Cat
Via email to:
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Dear Cat
Freedom of Information Request LEX 51226 – Decision on access
I refer to the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (
FOI Act) request made to the Department of Social Services
(
the Department) on 26 July 2024. The request was in part transferred to the National Disability Insurance
Agency, and this decision relates to the request as currently made on the Department:
. a copy of the briefing pack/any other briefing materials prepared for DSS officials attending the 25th
July 2024 Community Affairs Legislation Committee public hearing for the current NDIS Amendment Bil
inquiry.
This can be limited to a digital copy/ies of the final materials provided for the hearing and any
additional documents provided to officials during the hearing.
I am authorised to make decisions in respect of FOI requests under subsection 23(1) of the FOI Act.
Decision
I have decided to grant access to the documents sought by the request in full.
The documents are described in the Schedule of Documents at
Attachment A.
Publication
Section 11C of the FOI Act requires agencies to publish details on how to access documents released in
response to FOI requests on their website within 10 days of release unless except where that publication
would be unreasonable.
The documents released in response to this request do not contain any information that would be
unreasonable to publish. As a result, details on how to access them wil be published on the Department’s
disclosure log within 10 days of this decision.
Contact
If you would like to discuss any aspect of my decision, please contact me a
t xxx@xxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
Sarah B
Authorised FOI Decision Maker
24 September 2024
GPO Box 9820 Canberra ACT 2601
Email Facsimile Telephone 1300 653 227
National Relay Service: TTY: 133 677, Speak and listen: 1300 555 727, Internet relay: www.relayservice.com.au
www.dss.gov.au
Attachments
A – Schedule of Documents
Attachment A
SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS
Doc No Description of document
Decision
1.
Draft Opening remarks to Senate Community Affairs Legislation
Release in full
Committee Inquiry
2.
SES Briefing Pack
Release in full
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back
on Track No. 1) Bill 2024
3.
Joint submission
Release in full
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back
on Track No.1) Bill 2024
4.
Submissions Summary
Release in full
Senate Committee Affairs Legislation Committee - Senate Inquiry
Submissions Summary – Tranche 2
5.
Media analysis
Release in full
Senate Committee Affairs Legislation Committee - Summary of Media
Reporting from 14 June 2024 (date of last hearing with DSS)