Our reference: FOI-2 23/24-1100
GPO Box 700
Canberra ACT 2601
1800 800 110
ndis.gov.au
17 May 2024
AS (Right to Know)
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear AS
Freedom of Information request — Notification of Decision
Thank you for your correspondence of 13 April 2024, in which you requested access to
documents held by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), under the
Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
The purpose of this letter is to provide you with a decision on your request.
Scope of your request
You have requested access to the fol owing documents:
“…
Please provide a copy of ALL templates used by your FOI and PIA teams
including but not limited to:
Al ocation of Matter template to DM
ALL Decision Letter Templates used
Refusal template
Acknowledgement Letter Template
Internal Line area request for documentation Email Search template statement of
reasons template Deemed decision template Consult with other agencies
template…”
Please note that the NDIA no longer have FOI teams and PIA teams. Our Agency now have
a wider Information Access team that processes requests made under the Participant
Information Access Scheme and the FOI Act.
Extension of time
On
09 May 2024, we emailed you to request
30-day extension of time under section 15AA
of the FOI Act, making
11 June 2024 the new date to provide you with a decision on access.
Based on this email, we have continued to process this request on the assumption that you
are agreeable to the new due date.
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Decision on access to documents
I am authorised to make decisions under section 23(1) of the FOI Act.
I have identified 28 documents which fall within the scope of your request.
The documents were identified by conducting searches of NDIA’s systems, using all
reasonable search terms that could return documents relevant to your request.
I would like to advise you that we no longer have FOI teams and PIA teams. We have a
wider Information Access team that processes requests made under the Participant
Information Access scheme and the FOI Act. I would also make the point that, while the
documents in the bundle are available for use by members of the Info Access team, they are
not always used by team members nor are team members required to make use of them.
Many team members depart from the templates when communicating internally and
externally.
I would also make the point that parts of some of the documents in the bundle are routinely
deleted before the documents are sent.
I have decided to grant access to 28 documents in full.
In reaching my decision, I took the fol owing into account
• your correspondence outlining the scope of your request
• the nature and content of the documents falling within the scope of your request
• the FOI Act
• the FOI Guidelines published under section 93A of the FOI Act
• factors relevant to my assessment of whether or not disclosure would be in the public
interest
• the NDIA’s operating environment and functions.
Release of documents
The documents for release, as referred to in the Schedule of Documents at
Attachment A,
are enclosed.
Rights of review
Your rights to seek a review of my decision, or lodge a complaint, are set out at
Attachment B.
Should you have any enquiries concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me
by email
at xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx.
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Yours sincerely
Ankit
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
Complaints Management & FOI Branch
General Counsel Division
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Attachment A
Schedule of Documents for FOI-2 23/24-1100
Docu
Page
Description
Access Decision
Comments
ment numbe
numb
r
er
1
1-2
Delegate Review
FULL ACCESS
Template
2
3-4
Delegate Review
FULL ACCESS
Complete - For
Release Template
3
5-6
Release of
FULL ACCESS
Information Template
4
7
Proof of Identity
FULL ACCESS
Template
5
8
No Consent Template
FULL ACCESS
6
9
Communication –
FULL ACCESS
Matter Closed
Template
7
10
Participant Search
FULL ACCESS
Template
8
11-12 FOI
FULL ACCESS
Acknowledgement
Email Template
9
13
FOI - Revised scope
FULL ACCESS
Template
10
14-15 FOI – Request for
FULL ACCESS
Extension of Time
Template
11
16-17 FOI-Third Party
FULL ACCESS
Personal Information
Template
12
18-20 FOI-Third Party
FULL ACCESS
Personally Privacy
Template
13
21-25 FOI -Search
FULL ACCESS
Consultation
Template
14
26-27 FOI- Call Transcript
FULL ACCESS
Template
15
28-29 FOI- Third Party
FULL ACCESS
Business Information
Template
16
30-31 FOI-
FULL ACCESS
Revision/Clarification
of scope Template
17
32-35 FOI – Action Officer to
FULL ACCESS
Delegate Template
1
Docu
Page
Description
Access Decision
Comments
ment numbe
numb
r
er
18
36-38 FOI- Delegate to
FULL ACCESS
Action Officer
Assessment Template
19
39-41 FOI – Decision
FULL ACCESS
Package for Review
Template
20
42-43 FOI – Decision Made
FULL ACCESS
Template
21
44-53 FOI – Notification of
FULL ACCESS
Decision version 1
Template
22
54-56 FOI – Notification of
FULL ACCESS
Decision – Refusal of
Access (section 24A)
23
57-59 FOI – Notification of
FULL ACCESS
Decision – Practical
Refusal
(section 23 (1))
24
60
FOI – Communication
FULL ACCESS
Email Template
25
61
FOI- Notification of
FULL ACCESS
Decision email
Template
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