Document 1
Summary of total number of FOI decisions from 1 June 2023 to 1 June 2025 where Section 47E(d) was applied
(Document created under s17 of the FOI Act)
Number of FOI decisions refused in full or in part on the basis of Section
53
47E(d) of the FOI Act

Total number of FOI decisions where s47E(d) was applied (partially or fully)
53

Number of full refusals where s47E(d) was the sole basis for exemption
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Freedom of Information (FOI) Policy

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Freedom of Information (FOI) Policy – Document Control
Contact for enquiries and proposed changes
Name
Finance Team
Email
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Record of Amendments
Version
Date
Author
Status
Change Description
0.1
25/05/2018
Draft
Initial draft
s47G(1)(a)
1.0
01/08/2018
Final
Approved by Jason Stott (COO)

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Quick Reference Guide
The below table outlines the key components of this policy within the NDIS Commission.
Quick Reference Guide
The objective of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) is to give the Australian
community access to information held by the Commonwealth Government by requiring agencies to
provide a right of access to documents.
It also provides a right for an individual to have information about them amended or annotated
where the information contained is incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading.
An FOI request can be made by any member of the public. Every individual has an enforceable right
to seek access to any documents held by the NDIS Commission.
Requests can be sent to xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx or:
The Freedom of Information (FOI) Coordinator
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission)
PO Box 210
PENRITH NSW 2750
All FOI requests received otherwise than by the FOI Team must be promptly forwarded to the FOI
Team through the xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx mailbox.
The NDIS Commission has an obligation to take all reasonable steps to assist the applicant to ensure
that the applicant’s request complies with the FOI Act. The applicant need not reside in Australia, be
an Australian citizen or even identify themselves.
Generally speaking, the NDIS Commission has 30 days to process an FOI request. This timeframe
may be extended in certain circumstances but an extension is not always guaranteed.

All staff/business areas must:
•  assist the FOI Team in processing the NDIS Commission’s FOI requests within its
statutory timeframes under the FOI Act;
•  locate and provide the FOI Team with a copy of all documents relevant to the FOI
request upon request;
•  undertake all reasonable searches for hard copy and electronic documents relevant to
the request. This will include searching all relevant electronic records management
systems and all hard copy files, including those kept in off-site records storage if
necessary;
•  not decline to produce a document to the FOI Team on the basis that they consider the
document is exempt or on the basis that they consider that a practical refusal reason
exists. If a business area considers that a requested document should not be release d in
full or in part, it should provide those reasons to the FOI Team;
•  assist the FOI Team in locating documents if it is aware of other areas of the NDIS
Commission that may also hold documents within scope;
•  enforce its contractual rights to obtain documents from contracted service providers
where they hold documents within the scope of an FOI request;
•  provide documents in electronic form, where possible.  If this is not possible, the FOI
Team is able to receive documents in hardcopy;
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•  brief their Branch Manager and the NDIS Commissioner regarding the FOI request,
especially where there are possible sensitivities or possible media responses to the
release of the relevant documentation;
•  not refuse to provide documents to the FOI Team on the basis that the information is
sensitive, marked as Cabinet material, or may be exempt under the FOI Act.
The FOI Team’s role is to:
•  liaise with FOI applicants and relevant business areas in the NDIS Commission in relation
to requested documents, consult third parties who may be affected by the release of
requested documents and review relevant documents before making a decision  on the
release of any documents;
•  ensure another officer in the FOI Team (or another officer in the General Counsel and
Investigations Branch) reviews the primary decision in the event that an FOI applicant
seeks an internal review of a primary decision made by the NDIS Commission;
•  make decisions about whether a document, or part of a document, is exempt, or if a
practical refusal reason exists under the FOI Act;
•  ensure they consult with the relevant business areas and external third parties before a
final decision is made in relation to an FOI request;
•  notify the Minister’s Office it of the receipt of significant requests (i.e. primarily those
from media or parliamentarian applicants or regarding high profile issues); and
•  provide business areas with a drafted decision letter and marked up relevant documents
for proposed release, the draft decision letter and documents, along with the FOI
checklist.

