Policy on referral to Technical Advice Team/Branch
Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,
I am making a request under the FOI Act for the following information
1. Any Technical Advisory Branch (or any internal Technical advice department) referral policy.
2. A list of all diagnoses that require mandatory referral to TAB for advice before NDIS access can be granted for a person with that diagnosis.
3. A list of diagnoses NDIA consider to be “health conditions” or “chronic health conditions” . Any policy document that determines which diagnoses are considered to be “health conditions” or “chronic health conditions”
I note that previous FOI requests are still outstanding and long overdue. I hope to receive those documents shortly as well as this new request being met promptly.
Yours faithfully,
AS
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Dear AS
Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement
Thank you for your request of 31 May 2023, made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), for copies of documents held by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
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E: [NDIA request email]
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Dear foi,
The response to my request on policy for referral to TAB is long overdue. When will I receive the information?
Yours sincerely,
AS
Dear AS
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
Jade
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
Parliamentary, Ministerial & FOI Branch
Government Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
E [2][NDIA request email]
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Dear foi,
Thankyou for the document. The letter says two documents were identified and the file provided has 2 pages of 17. Where are the other pages, please?
Yours sincerely,
AS
Dear AS
Thank you for your email, A document was inadvertantly attached that did
not belong to this matter. This was removed but the refence to the second
document and page numbers were not corrected.
I can confirm there was only 1 document within the scope of this request
that has been released to you.
Kind Regards
Jade Stewart
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
Government Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
T: (07) 3233 0814
E: [1][email address]
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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.
[4]Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags graphic