Our reference: FOI 24/25-0091 and 24/25-0147
GPO Box 700
Canberra ACT 2601
1800 800 110
26 August 2024
ndis.gov.au
Cat
Right To Know
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Cat
Freedom of Information request
Notification of Decision
Thank you for your correspondence of 26 July 2924, in which you requested access to
documents held by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), under the
Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
Scope of your request
You have requested access to:
“a copy of the briefing pack/any other briefing materials prepared for NDIA officials
attending the 25th July 2024 Community Affairs Legislation Committee hearing regarding
the legislative changes currently before Parliament.”
I note you also made a request to the Department of Social Services (DSS) on 26 July 2024
for a number of documents, and one of the items in your listed scope is as follows:
..a copy of the briefing pack/any other briefing materials prepared for NDIA officials
attending the 25th July 2024 Community Affairs Legislation Committee public hearing
for the current NDIS Amendment Bil inquiry.
I note that, on 7 August 2024, you were advised that part your request was transferred under
section 16 of the FOI Act to the NDIA. This matter was subsequently registered as
FOI24/25-0147 and acknowledged on 23 August 2024.
Given the similarity of the scopes, with the same document being the responsive document
in both matters, I am responding to both FOI24/25-0091 and FOI24/25-0147 under this
decision notice.
Search efforts
A search for documents has been conducted by the Parliamentary and Ministerial branch of
the NDIA, and I have been provided with a copy of one document which falls within the
scope of your request.
Decision on access to documents
I have decided to grant access to the document in full.
I made this decision as an authorised FOI decision maker under section 23(1) of the FOI Act.
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Release of documents
The document for release, as referred to in the Schedule of Documents at
Attachment A, is
attached.
Rights of review
Your rights to seek a review of my decision, or lodge a complaint, are set out at
Attachment B.
Should you have any enquiries concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me
by email at xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
Jennifer(JFD472)
(
Senior Freedom of Information officer
Government, Risk & Legal – Complaints Management and FOI
General Counsel Division
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Attachment B
Your review rights
Internal Review
The FOI Act gives you the right to apply for an internal review of this decision. The review
wil be conducted by a different person to the person who made the original decision.
If you wish to seek an internal review of the decision, you must apply for the review, in
writing, within 30 days of receipt of this letter.
No particular form is required for an application for internal review, but to assist the review
process, you should clearly outline your grounds for review (that is, the reasons why you
disagree with the decision). Applications for internal review can be lodged by email to
xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx or sent by post to:
Freedom of Information Section
Parliamentary, Ministerial & FOI Branch
Government Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
GPO Box 700
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Review by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
The FOI Act also gives you the right to apply to the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner (OAIC) to seek a review of this decision.
If you wish to have the decision reviewed by the OAIC, you may apply for the review, in
writing, or by using the online merits review form available on the OAIC’s website at
www.oaic.gov.au, within 60 days of receipt of this letter.
Applications for review can be lodged with the OAIC in the following ways:
Online: www.oaic.gov.au
Post:
GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
Phone:
1300 363 992 (local cal charge)
Complaints to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner or the
Commonwealth Ombudsman
You may complain to either the Commonwealth Ombudsman or the OAIC about actions
taken by the NDIA in relation to your request. The Ombudsman wil consult with the OAIC
before investigating a complaint about the handling of an FOI request.
Your complaint to the OAIC can be directed to the contact details identified above. Your
complaint to the Ombudsman can be directed to:
Phone: 1300 362 072 (local cal charge)
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Your complaint should be in writing and should set out the grounds on which it is considered
that the actions taken in relation to the request should be investigated
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