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Introduction
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that all NDIS Commission staff are aware of their obligations under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act).
This policy provides an overview of the NDIS Commission’s obligations under the FOI Act, the role and
responsibilities of the NDIS Commission’s FOI delegate and other staff in FOI matters.
Objective of the FOI Act
The objective of the FOI Act is to give the Australian community access to information held by the
Commonwealth Government by requiring agencies to provide a right of access to documents.
It also provides a right for an individual to have information about them amended or annotated where the
information contained is incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading.
Right of Access
An FOI request can be made by any member of the public. Every individual has an enforceable right to seek
access to any documents held by the NDIS Commission.
A ‘document’, for the purposes of the FOI Act, includes any form of electronic or hard copy record and includes
documents held by a contracted service provider. The right of access applies to documents that exist at the
time an FOI request is made.
What is a request
A request for access under the FOI Act must:
•  be in writing;
•  state that the request is an application for the purposes of the FOI Act;
•  provide information that reasonably allows an officer of the NDIS Commission to identify the
documents requested;
•  give details of how notices can be sent; and
•  be sent by post, electronic communication or hand delivered to the NDIS Commission.
Requests can be sent to foi@ndiscommission.gov.au or:
The Freedom of Information (FOI) Coordinator
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission)
PO Box 210
PENRITH NSW 2750
The NDIS Commission has an obligation to take all reasonable steps to assist the applicant to ensure that the
applicant’s request complies with the FOI Act. The applicant need not reside in Australia, be an Australian
citizen or even identify themselves.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities of all staff
It is the responsibility of all staff to assist in ensuring that the NDIS Commission meets its obligations under the
FOI Act.

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All FOI requests received otherwise than by the FOI Team must be promptly forwarded to the FOI Team
through the xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx mailbox.
Meeting statutory timeframes
It is the responsibility of all staff in the NDIS Commission to assist the FOI Team in processing the NDIS
Commission’s FOI requests within its statutory timeframes under the FOI Act. Failing to meet the statutory
timeframes set out under the FOI Act can have adverse consequences for the NDIS Commission (for more
information see ‘Consequences of non-compliance’).
Generally speaking, the NDIS Commission has 30 days to process an FOI request. This timeframe may be
extended in certain circumstances but an extension is not always guaranteed. The statutory timeframe may
be extended by a further 30 days if consultation is required with third parties.
To ensure compliance with statutory timeframes, the FOI Team must receive all relevant documents as soon as
possible after notifying a business area.
Where a request is very broad, the likely volume of documents is very high and/or location of documents may
be impractical, the business area must estimate, in quantifiable terms, how many documents the request is
likely to capture and, on request by the FOI Team, provide a sample of documents to the FOI Team to
determine whether processing the request may result in a substantial and unreasonable diversion of the NDIS
Commission’s resources.
Documents held by contracted service providers
Under the FOI Act, a 'document of an agency' is defined as:
•  a document in the agency's possession, whether created or received in the agency, or
•  a document in relation to which an agency has taken contractual measures under s 6C of the FOI
Act to ensure that it receives the document from a contractor or sub-contractor providing services
to the public on the agency's behalf.
Section 6C provides that an agency must, where a service is, or is to be, provided under a Commonwealth
contract in connection with the performance of the functions or the exercise of the powers of the agency, take
contractual measures to ensure that the agency receives a document if:
a)  the document is created by, or is in the possession of:
(i)  a contracted service provider for the Commonwealth contract; or
(ii)  a subcontractor for the Commonwealth contract; and
b)  the document relates to the performance of the Commonwealth contract (and not to the entry into that
contract); and
c)  the agency receives a request for access to the document.

