Adv 2018 / 7867 regarding ABA therapy for a 6 year old
Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,
FOI 23/24-1400, Document 4, page 35 makes refers to an 'advice' reviewed by the TAT, described as 'HPRM – NED19/100608 - Adv 2018 / 7867 regarding ABA therapy for a 6 year old includes substantial research and several external links and resources.'
I seek a copy of this advice.
Yours faithfully,
David Wright
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Dear David Wright
Thank you for your below request seeking access to documents from the
Agency’s Disclosure Log.
Please find attached the following documents:
· 23/24 - 1400 – Document – Disclosure Log. (Page 35)
Due to the size of the documents, release is provided in more than one
email as detailed in the subject heading of this email.
Kind regards,
Poojan
Freedom of Information Team
Governance, Risk & Legal - Complaints Management and FOI.
General Counsel Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
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Dear Poojan
You have not provided me with a copy of the advice I requested. You have said that 'release is provided in more than one email as detailed in the subject heading of this email'. These are not visible to me. Where are they?
Yours sincerely,
David Wright
Dear David Wright
I hope you’re well.
In response to your specific disclosure request regarding 23/24 - 1400 –
Document – Disclosure Log (Page 35) as requested.
These pages contain references to an 'advice' reviewed by the TAT,
described as 'HPRM – NED19/100608 - Adv 2018 / 7867 regarding ABA therapy
for a 6-year-old includes substantial research, Documents with links to
access the relevant files included within the same pages.
Please review these links to retrieve the requested documents.
As you had submitted four separate requests. We have responded to each
individually. Meaning you will receive multiple emails as subject heading
of this email. Please don’t be concerned, as each reply pertains to a
separate request.
If you need any further clarification or additional information, please do
not hesitate to reach out.
Poojan
Freedom of Information Team
Governance, Risk & Legal - Complaints Management and FOI.
General Counsel Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
E [1][NDIA request email]
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Dear Poojan
You have misunderstood my FOI request.
All you have done is provided a copy of the FOI 23/24-1400, Document 4, which my original request makes clear I have already seen, and was the basis of my request.
Simply providing this original document to me does not in any way address my request.
My request was quite clear that I seek access to the advice ''HPRM – NED19/100608 - Adv 2018 / 7867 regarding ABA therapy for a 6-year-old". You have not made this accessible to me.
Please process my request properly.
Yours sincerely,
David Wright
Dear David Wright
Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement
Thank you for your request of 13 October 2024, made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), for copies of documents held by the
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
Scope of your Request
You have requested access to:
“ …FOI 23/24-1400, Document 4, page 35 makes refers to an 'advice'
reviewed by the TAT, described as 'HPRM – NED19/100608 - Adv 2018 / 7867
regarding ABA therapy for a 6 year old includes substantial research and
several external links and resources.”
Irrelevant Information
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documents if that information would reasonably be regarded as irrelevant
to a request for access.
Given the nature of your request, it does not seem that NDIA staff
members’ surnames and contact details would be relevant to you. Can you
please send me a reply email confirming that such details are irrelevant
to your request for access?
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Dear Mykal
I confirm that NDIA staff members’ surnames and contact details are irrelevant
to my request for access, and I agree to a 30-day extension of time, making the new due date for you to decide on my request will be 12 December 2024.
Yours sincerely,
David Wright
Dear David Wright
Thank you for your request for information.
Please find attached correspondence and documents in relation to your
request. If you require these in a different format, please let us know.
Please contact us at [1][NDIA request email] if you have any questions or
require help.
Thank you.
Kind regards
Kate (KIM627)
Senior FOI Officer
Complaints Management & FOI Branch
General Counsel Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
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Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of National Disability Insurance Agency's handling of my FOI request 'Adv 2018 / 7867 regarding ABA therapy for a 6 year old'.
Your decision document provides the following reasons for redacting information:
- The disclosure of information would result in the prejudice of the effectiveness of the agency's operational methods and procedures.
- This in turn would, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the need to change those methods and procedures.
- The improper use of the operational methods and procedures would, or could, lead to a distortion of funding levels that would substantially and adversely affect the integrity of the NDIS and its financial sustainability.
- Disclosure would provide the world at large the criteria and threshold for decisions on access levels of supports, which could be used to manipulate justifications / recommendations for prescribed supports for participants.
- Disclosure would risk the integrity of the decision-making framework used by Technical Advisors in the provision of recommendations for participants to receive supports that are reasonable and necessary.
- Disclosure would hinder the ability of Agency decision-makers to comply with their obligations and make informed decisions, which, in turn, helps to ensure the financial stability and integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Each of these assertions lacks any evidence to support them:
- You have not explained specifically how or why the disclosure of information would result in the prejudice of the effectiveness of the agency's operational methods and procedures. What evidence is this based on?
- Without this justification, explanation or evidence, you have not provided any reason to support the assertion that this could reasonably be expected to result in the need to change those methods and procedures.
- You have not explained what 'improper use' of the information is, nor how it would, or could, lead to a distortion of funding levels that would substantially and adversely affect the integrity of the NDIS and its financial sustainability.
- You have not explained how or why providing the world at large the criteria and threshold for decisions on access levels of supports could be used to manipulate justifications / recommendations for prescribed supports for participants. What evidence is this assertion based on?
- You have not explained how or why disclosing the information would risk the integrity of the decision-making framework used by Technical Advisors in the provision of recommendations for participants to receive supports that are reasonable and necessary. What evidence is this assertion based on?
- You have not explained how or why disclosing the information would hinder the ability of Agency decision-makers to comply with their obligations and make informed decisions, which, in turn, helps to ensure the financial stability and integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. What evidence is this assertion based on?
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/a...
Yours faithfully,
David Wright
Dear David Wright
Internal review request – Acknowledgement
Thank you for your request of 6 December 2024 made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), for an internal review of a decision made
on your request of 13 October 2024 (Our reference: FOI 24/25-0593). That
request was made in the following terms:
FOI 23/24-1400, Document 4, page 35 makes refers (sic) to an ‘advice’
reviewed by the TAT, described as ‘HPRM – NED 19/100608 – Adv 2018/7867
regarding ABA therapy for a 6 year old includes substantial research and
several external links and resources’.
I seek a copy of this advice.
Processing timeframes
A 30-day statutory period for processing your request commenced from 7
December 2024, in accordance with section 54C(3) of the FOI Act. You
should therefore expect a decision from us by 6 January 2025.
Irrelevant information
Section 22 of the FOI Act allows an agency to redact information from
documents if that information would reasonably be regarded as irrelevant
to a request for access.
Given the nature of your request, it does not seem that NDIA staff
members’ surnames and contact details would be relevant to you. Can you
please send me a reply email confirming that such details are irrelevant
to your request for access?
Disclosure log
Information released under the FOI Act may be published on the NDIA’s
disclosure log located on our website.
If you have any concerns about the publication of information you have
requested, please contact us.
Further help
Please contact us at [1][NDIA request email] if you have any questions or need
help.
We will contact you using the email address you have provided. Please
advise if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.
Regards
Helen [HIL533]
Assistant Director – Freedom of Information
Complaints Management & FOI Branch
General Counsel Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
The NDIA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout
Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We
pay our respects to them and their cultures and to Elders past, present
and emerging.
Dear David Wright
Thank you for your request for an internal review of a decision made in
FOI 24/25-0593.
Please find attached correspondence and a document in relation to your
request. If you require these in a different format, please let us know.
Please contact us at [1][NDIA request email] if you have any questions or
require help.
Regards
Helen [HIL533]
Assistant Director – Freedom of Information
Complaints Management & FOI Branch
General Counsel Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
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