information showing the contents, development and disposition of the 2023 report/review Behaviourally based intervention for children on the autism spectrum

Waiting for an internal review by National Disability Insurance Agency of their handling of this request.

Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,

Document 7 in FOI 23.24-0026 describes itself as:
National Disability Injsurance Agency 2023. Behaviourally based intervention for children on the autism spectrum: Asystematic review and dose-response meta-analysis'. Prepared by E Ghezzi, A Lampit.
Please provide, under the provision of the Freedom on Information Act, all documents relating to the contents, development, and disposition of this document.

Yours faithfully,

Bob Buckley

foi, National Disability Insurance Agency

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Dear Bob

 

Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement

 

Thank you for your request of 21 July 2024, made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), for access to a documents held by the
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).

 

Scope of you request

 

You have requested access to:

 

“Document 7 in FOI 23.24-0026 describes itself as:
National Disability Injsurance Agency 2023. Behaviourally based
intervention for children on the autism spectrum: Asystematic review and
dose-response meta-analysis'. Prepared by E Ghezzi, A Lampit.
Please provide, under the provision of the Freedom on Information Act, all
documents relating to the contents, development, and disposition of this
document.”

 

Scope clarification

After beginning the processing of this matter, I have identified an issue
with the release ‘Document 7 in FOI 23.24-0026’. After thorough searches,
I have identified that this release was not publicly facing or published
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This leads me to believe that the referenced decision may be a
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-----Original Message-----

From: Bob Buckley <[9][FOI #11722 email]>

Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2024 7:08 AM

To: foi <[10][NDIA request email]>

Subject: Freedom of Information request - information showing the
contents, development and disposition of the 2023 report/review
Behaviourally based intervention for children on the autism spectrum

 

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Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,

 

Document 7 in FOI 23.24-0026 describes itself as:

National Disability Injsurance Agency 2023. Behaviourally based
intervention for children on the autism spectrum: Asystematic review and
dose-response meta-analysis'. Prepared by E Ghezzi, A Lampit.

Please provide, under the provision of the Freedom on Information Act, all
documents relating to the contents, development, and disposition of this
document.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Bob Buckley

 

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Dear foi,
Thank you for your reply.
I apologise; you are correct, and there is a typo in my original request. The FoI request I meant to refer to was FoI 23.24-0029 (I typed 6 instead of 9).
Yours sincerely,

Bob Buckley

foi, National Disability Insurance Agency

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Hi Bob

 

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your request. If you
require the attachment in a different format, please let us know.

 

Please contact us at [1][NDIA request email] if you have any questions or
require help.

 

Kind regards

 

Cooper

Team Leader/Senior FOI Officer

Complaints Management & FOI Branch

General Counsel Division

National Disability Insurance Agency

E [2][NDIA request email]

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-----Original Message-----

From: Bob Buckley <[6][FOI #11722 email]>

Sent: Friday, August 2, 2024 7:56 AM

To: foi <[7][NDIA request email]>

Subject: Re: FOI 24/25-0073 - Your request for information -
Acknowledgement [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

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Dear foi,

 

Thank you for your reply.

 

I apologise; you are correct, and there is a typo in my original request.
The FoI request I meant to refer to was FoI 23.24-0029 (I typed 6 instead
of 9).

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Bob Buckley

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

 

 

 

Dear Bob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for your request of 21 July 2024, made under the Freedom of

 

Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), for access to a documents held by the

 

National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scope of you request

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have requested access to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Document 7 in FOI 23.24-0026 describes itself as:

 

National Disability Injsurance Agency 2023. Behaviourally based

 

intervention for children on the autism spectrum: Asystematic review and

 

dose-response meta-analysis'. Prepared by E Ghezzi, A Lampit.

 

Please provide, under the provision of the Freedom on Information Act, all

 

documents relating to the contents, development, and disposition of this

 

document.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scope clarification

 

 

 

After beginning the processing of this matter, I have identified an issue

 

with the release ‘Document 7 in FOI 23.24-0026’. After thorough searches,

 

I have identified that this release was not publicly facing or published

 

on our disclosure log, nor were you the original applicant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This leads me to believe that the referenced decision may be a

 

typographical error. Could you please confirm the FOI decision number you

 

are referencing in this request?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Processing timeframes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A 30-day statutory period for processing your request commenced from 22

 

July 2024. You should therefore expect a decision from us by 20 Augus

 

2024.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This period may be extended if we need to consult with third parties or

 

for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disclosure log

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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log, located on our website at [1]FOI Disclosure log | NDIS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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requested, please contact us at [2][NDIA request email].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Irrelevant information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 22 of the FOI Act permits us to provide FOI applicants with access

