FOI ref: 2023/0157
8 August 2023
John Smith
Email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear John Smith,
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Request no.
I refer to your request for access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act) received 26 July 2023.
You have requested access to:
Can you please provide me document(s) about your National Disability Insurance
Scheme Division/Caseload. The document(s) only need to include those to the extent
disclosable under the Act. I am requesting statistical information about your caseload
relating to autism (including Asperger's) and the outcomes of those cases compared to
other NDIS cases.
To help clarify the document(s) I am requesting, the documents could correspond to the
below headings in a table.
* Time Period (Month, Quarter or whatever higher unit that is the smallest available)
* Autism-Related (Yes/No)
* Lodgements (following the same methodology as
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aat.gov.au%
2FAAT%2Fmedia%2FAAT%2FFiles%2FStatistics%2FAAT-Whole-of-Tribunal-Statistics-
2022-
23.pdf&data=05%7C01%7C%7C00ffafd3a8d1435c679a08db8d6e61ac%7C1862f316d0
6041a3b8769e846c464c57%7C1%7C0%7C638259277594604578%7CUnknown%7CT
WFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6
Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=stoMKubCNEaU6NRW0G9HmK1P8ABnbKc
%2BKRX0ksAvu20%3D&reserved=0 as accessed at 26 July 2023 10.15am AEST)
* Finalisations (same methodology as above)
* On hand at period end (same methodology as above)
* Proportion of applications finalised within 12 months of lodgement (same methodology
as above)
* Median time to finalise (weeks) (same methodology as above)
* Proportion of applications in relation to which decision under review changed (same
methodology as above)
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We received your request on 26 July 2023 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 25 August 2023. The 30 day period may be extended if we
need to consult other parties or for other reasons permit ed under the FOI Act.
Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be published online
on our
disclosure log, subject to certain exceptions. Personal information, for example,
wil not be published where this would be unreasonable.
We wil contact you using the email address and phone number you have provided.
Please advise if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.
If you have any questions, please contact me a
t xxx@xxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely,
Marta
Authorised FOI Of icer (APS 6)
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Level 6, 83 Clarence Street
T: 02 9276 5000 or 1800 228 333
National Relay Service
SYDNEY NSW 2000
F: 02 9276 5599
www.relayservice.gov.au
GPO Box 9955 Sydney NSW 2001
E: xxx@xxx.xxx.xx
ABN 90 680 970 626
www.aat.gov.au
