Thank you for contacting the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).

Freedom of Information

If your message is a request for access to documents under the
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14-days of receipt.  We may be in touch with you sooner if your request is
too large or vague.

We are committed to processing all requests as quickly as possible.  We
will keep in regular contact with you, especially if there's any delay in
making a decision.

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require help.

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Dear Shirley

Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement

Thank you for your request of 16 July 2021, 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 about the National
Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS):

“Please provide a copy of any and all internal audit reports the NDIA
created specific to Independent Assessments. That is, any work product,
reports or assessments produced by the NDIA's internal audit department
for independent assessments. This may include compliance, assurance, risk
or legal/regulatory reviews of Independent Assessments that the NDIA's
internal audit department and resources produced.”

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

We received your request on 16 July 2021 and the 30-day statutory period
for processing your request commenced from the day after that date. You
should therefore expect a decision from us by 16 August 2021.

The 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.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

Parliamentary, Ministerial and FOI Branch

Government Division

National Disability Insurance Agency

E: [2][NDIA request email]

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pay our respects to them and their cultures and to Elders past, present
and emerging. 

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

From: Shirley <[FOI #7597 email]>

Sent: Friday, 16 July 2021 11:12 AM

To: foi <[NDIA request email]>

Subject: Freedom of Information request - NDIA internal audit reports,
reviews or observations specific to Independent Assessments

Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,

Please provide a copy of any and all internal audit reports the NDIA
created specific to Independent Assessments. That is, any work product,
reports or assessments produced by the NDIA's internal audit department
for independent assessments. This may include compliance, assurance, risk
or legal/regulatory reviews of Independent Assessments that the NDIA's
internal audit department and resources produced.

Yours faithfully,

Shirley

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If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

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Our reference: RQ21/02264

Agency reference: FOI 21/22-0052

Shirley

Sent by email: [1][FOI #7597 email]

Extension of time application by the National Disability Insurance Agency

Dear Shirley

I write to advise that on 16 August 2021, the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner (the OAIC) received an application from the
National Disability Insurance Agency (the NDIA)for an extension of time to
process your FOI request of 16 July 2021.

The NDIA has applied for an extension of time under s 15AB of the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (Cth) because your request is considered to be
complex and voluminous. 

·     The NDIA has advised the OAIC that:

−     the request is broadly scoped

−     the request seeks access to documents of a highly sensitive and
complex nature from multiple business areas

−     the NDIA is engaged in a significant amount of consultation with
multiple stakeholders to ensure it has appropriately identified documents
within scope, and

−     the NDIA is committed to issuing a decision as soon as possible.

The NDIA has requested an extension to 16 September 2021. I will take any
comments you may have to make into account when deciding the application.

Please respond to this email by close of business 20 August 2021.  If I
do not hear from you by this date, I will proceed to make a decision on
the basis of the information provided to me by the NIDA.

You will be notified of the decision once the matter has been finalised.

Further information about extension of time requests may be found on our
website at [2]Extensions of time.

Yours sincerely

[3][IMG]   Rochelle Dunlop  |  Review and
Investigation Advisor

Investigations and Compliance

Freedom of information
Regulatory Group

Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner

GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001  |
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Shirley

Sent by email: [1][FOI #7597 email]

Extension of time under s 15AB

Dear Shirley

Please find attached a decision of today’s date for an extension of time
from the National Disability Insurance Agency.

Yours sincerely

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Investigations and Compliance

Freedom of information
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Dear Shirley

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

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