 

to edited copies of documents with irrelevant material deleted. Can you

 

please contact us at [3][NDIA request email] to advise whether the
surnames and

 

contact details of NDIA staff are irrelevant to your request? Unless you

 

advise otherwise, we will take it that you agree to the names and contact

 

details of NDIA staff being excluded from the scope of your request (that

 

is, the information will be treated as irrelevant).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Please contact us at [4][NDIA request email] if you have any questions or
need

 

help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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advise us if you would prefer us to use another means of contact.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooper (CHH674)

 

 

 

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Parliamentary, Ministerial and FOI Branch

 

 

 

Government Division

 

 

 

National Disability Insurance Agency

 

 

 

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and emerging.

 

 

 

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Dear foi,
Please amend my request to:
1. the period Nov 2022 to May 2023, and
2. the search results you refer to in your respopnse as "more than 117 individual documents matching the scope of your request"

Yours sincerely,
Bob Buckley

Dear foi,
how are you going with this request?

Yours sincerely,
Bob Buckley

foi, National Disability Insurance Agency

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Dear Bob Buckley

Thank you for your request for information.

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your request. If you require this in a different format, please let us know.

Please contact us at [NDIA request email] if you have any questions or require help.

Thank you.

Kind regards

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Governance, Risk & Legal – Complaints Management & FOI
Government Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Buckley <[FOI #11722 email]>
Sent: Friday, August 2, 2024 7:56 AM
To: foi <[NDIA request email]>
Subject: Re: FOI 24/25-0073 - Your request for information - Acknowledgement [SEC=OFFICIAL]

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Dear foi,

Thank you for your reply.

I apologise; you are correct, and there is a typo in my original request. The FoI request I meant to refer to was FoI 23.24-0029 (I typed 6 instead of 9).

Yours sincerely,

Bob Buckley

-----Original Message-----

Dear Bob

Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement

Thank you for your request of 21 July 2024, made under the Freedom of

Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), for access to a documents held by the

National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).

Scope of you request

You have requested access to:

“Document 7 in FOI 23.24-0026 describes itself as:

National Disability Injsurance Agency 2023. Behaviourally based

intervention for children on the autism spectrum: Asystematic review and

dose-response meta-analysis'. Prepared by E Ghezzi, A Lampit.

Please provide, under the provision of the Freedom on Information Act, all

documents relating to the contents, development, and disposition of this

document.”

Scope clarification

After beginning the processing of this matter, I have identified an issue

with the release ‘Document 7 in FOI 23.24-0026’. After thorough searches,

I have identified that this release was not publicly facing or published

on our disclosure log, nor were you the original applicant.

This leads me to believe that the referenced decision may be a

typographical error. Could you please confirm the FOI decision number you

are referencing in this request?

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A 30-day statutory period for processing your request commenced from 22

July 2024. You should therefore expect a decision from us by 20 Augus

2024.

This period may be extended if we need to consult with third parties or

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Section 22 of the FOI Act permits us to provide FOI applicants with access

to edited copies of documents with irrelevant material deleted. Can you

please contact us at [3][NDIA request email] to advise whether the surnames and

contact details of NDIA staff are irrelevant to your request? Unless you

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details of NDIA staff being excluded from the scope of your request (that

is, the information will be treated as irrelevant).

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help.

We will contact you using the email address you have provided. Please

advise us if you would prefer us to use another means of contact.

Regards

Cooper (CHH674)

Senior Freedom of Information Officer

Parliamentary, Ministerial and FOI Branch

Government Division

National Disability Insurance Agency

E: [5][NDIA request email]

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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 'information showing the contents, development and disposition of the 2023 report/review Behaviourally based intervention for children on the autism spectrum'.

The repsonse refers to Attachment A in relation to requesting an internal review. However, Attachment seems to have been not attached.
I don't believe that the document referred to in my request was created without any other documentation. Surely, there was a suggestion somewhere that it be written. Surely, someone reviewed it ... and subsequently decided not to progress the matter.
I know for a fact that the authors of the document presented some of the contents of the document to A4 and Autism Alliance representatives at a meeting set up by the NDIA's Children's Taskforce. If nothing else exists, the presentation the authors of the document made in that meeting should be in the record (the meeting was told one of the authors is now an NDIA employee).
And the NDIA CEO had correspondence with A4's Co-convenor over the document. There I find it extremely unlikely that "the agency is satisfied that [such information about the disposition of the document] cannot be found or does not exist".

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/i...

Yours faithfully,
Bob Buckley