Accordingly, the NDIS Commission must ensure:
•  appropriate clauses are included in all Commonwealth contracts, for the purposes of section 6C;
•  it enforces its contractual measures to obtain documents from contracted service providers where
they hold documents falling within the scope of an FOI request.
Role of the FOI Team
The responsibility for making FOI decisions rests with the NDIS Commission’s FOI Team located in the General
Counsel and Investigations Branch. Members of the NDIS Commission’s FOI Team (and a limited number of
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other officers) are authorised to make FOI decisions on behalf of the NDIS Commission. Decisions about
whether to impose charges on an applicant for processing a request are also delegated to the FOI Team.
The FOI Team’s role is to liaise with FOI applicants and relevant business areas in the NDIS Commission in
relation to requested documents, consult third parties who may be affected by the release of requested
documents and review relevant documents before making a decision on the release of any documents.
Only authorised decision-makers can make decisions on whether a document is exempt, or conditionally
exempt under the FOI Act. For a copy of the NDIS Commission’s FOI authorisation please see QSCnet or
contact the FOI Team for further information.
The FOI Team also undertakes consultation, where necessary, with third parties who are required to be
consulted before documents can be released under the FOI Act, and other Commonwealth agencies where
documents relate to those agencies’ portfolio responsibilities. The FOI Team must consult the Department of
Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) before the Cabinet exemption in the FOI Act is applied to a document or
part of a document.
In the event that an FOI applicant seeks an internal review of a primary decision made by the NDIS
Commission, another officer in the FOI Team (or another officer in the General Counsel and Investigations
Branch) will review the primary decision.
Responsibilities of business area owning the request
Locating documents and providing them to the FOI Team
When a business area is contacted by the FOI Team in relation to an FOI request, that area is responsible for
locating and providing the FOI Team with a copy of all documents relevant to the FOI request (or is responsible
for referring the FOI Team to a more appropriate area). Documents must be provided to the FOI Team,
accompanied by a signed copy of the Document Search Minute (see Annexure 1) as soon as practicable within
the specified timeframe.
Business areas should carefully read the scope of the request to form a view about what documents are within
scope. The FOI Team encourages business areas to contact the team to discuss the scope of the request
(particularly where the scope is ambiguous) before undertaking searches for the documents.
Business areas must undertake all reasonable searches for hard copy and electronic documents relevant to the
request. This will include searching all relevant electronic records management systems and all hard copy files,
including those kept in off-site records storage if necessary. Note that draft versions of documents and
document attachments must also be provided.
It is the role of the FOI authorised officer to make decisions about whether a document, or part of a
document, is exempt, or if a practical refusal reason exists under the FOI Act.
Business areas must not decline to produce a document to the FOI Team on the basis that they consider the
document is exempt or on the basis that they consider that a practical refusal reason exists. If a business area
considers that a requested document should not be released in full or in part, it should provide those reasons
to the FOI Team. The FOI authorised officer will consult with the business area before any decision is made.
The business area must also enforce its contractual rights to obtain documents from contracted service
providers where they hold documents within the scope of an FOI request, as discussed above.
If a business area is aware of other areas of the NDIS Commission that may also hold documents within scope,
it must assist the FOI Team in locating those documents as well.

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Documents should be provided in electronic form, where possible. If this is not possible, the FOI Team is able
to receive documents in hardcopy. IT services may be available, in limited circumstances, to assist in
identifying and locating documents that fall within the scope of an FOI request. Please contact the FOI Team
immediately if you require any assistance in this regard. Do not contact IT services in the first instance.
Where a business area has commenced locating the relevant documents and it becomes apparent that the
request is:
•  extremely complex;
•  voluminous in size; and/or
•  will substantially and unreasonably divert resources in the business area from its other
operations,
The business area must advise the FOI Team as soon as possible to discuss the possibility of initiating a request
consultation process. If the FOI team agrees, the FOI Team will undertake the request consultation process
under section 24AB of the FOI Act.
When handling internal review and external review matters, the FOI Team will require assistance from
relevant business areas within the NDIS Commission and may need a business area to undertake additional
searches or reconsider whether previously exempt documents should remain exempt. Business areas must
assist promptly and within any specified timeframes.
Before a final decision is made in relation to an FOI request, the FOI authorised officer will consult with the
relevant business areas and external third parties.
Business areas are responsible for briefing their Branch Manager and the NDIS Commissioner regarding the
FOI request, especially where there are possible sensitivities or possible media responses to the release of the
relevant documentation. The FOI Team can provide assistance with these briefings in relation to information
about the FOI process, if necessary.
The FOI Team’s role in relation to the Minister’s Office is to notify it of the receipt of significant requests (i.e.
primarily those from media or parliamentarian applicants or regarding high profile issues), and to liaise with it
regarding the FOI process, including the timing of release of decisions on access and documents falling within
scope.
Cabinet and other highly sensitive documents
NDIS Commission staff must not refuse to provide documents to the FOI Team on the basis that the
information is sensitive, marked as Cabinet material, or may be exempt under the FOI Act.
Before an authorised decision-maker of the NDIS Commission can make a decision on access to a document(s)
requested under the FOI Act, officers in the FOI Team must first be provided access to the document(s) to
enable them to assess on which grounds the document is exempt, in either full or in part.
Although a document may appear to contain material which is exempt from release under the FOI Act, it is the
decision-maker’s responsibility to ensure that the document meets the relevant criteria for claiming the
exemption as provided in the FOI Act. It is also important to note that an internal classification notated on a
document is not necessarily conclusive for FOI purposes.
As noted above, the FOI Team is required to consult with PM&C before claiming the cabinet exemption under
the FOI Act. Copies of all relevant documents must be provided to the FOI Team to enable this consultation.
Documents may be provided exclusively through the Protected Enclave if necessary.
Requests for specific information stored in a Commission database
The right of access under the FOI Act is to existing documents rather than to information. However, where a
document can be produced from statistical information or data held by the NDIS Commission, section 17 of
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the FOI Act requires the NDIS Commission to produce a document within the scope of the request, unless
doing so would amount to a substantial and unreasonable diversion of resources.
The FOI team will normally consult with an applicant to discuss possible production of a new document under
section 17 to fulfil a request.
Locating other relevant business areas
Where the FOI Team contacts a business area in relation to an FOI request, but the business area does not
hold any documents falling within the scope of the request, the business area must assist the FOI Team to find
the correct business area(s).
If a business area accepts carriage of a request but is aware of other business areas that may have documents
relevant to the request, the business area must coordinate the provision of this information to the FOI Team
to ensure any additional documents that may fall within the scope of the request are located.
Internal consultation process prior to final notification of a decision
The NDIS Commission has established a final consultation process for draft FOI decisions as reflected in the FOI
checklist, which must be completed (see Annexure 2).
Once the FOI Team has drafted a decision letter and marked up the relevant documents for proposed release,
the draft decision letter and documents, along with the FOI checklist, will be provided to business areas. This
document must be completed at Branch Manager and Division Manager level. Please note the FOI checklist
also requires business areas to indicate if the FOI request has been discussed with the NDIS Commissioner.
The purpose of the FOI checklist is to ensure all sensitivities and relevant considerations have been raised,
Branch Managers and Division Managers have been consulted, and any further comments have been made on
a proposed decision. If the Branch Manager or Division Manager raise concerns, these concerns will be taken
into account by the decision-maker in the FOI Team before finalising the decision.
This process will ensure that those involved are made aware of FOI requests relevant to their areas of
responsibility and are given an opportunity to provide comments on the proposed release of the documents.
This ensures that the decision-maker takes account of all relevant considerations before a final decision on
access is made and/or documents are released.
Consequences of non-compliance
Where the NDIS Commission fails to meet the statutory timeframes, fails to provide all relevant documents or
refuses to provide documents which should be released, there is the potential for:
•  complaints to be made to the Australian Information Commissioner or the Commonwealth
Ombudsman;
•  requests for internal review of decisions;
•  requests for external review of decisions by either the Australian Information Commissioner or
the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; and
•  adverse media coverage for the NDIS Commissioner, and/or the Minister.

