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Kind regards   

Freedom of Information Team 

Complaints Management & FOI Branch

General Counsel Division 

National Disability Insurance Agency 

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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 Ivy

Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement

Thank you for your request of 17 October 2024, made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), for information held by the National
Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).

Scope of your Request

You have requested access to:

“ Could you please provide information on the NDIA’s total legal costings
for the 2023-2024 financial period regarding AAT appeals?

Additional, could you please provide information on the NDIA’s total legal
costings for the calendar year 2023 and the calendar year up to October
25, 2024 regarding AAT appeals?

Thirdly, could you please provide legal costs charged by externally
contracted law firms for the 2023-2024 financial period?

Could you please provide information on how many in-house counsel the NDIA
have, their involvement in AAT Proceedings and how much they are paid?

Could you please give a breakdown on how many lawyers and barristers the
NDIA employ as in-house counsel and for the periods mentioned above?

Could you please provide a breakdown on how many of these in-house counsel
are working on AAT / ART matters and for the periods mentioned above?

Could you provide a total number for how many legal practitioners (lawyers
/ solicitors / barristers etc) are involved in NDIA disputes at the AAT /
ART currently and for the periods mentioned above?

To clarify, I do not need names or contact details.”

Processing Timeframes

In accordance with section 15(5)(b) of the FOI Act, a 30-day statutory
period for processing your request commenced from 18 October 2024.
Unfortunately this 30-day period expired on 16 November 2024.  We plan to
still process your request as soon as possible.

Disclosure Log

Subject to certain exceptions, documents released under the FOI Act will
be published on the NDIA’s disclosure log located on our website.

If you have any concerns about the publication of the documents you have
requested, please contact me.

Next steps

Your request will be allocated to an authorised FOI decision-maker. The
decision-maker may need to contact you to discuss a range of matters,
including refining the scope of your request.

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.

In the meantime, if you have any questions or need help, please contact us
at [1][NDIA request email].

Regards

Mykal

Freedom of Information Officer

Complaints Management & FOI Branch

General Counsel 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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