCDD-linked conditions, inadequate risk communication, and departures from accepted standards given international warnings).

The specific evidence on file (including my imaging and records) and how additional evidence can be lodged.

The policy/procedure governing this stage, including timeframes, decision-maker, and criteria for outcome.

Confirmation that the practitioners’ employers/credentialing bodies and insurers will be notified, and that all correspondence will be preserved on the regulatory record.

The delegate’s written reasons and materials relied upon for any prior decisions, and the policy basis for excluding evidence at assessment stage.

I look forward to written confirmation that the notifications have been opened, with the reference numbers and process details outlined above.

Warm Agent Orange Burns regards,

Danielle Stevens

We will always be a child of a Vietnam Veteran

https://agentorangechild.wixsite.com/agent-orange-child

A formal complaint has been lodged with the International Criminal Court for Crimes against Humanity. The final submission was the 1st of July 2025.

Australia ratified International treaties but failed to implement them into domestic laws.

When the United Nations tells you 8+ times you are breaking the law, YOU ARE BREAKING THE LAW. Stockholm Convention & Agent Orange is a chemical war crime against children.

Profit before People is a crime.

22/08/2025

Dear Mrs Stevens,

Thank you for your reply. Your correspondence has been forwarded to our Notifications team.

A member of the team will be in contact with you (via email) in due course.

If you have not been contacted by cob Friday 5 September 2025, please let me know and I would be happy to follow this up for you directly

25/08/2026- NHPO

Dear Mrs Stevens

Thank you for your email.

I acknowledge your outstanding concerns about Ahpra’s handling of your matter. I understand you want further information from Ahpra about how it reached its decision. On 4 June 2025, Ahpra provided you with an outcome letter which outlined the delegate’s reasons for the decision. Ahpra also provided you with further information about the notification process and the delegate’s decision in its response to your complaint on 26 June 2025. It is open to you to make a Freedom of Information request to Ahpra for access to specific documents that Ahpra may hold in relation to your matter. Further information about Ahpra’s FOI process is available via Ahpra’s website.

Internal review

If you remain dissatisfied with my decision not to investigate your complaint, you can apply for a review of my decision. All internal review applications are carefully assessed by a staff member who has not previously made a decision related to the complaint to decide if there is sufficient reason for a review. A request for an internal review must be made within 3 months of receiving the outcome of your complaint. More information is also available on our website.

I have attached a copy of our internal review fact sheet and application form for your reference. If you would like to make an application for an internal review, please complete the attached form and email it to complaints@nhpo.gov.au.

You are welcome to contact me by phone on 1300 795 265 or by email at complaints@nhpo.gov.au if you have any questions..

Subject: Correction Required – Contradiction Between NHPO Refusal and AHPRA Notifications

Dear Lauren,

Thank you for your email dated 26August 2025.

Your letter states that my matter was concluded by AHPRA on 4 June and 26 June 2025, and that there is no basis for further investigation. This is factually incorrect.

On 21 August 2025, the National Manager, Notifications at AHPRA confirmed in writing that, based on the evidence provided, “it would be reasonable for notifications to be opened in relation to Dr Smith and Dr Tollison.”

On 22 August 2025, my consent was acknowledged, and my correspondence was forwarded to the Notifications Team for action.

This means that while your office has told me the matter is closed and refused to investigate, AHPRA has formally admitted the opposite — that notifications must be opened.

For the record: this contradiction has already been logged with the International Criminal Court as evidence of Obstruction of Justice and Gross Medical Negligence in my pending case.

I now formally request:

That your refusal decision be corrected in writing.

That this contradiction be referred to internal review as evidence of maladministration.

Written confirmation of the steps your office will take to reconcile this inconsistency with AHPRA.

This is not a matter of FOI access. This is a live contradiction between your office and AHPRA which goes to the integrity of the regulatory process itself.

I require a written response confirming correction of the record.

Dear Mrs Stevens

Thank you for your response.

On 7 August 2025, I wrote to you regarding my assessment of your complaint. My assessment was based on the information you had provided up until 7 August 2025, and this did not include your communications with Ahpra on 21 August 2025. I understand that you have since had further communications with Ahpra, and your concerns have now been forwarded to Ahpra's Notifications Team for further assessment.

To clarify, your complaint to our office about the handling of Ahpra reference 12809802 is closed. However, from the information you have provided in your email, it appears that Ahpra is now considering your further concerns about two practitioners. It is appropriate to allow Ahpra the opportunity to consider your concerns in the first instance. Should you be dissatisfied with the outcome of Ahpra's assessment of your concerns, you would be welcome to make a new complaint to our office once this process is finalised.

Should you wish to apply for an internal review of my decision not to investigate your complaint, please complete the internal review form and email it to complaints@nhpo.gov.au. Further information about the internal review process is also available on our website.