This results in more work for the NDIS Commission and can cause significant damage to the NDIS Commission’s
reputation.

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More Information
For advice or assistance, please contact the FOI Coordinator in the General Counsel by email xxx@xxx.xxx.xx.
Further information about FOI can be found on the NDIS Commission Intranet and Website.
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Annexure 1
F O I   D o c u m e n t   S e a r c h   M i n u t e

To:

From:

Cc:

Telephone:

Date:

L ocation:

Subject:
Freedom of Information (FOI) Request — [applicant name]

URGENT – STATUTORY TIME LIMITS APPLY

1.  The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (the NDIS Commission) has received a request under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for access to:

“[scope of request]”.

2.  I understand that the request relates to work within the [name] Branch and you are the nominated
contact officer in relation to this request.

3.  As the area with primary responsibility for the documents relevant to the request, you are best placed
to  provide  information  in  relation  to  the  documents  and  have  specific  responsibilities  in  the  FOI
process. These are set out below under the heading ‘Action Required’.

Action Required

4.  You are required to do the following:

a.  allocate appropriate resources to the processing of the request;
b.  advise  the  Information  Team,  in  Attachment  A,  of  any  NDIS  Commission  file  created  in
processing the request so it can be linked to the relevant electronic FOI file;
Note – Please ensure the Information Team has access to any file created
c.  identify and collect the documents falling within the scope of the request and provide a copy
to the Information Team by [insert date];
Note - You must ensure that:
•  all relevant documents held by the NDIS Commission are captured—not just those
held by your Branch/Group (this could require you to liaise with other line areas);
•  a thorough search is undertaken, including all files and other paper records and all
electronic  records  (further  information  on  what  is  required  is  set  out  at  Part  1  of
Attachment A); and
•  you provide all documents, including where you consider they may be exempt under
the FOI Act.
d.  complete, sign and return Attachment A to the Information Team by [insert date];
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Note - Attachment A may be used as evidence in the event that the matter is subject to
external review by the Australian Information Commissioner or the Administrative Appeals
Tribunal.
e.  if appropriate, provide timely advice to the Minister’s Office and the Executive on possible
implications arising from a decision to release some or all of the documents;
f.  advise  the  Information  Team  as  soon  as  possible  if  you  believe  that  a  contracted  service
provider may also hold documents relevant to the request; and
g.  contact the Information Team as soon as possible if you have any questions regarding the
interpretation of the request, or if you wish to discuss  any sensitivities or possibly exempt
material in the documents.

