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Dear Alayna,

Thank you for your email received by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards
Commission (NDIS Commission) on 6 February 2025, in which you requested
access to documents under the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act). 

Your request for documents

You have requested access to the following documents:

“Concerning the registration of companies that offer applied behaviour
analysis (ABA) services or companies that predominately employ
practitioners with ABA qualifications, either in the early intervention,
therapy support, or behaviour support categories”.

Timeline

The statutory period for processing your request is 30 days commencing
from the day after your request was received. The due date for a decision
on access is 10 March 2025.

The 30-day period may be extended under certain conditions, for instance
where documents contain information regarding third parties and
consultation is required. We will advise you if this happens and of any
adjustment to the request due date.

Possible third-party consultation

If consultation with third-parties is required for any documents in scope
of your request, can you please advise whether you consent to be
identified as the FOI applicant for the purposes of that consultation.
Your consent is voluntary, however it can assist third parties to form
their views on release if they can know who is requesting access to their
information.

Removal of irrelevant information

Section 22 of the FOI Act provides for the removal of material that is not
relevant to the scope of a request. Where you are not specifically seeking
personal information in the scope of your request, the personal
information of Commission staff below Senior Executive Service (SES)
level, and the personal information of other individuals will be treated
as irrelevant material and removed from the documents. We also propose to
remove duplicate documents and provide the final email in any email
chains.

Next steps

Can you now please respond to this email and

o confirm whether you consent to be identified as the FOI applicant for
the purposes of any third-party consultation that may be required, and
o confirm that you do not seek the personal information of staff below
SES level and consent to the removal of duplicate documents and the
provision of the final email in any email chains.

Please provide you response by COB 11 February 2025.

Please let us know if you have any questions about the FOI process or
would like to discuss this email.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Unit

Internal Integrity Unit | Legal Services and Internal Integrity Division

E:  [1][NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission request email] | W: [2]www.ndiscommission.gov.au

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Dear Alayna

Request for extension of time with agreement (s 15AA of the FOI Act) -
Freedom of Information Request No. (102) 24/25 - 3

I am writing to seek your consent to an extension of time to process your
Freedom of Information request to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards
Commission (the NDIS Commission)

Your request

On 6 February 2025 you requested access to the following:

All documents, records, data, and supporting material held by the NDIS
Quality and Safeguards Commission concerning the registration of companies
that offer applied behaviour analysis (ABA) services or companies that
predominately employ practitioners with ABA qualifications, either in the
early intervention, therapy support, or behaviour support categories.

Extension of time to process your FOI request

We are currently experiencing a higher than usual volume of requests,
which has resulted in some delays in our review and response process. We
are in the process of retrieving all the documents relevant to the scope
of your request and to ensure that the FOI process includes a thorough and
diligent search, and all possible documents are located, and a thorough
assessment is undertaken, we are now seeking your consent to an extension
of time to process your request.

Section 15AA of the FOI Act provides for the extension of the 30-day
statutory timeframe for request processing with the FOI applicant’s
consent. We seek your consent to an additional 30 days to process which
will allow us to complete all searches and undertake a thorough assessment
of documents received. If you agree to the proposed extension of time to
process the revised due date for a decision on access will be 7 April
2025. We will endeavour to process your request and deliver a decision
more quickly if possible.

Next steps

The current due date for a decision on your request is COB 10 March 2025.
Can you please now provide your response to the proposed extension of time
by COB Friday 7 March 2025.

Please let me know if you have any questions or need any further
information regarding the FOI process.

Kind regards,

Deepika

Freedom of Information Unit

Legal Services and Internal Integrity Division

W: [1]www.ndiscommission.gov.au

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Our reference:           RQ25/01201

Agency reference:    LEX 4189

Agency name              NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
By Email:                        [email address]

Name                              Alayna
By Email:                       
[FOI #12817 email]

Extension of time under s 15AB

Dear Parties,

Please find attached an extension of time decision relating to the above
referenced FOI request.

Regards,

[1][IMG]   Andriana DeIeso

Review Adviser

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001

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Dear Alayna,

Please find attached FOI decision made by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards
Commission (the NDIS Commission) in relation to the Freedom of Information
(FOI) Request No. (102 ) ‐ 24/25 ‐ (3), received by the NDIS Commission on
06 February 2025. 

Should you have any queries, please contact the NDIS Commission by return
email.

Kind regards,

FOI Team

Legal Services and Internal Integrity Division

E:  [1][email address] | W:  [2]www.ndiscommission.gov.au

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