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(NDIA) Freedom of Information (FOI) team.  

If your email relates to an FOI application made under the Commonwealth
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), the Agency will respond to you
as soon as practicable. 

This email address is for applications under the FOI Act only. The Agency
is unable to respond to non-FOI related enquiries sent to this email
address. Any correspondence received that is not an information access
request will not be responded to or forwarded.  

If you are seeking to access your personal documents, please consider
submitting your request through our [1]Participant Information Access
(PIA) web-form, which will allow the matter to be processed
administratively. 

Should you have a query unrelated to FOI, please contact us by emailing at
[2][email address] or via webchat at [3]NDIA Web Chat (ndis.gov.au).
Alternatively you can also contact us by phoning 1800 800 110. 

If you have any questions about making an FOI request, or to enquire about
a current FOI request, please email us with your phone number and a
preferred time for us to call you, and an FOI Decision Maker will call you
back. 

Kind regards 

Freedom of Information team 

Parliamentary, Ministerial & FOI Branch  

Government  

National Disability Insurance Agency 

Email: [4][NDIA request email]  

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Dear SH 

 
Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement 

Thank you for your request of 7 June 2022, 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 the following documents: 

Please provide information on how much money was spent on private law
firms representing the Agency in the AAT during the following periods:

1. 2013 financial year

2. 2014 financial year

3. 2015 financial year

4. 2016 financial year

5. 2017 financial year

6. 2018 financial year

7. 2019 financial year

8. 2020 financial year

9. 2021 financial year

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).  

Processing timeframes 

A 30-day statutory period for processing your request commenced from 8
June 2022, in accordance with section 15(2A)(c) of the FOI Act. You
should, therefore, expect a decision from us by 7 July 2022. 

This period may be extended if we need to consult with third parties or
for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens. 

Charges

We may apply a processing charge to your request and will advise you as
soon as practicable if a charge is payable.  

Disclosure Log

Information released under the FOI Act may be published on the NDIA’s
disclosure log located on our website, subject to certain exceptions.  

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 provided. Please advise if
you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact. 

Kind regards 

Freedom of Information Officer

Parliamentary, Ministerial and FOI Branch

Government Division

National Disability Insurance Agency

E [NDIA request email]

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Dear SH

Thank you for your request for information.

We’re sorry to let you know that it’s taken us longer than expected to
process your request.  This is because the line area is still locating
documents and collating the information that dates back to 2013, to be
able to accurately provide the documents/information you have requested.

We are, therefore, writing to seek your agreement to a 30-day extension of
time to process your request for information under section 15AA of the FOI
Act. 

Please let us know whether you agree by COB Tuesday 28 June 2022. If you
agree to this extension, you can expect a decision from us on, or before,
6 August 2022.

If you don’t agree, we may need to seek an extension from the Office of
Australian Information Commissioner.

We’re sorry that it’s taken us longer than expected and we appreciate your
patience.

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

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Officer

Parliamentary, Ministerial and FOI Branch

Government Division

National Disability Insurance Agency

E: [2][NDIA request email]

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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. 

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Dear SH

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

Freedom of Information Officer

Parliamentary, Ministerial and FOI Branch

Government Division

National Disability Insurance Agency

E: [2][NDIA request email]

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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.

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