The number of reports, investigations and results, of fraud against NDIA Staff (APS & Contractors) - 1 Jan 19 to 15 Jul 21
Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,
Please provide documents on:
1. The number of reports of fraud against NDIA staff (APS and Contractors) between 1 Jan 2019 and 15 Jul 21
2. The number of the above reports investigated.
3. The number of those investigations that found fraud.
4. The reasons for the above investigations found to be fraudulent.
5. The amount of money found to be fraudulently used by NDIA Staff during the same time period.
6. The number of random fraud audits of NDIA staff conducted during the above time period.
7. The number of those audits that revealed fraud
8. The amount of money for that fraud
9. The reasons that the money was found to be used fraudulently.
10. The numbers of dismissals and criminal prosecutions of NDIA staff during that time
11. The numbers of alleged fraud actions in that time period that were appealed
12. The results of the appeals.
Yours faithfully,
Shirley
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Dear Shirley
Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement
Thank you for your request of 17 July 2021, under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for copies of documents held by the
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
Scope of your request
You have requested access to the following documents about the National
Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS):
“Please provide documents on:
1. The number of reports of fraud against NDIA staff (APS and Contractors)
between 1 Jan 2019 and 15 Jul 21 2. The number of the above reports
investigated.
3. The number of those investigations that found fraud.
4. The reasons for the above investigations found to be fraudulent.
5. The amount of money found to be fraudulently used by NDIA Staff during
the same time period.
6. The number of random fraud audits of NDIA staff conducted during the
above time period.
7. The number of those audits that revealed fraud 8. The amount of money
for that fraud 9. The reasons that the money was found to be used
fraudulently.
10. The numbers of dismissals and criminal prosecutions of NDIA staff
during that time 11. The numbers of alleged fraud actions in that time
period that were appealed 12. The results of the appeals.”
Unless you advise otherwise, we will take it that you agree to the names
and contact details of NDIA staff being excluded from the scope of your
request (that is, the information will be treated as irrelevant).
Processing timeframes
We received your request on 17 July 2021 and the 30-day statutory period
for processing your request commenced from the day after that date. You
should therefore expect a decision from us by 17 August 2021.
The 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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Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Parliamentary, Ministerial and FOI Branch
Government 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.
Dear Shirley
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your requests for
information over the period of 8 June to 18 July 2021. If you require
this 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
Freedom of Information Officer
Parliamentary, Ministerial and FOI Branch
Government Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
E: [2][NDIA request email]
[3]Title: NDIS delivered by the National Disability Insurance Agency
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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Dear foi,
Thank you for the note and the advice. Received and acknowledge.
My apologies, but I did not anticipate that it would take so long for a single document or that the process was considered onerous to the NDIA. I shall wait for updates and results, as requested.
Yours sincerely,
Shirley
Thank you for contacting the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
Freedom of Information
If your message is a request for access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), we will acknowledge it within
14-days of receipt. We may be in touch with you sooner if your request is
too large or vague.
We are committed to processing all requests as quickly as possible. We
will keep in regular contact with you, especially if there's any delay in
making a decision.
Further information about FOI is available on our website:
[1]https://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/policie...
Please contact us at [2][NDIA request email] if you have any questions or
require help.
Participant Information Access
If you are an NDIS participant and you are seeking access to your own
personal information, you can make a request online under our Participant
Information Access (PIA) process.
To make a request, please complete our online request form:
[3]https://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/policie...
Please contact us at [4][email address] if you have any
questions or require help.
Other enquiries
If your message is for something else, you should direct it to
[5][email address].
If your message is received outside our business hours of 9am to 5pm
(AEST), Monday to Friday or on a public holiday, we will action it on the
next business day.
If your message is urgent, you can call our National Conact Centre on 1800
800 110.
Warm regards
NDIA FOI Team
Email: [6][email address]
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2. mailto:[NDIA request email]
3. https://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/policie...
4. mailto:[email address]
5. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[email address]
Dear Shirley
Thank you for your request for information.
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your request. If you
require this 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
Freedom of Information Officer
Parliamentary, Ministerial and FOI Branch
Government Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
E: [2][NDIA request email]
[3]Title: NDIS delivered by the National Disability Insurance Agency
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.
References
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2. mailto:[NDIA request email]