Progress of claim - Disability Support Pension 008-03150000-01
Dear Services Australia,
I am writing to request access to the following document under the Freedom of Information Act 1982:
Title: "Progress of claim - Disability Support Pension "
Document ID: 008-03150000-01
URL: https://operational.servicesaustralia.go...
Thank you for your assistance.
Yours faithfully,
Joseph Butts
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Dear Joseph,
I refer to your three requests for documents held by Services Australia
(the Agency) as follows:
LEX 83089
Submitted on 1 January 2025:
o Commencing or returning to work or self-employment Disability Support
Pension (DSP) 008-03100010
LEX 83090
Submitted on 1 January 2025:
o Cancellation of Disability Support Pension (DSP) 008-03130030
LEX 83091
Submitted on 24 December 2024:
o Progress of claim - Disability Support Pension 008-03150000
Action required:
To ensure the most efficient and timely processing of your requests, I am
seeking your agreement to combine the requests under reference LEX 83091.
Please reply as soon as possible to this email stating “I Agree” if you
agree to your requests being combined, we seek your response by 7 January
2025.
Kind regards,
Leanne, Senior FOI Officer
FOI and Reviews Branch, Legal Services Division
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Dear Joseph,
I refer to your three requests for documents held by Services Australia
(the Agency) as follows:
LEX 83089
Submitted on 1 January 2025:
o Commencing or returning to work or self-employment Disability Support
Pension (DSP) 008-03100010
LEX 83090
Submitted on 1 January 2025:
o Cancellation of Disability Support Pension (DSP) 008-03130030
LEX 83091
Submitted on 24 December 2024:
o Progress of claim - Disability Support Pension 008-03150000
Action required:
To ensure the most efficient and timely processing of your requests, I am
seeking your agreement to combine the requests under reference LEX 83091.
Please reply as soon as possible to this email stating “I Agree” if you
agree to your requests being combined, we seek your response by 7 January
2025.
Kind regards,
Leanne, Senior FOI Officer
FOI and Reviews Branch, Legal Services Division
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indigenous artwork strip consisting of cultural elements depicting our
agency’s progress story for First Nations people.
Services Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands we
live on. We pay our respects to all Elders, past and present, of all
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations.
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Dear Joseph,
I refer to your three requests for documents held by Services Australia
(the Agency) as follows:
LEX 83089
Submitted on 1 January 2025:
o Commencing or returning to work or self-employment Disability Support
Pension (DSP) 008-03100010
LEX 83090
Submitted on 1 January 2025:
o Cancellation of Disability Support Pension (DSP) 008-03130030
LEX 83091
Submitted on 24 December 2024:
o Progress of claim - Disability Support Pension 008-03150000
Action required:
To ensure the most efficient and timely processing of your requests, I am
seeking your agreement to combine the requests under reference LEX 83091.
Please reply as soon as possible to this email stating “I Agree” if you
agree to your requests being combined, we seek your response by 7 January
2025.
Kind regards,
Leanne, Senior FOI Officer
FOI and Reviews Branch, Legal Services Division
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agency’s progress story for First Nations people.
Services Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands we
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations.
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Dear Mr Butts,
I refer to your request for access to documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act). You requested access to the following
Operational Blueprint Document:
Progress of claim - Disability Support Pension" Document
ID: 008-03150000-01.
Request for Extension of Time:
Your request was received by Services Australia (the Agency) on 24
December 2024 and the 30 day statutory period for processing your request
commenced from the day after that date. This means the statutory due date
is 23 January 2025. However, the Agency is unlikely to be able to provide
a decision by this date.
Noting your two other requests (LEX references 83090 and 83089) are both
for similar documents and are due on 31 January 2025, we would like to
request an 8 day extension of time to 31 January 2025 for this request, so
all requests have the same due date and to preserve your internal review
rights for this request.
Disclosure Log
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including where publication of personal, business, professional or
commercial information would be unreasonable.
Charges
No charge is payable for providing a person with their own personal
information.If you are requesting non-personal information the Agency will
advise you as soon as practicable if a charge is payable to process your
request, and the amount of any such charge.
For your action:
Can you please confirm as soon as possible whether you agree to the
extension of time to 31 January 2025 by replying to this email. If you do
not agree, we may apply to the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner for an extension of time.
If you have any questions please email
[1][email address].
Kind regards,
Liam, Authorised FOI Decision Maker
[2][email address]
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