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Good afternoon Emily

Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement
Thank you for your request of 1 July 2024 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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A 30-day statutory period for processing your request commenced from 2 July 2024 in accordance with section 15(5)(b). of the FOI Act. You should, therefore, expect a decision from us by 1 August 2024.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Emily Lacey <[FOI #11594 email]>
Sent: Monday, July 1, 2024 6:28 PM
To: foi <[NDIA request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - TAB Research documents on "Hearing impairment/loss"

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Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,

I am requesting access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), to the following information:

[ START SCOPE OF REQUEST ]

A list of Technical Advisory Branch "Research Request" document titles was released under FOI 23/24-1189. I am requesting a copy of the following documents from that list:

1. "Unilateral Hearing Loss"
2. "Speech discrimination, signal-to-noise-ratio outcomes for those with hearing loss compared to normal hearing"
3. "Auslan as a communication method for adults with acquired hearing loss"
4. "Hearing impairment"
5. "Experience of anxiety and depression in people who are deaf"
6. "Auslan and other interpreting services"

[ END SCOPE OF REQUEST ]

I look forward to your response.

Kind regards,
Emily Lacey

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Good morning Emily
 
Thank you so much for your prompt response to below and agreeing to the
requested extension which is greatly appreciated. 
 
I am now ready to release my decision and documents to you, but I note I
do require your agreement in writing to be able to remove middle and
surnames of NDIA staff as irrelevant under s22 of the FOI Act.
 
As this will have an impact on how I structure my decision, can I please
ask you to respond at your earliest convenience and confirm (or not) your
agreement with this.
 
If I do not hear back from you by close of business 1 August 2024, I will
proceed on the basis that you do not agree.
 
Warm regards
 
Jennifer (JFD472)
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
Government, Risk & Legal – Complaints Management and FOI
General Counsel Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
T: (07) 1800 800 110
E: [1][NDIA request email]
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Emily Lacey <[3][FOI #11594 email]>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2024 3:28 PM
To: foi <[4][NDIA request email]>
Subject: Re: FOI 24/25-0002 – Your request for information –
Acknowledgement/ Extension of Time [SEC=OFFICIAL]
 
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Dear Billie,
 
 
 
I give my consent for a 15 day extension on this request.
 
 
 
Kind regards,
 
Emily Lacey
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
 
 
 
Good afternoon Emily
 
 
 
Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement
 
Thank you for your request of 1 July 2024 made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), for copies of documents held by the
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
 
Processing timeframes
 
 
 
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July 2024 in accordance with section 15(5)(b). of the FOI Act. You should,
therefore, expect a decision from us by 1 August 2024.
 
 
 
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process your request. I can confirm that we are currently conducting
searches for documents falling within scope of your request below.
 
 
 
We are writing to seek your agreement to a 15-day extension of time to
process your request for information under section 15AA of the FOI Act. If
you agree to this extension, the new due date will be 16 August May 2024.
 
 
 
This period may be extended if we need to consult with third parties or
for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
 
 
 
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Complaints Management & FOI Branch
 
Chief Counsel Division
 
National Disability Insurance Agency
 
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Dear Emily Lacey
 
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.
 
I have confirmed with the Technical Advisory Branch who provided the
research papers that these documents are consistent with your request.
 
Please contact us at [1][NDIA request email] if you have any questions or
require help.
 
Thank you.
 
Kind regards
 
Jennifer (JFD472)
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
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T: (07) 1800 800 110
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-----Original Message-----
From: Emily Lacey <[4][FOI #11594 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 10:32 AM
To: foi <[5][NDIA request email]>
Subject: RE: FOI 24/25-0002 – Your request for information –
Acknowledgement/ Extension of Time [SEC=OFFICIAL]
 
Dear Jennifer,
 
 
 
Yes you have my permission to remove staff names.
 
 
 
Kind regards,
 
Emily Lacey
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
 
 
 
Good morning Emily
 
 
 
Thank you so much for your prompt response to below and agreeing to the
 
requested extension which is greatly appreciated. 
 
 
 
I am now ready to release my decision and documents to you, but I note I
 
do require your agreement in writing to be able to remove middle and
 
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As this will have an impact on how I structure my decision, can I please
 
ask you to respond at your earliest convenience and confirm (or not) your
 
agreement with this.
 
 
 
If I do not hear back from you by close of business 1 August 2024, I will
 
proceed on the basis that you do not agree.
 
 
 
Warm regards
 
 
 
Jennifer (JFD472)
 
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
 
Government, Risk & Legal – Complaints Management and FOI
 
General Counsel Division
 
National Disability Insurance Agency
 
T: (07) 1800 800 110
 
E: [1][NDIA request email]
 
 
 
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Good afternoon Emily
 
I sincerely apologise for any confusion the documents may have caused.
 
During the processing of your request,  I identified a discrepancy with
some of the research document titles as listed in our register and the
actual document titles on the research documents themselves. I clarified
with our Technical Advisor Branch (TAB) who advised that the naming of
some research papers on our register was slightly different to the names
on the documents.
 
I confirm the I have ordered the documents 1-6 in the same order as
requested by you. If you refer to the schedule of documents in the Notice
of Decision Letter that I have provided to you – Attachment B – you will
see the research document name listed is first with the research paper
name in brackets where there is a slight difference in the naming
convention.
 
For example, you will note in the schedule of documents -
 
Document 2: Speech discrimination, signal-to-noise-ratio outcomes for
those with hearing loss compared to normal hearing (Guidance for
prescribing premium versus basic level hearing aids)
 
Again, I sincerely apologise and hope this has provided you with some
clarity.
 
Warm regards
 
Jennifer (JFD472)
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
Government, Risk & Legal – Complaints Management and FOI
General Counsel Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
T: (07) 1800 800 110
E: [1][NDIA request email]
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Emily Lacey <[3][FOI #11594 email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2024 1:31 PM
To: foi <[4][NDIA request email]>
Subject: Re: FOI 24/25-0002 – Your request for information -
Notification of Decision [SEC=OFFICIAL]
 
Dear Jennifer,
 
 
 
Thank you. Could you please clarify which document corresponds with each
item in my request? For example: Decision DOCUMENT 1 is 1. "Unilateral
Hearing Loss"; and so on. It isn't clear which document addresses each
request item as most seem to use a different title than what was
originally listed in the FOI 23/24-1189 TAB Research Document list.
 
 
 
Much appreciated,
 
Emily Lacey
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
 
 
 
Dear Emily Lacey
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
I have confirmed with the Technical Advisory Branch who provided the
 
research papers that these documents are consistent with your request.
 
 
 
Please contact us at [1][NDIA request email] if you have any questions or
 
require help.
 
 
 
Thank you.
 
 
 
Kind regards
 
 
 
Jennifer (JFD472)
 
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
 
Government, Risk & Legal – Complaints Management and FOI
 
General Counsel Division
 
National Disability Insurance Agency
 
T: (07) 1800 800 110
 
E: [2][NDIA request email]
 
 
 
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