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Canberra ACT 2601
1800 800 110
18 November 2024
ndis.gov.au
Bob Buckley
Right to Know
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Bob Buckley
Freedom of Information request — Notification of Decision
Thank you for your correspondence of 21 July 2024, in which you requested access to
documents held by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), under the
Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
The purpose of this letter is to provide you with a decision on your request.
Scope of your request
You have requested access to the following documents:
The Australian Newspaper published an article 27/6/2024 (see
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustr
alian.com.au%2Fnation%2Fpolitics%2Fminister-bill-shorten-starts-multimillion-dollar-
ndis-cost-delay-tracker%2Fnews-
story%2F58d64dfb61d0bbd822f06f295ec80938&data=05%7C02%7Cfoi%40ndis.gov
.au%7Ca6c7519de6f141a4de0808dca8fc21a9%7Ccd778b65752d454a87cfb9990fe5
8993%7C0%7C0%7C638571048207731742%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJ
WIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C6
0000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Ojugfy6CsObwlom6LfelMF6kD%2FvPoNqoJEyDg1ZfyF
k%3D&reserved=0) claiming
"NDIS Minister Bill Shorten said the scheme’s actuary had calculated the two-month
delay would add more than $1bn to the cost of the scheme over the budget’s forward
estimates""
Please provide, in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act,
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1) the scheme actuary's complete advice to the Minister that includes support for the
Minister's claim above,
2) the request(s) to the scheme actuary that caused that advice to be compiled.”
Administrative release – Point 1
After reviewing your request, I have discovered David Gifford’s letter to the Minister on the
APH website: Submissions – Parliament of Australia. It is included in the
Joint submission
by Department of Social Services (DSS) and the National Disability Insurance Agency
(NDIA) –
Submission 20.
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Submissions – Parliament of Australia (aph.gov.au)
I note that this information is publicly available as such I am satisfied that this information
directly addresses point 1 of your request.
Administrative release – Point 2
Searches for documents were conducted by the following NDIA branch:
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Scheme actuary
As a result of these searches, I can confirm that I have been provided with the information
addressing point 2 of your request.
In regards to David Gifford’s message, the Minister addressed the budget’s forward
estimates during Question Time in House of Representatives, presenting a document on 27
June 2024 that details the budget expenditure. Referencing a section on page 78 which
address point 2 of your request.
Hansard - House of Representatives 27/06/2024 Parliament of Australia (aph.gov.au)
I note that this information is publicly available as such I am satisfied that this information
directly addresses point 2 of your request.
In reaching my decision, I took the following into account:
• your correspondence outlining the scope of your request
• the nature and content of the documents falling within the scope of your request
• the FOI Act
• the FOI Guidelines published under section 93A of the FOI Act
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• consultation with relevant NDIA staff
• the NDIA’s operating environment and functions.
Rights of review
Your rights to seek a review of my decision, or lodge a complaint, are set out at
Attachment A.
Should you have any enquiries concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me
by email
at xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
Cooper-(CHH674) Senior Freedom of Information Officer
Complaints Management & FOI Branch
General Counsel Division
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