5.  IT services are available, in limited circumstances, to assist you in identifying and locating documents
that fall within the scope of a FOI request. Please contact the Information Team immediately if you
require any assistance in this regard.

6.  Where documents are identified as containing sensitivities or potential exemptions, the SES Officer
will  be  required  to  provide  further  information  explaining  why  this  is  so.  The  SES  Officer  is  also
required to sign Attachment A of this minute.

Responsibilities of the Information Team

7.  Following receipt of the documents and based on the information provided by you in the completed
Attachment A, the authorised decision maker in the Information Team will review each document to
determine the extent to which it is within the scope of the request, is exempt or will be released.

8.  Where  consultation  with  third  parties  is  required  the  Information  Team  will  undertake  such
consultation.

Statutory time limit for responding to request

9.  Under the FOI Act, the NDIS Commission must process this request and advise the applicant of the
decision  within  30  days  of  receipt  of  the  request.  This  time  limit  includes  weekends  and  public
holidays. If consultation with third parties is required under the FOI Act, the timeframe is extended
by an additional 30 days. Failure to meet statutory timeframes can have serious consequences.

10. Should you have any questions about processing this particular FOI request, or if you require any other
FOI advice, please do not hesitate to contact me on [number].

Kind regards

[Name]
[Position]
General Counsel
[Date]

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ATTACHMENT A
Name of applicant:

[insert]

Brief description of request:
[insert]

Name of Branch:
[insert]
Nominated contact officer:
[insert]

PART 1 – Search for documents
To comply with the FOI Act, a thorough search for all relevant documents in the possession of the NDIS
Commission must be undertaken. Please complete the following checklist to confirm that you have
undertaken the necessary searches.

What is a document?
The definition of ‘document’ in the FOI Act is very broad and captures a wide range of material as set out
below:

(a)  any of, or any part of any of, the following things:

(i)  any paper or other material on which there is writing;

(ii) a map, plan, drawing or photograph;

(iii) any paper or other material on which there are marks, figures, symbols or

perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret them;

(iv) any article or material from which sounds, images or writings are capable of being

reproduced with or without the aid of any other article or device;

(v) any article on which information has been stored or recorded, either mechanically

  or electronically;

(vi) any other record of information; or

(b)  any copy, reproduction or duplicate of such a thing; or

(c)  any part of such a copy, reproduction or duplicate;
but does not include:

(d)  material maintained for reference purposes that is otherwise publicly available; or

(e)  Cabinet notebooks.

Searches





Completed
1.  Files and all other paper records including, but not limited to, documents:


•  in filing cabinets;

•  held by the Corporate Section or archived;

•  in desk drawers;

•  in bookshelves and cupboards;

•  in safes; and

•  in personal folders and diaries.

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2.  All electronic records including, but not limited to, the following:


•  emails;
•  shared computer drives;
•  voice mail messages;
•  CDs/DVDs; and
•  information stored on databases.

3.  Any other necessary searches (please specify)

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4.  Additional Comments (if any)

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If your searches produced no documents you are required to provide an explanation below.

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5. Electronic record details

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PART 2 – Estimate of the number of documents and sensitivities
You must provide estimates in the below table where highlighted in yellow:

Number of relevant files
[No. of files]
e.g. 2 paper files and 5 electronic files/folders = 7 files
Total number of pages within the scope of the request
[No. of pages]
Note: 1 page that is double sided = 2 pages
Number of documents
You must include material you think may be exempt in this estimate.
[No. of documents]
Do not include exact duplicates but note that any annotations on a
document that is otherwise identical to another document will result in
it being treated as a separate document.
Estimate of number of pages which are sensitive
This  means  the  pages  which  in  your  view  are  sensitive  (i.e.  you  can
envisage a harm that may flow from release of the pages) and which the
[No. of pages]
Information Team should review for consideration of whether they are
exempt under the FOI Act and should be deleted in full.
Estimate of number of pages containing sensitivities
This means the pages which in your view contain sensitivities (i.e. you
can  envisage  a  harm  that  may  flow  from  release  of  some  information
contained  on  these  pages)  and  which  you  would  like  the  Information
[No. of pages]
Team to review for consideration of whether they contain information
which is exempt under the FOI Act and should be deleted prior to release,
but with remaining portions released.
Total number of third parties to be consulted
A  third  party  is  any  individual,  business,  organisation  or  State
department,  agency  or  body  whose  information  is  contained  in  the
[No. of third parties]
documents and whose views will need to be sought as to possible release
of  their  information  under  the  FOI  request.  Note  that  other
Commonwealth agencies are specifically excluded from this definition.

I  certify  that  I  have  undertaken,  or  caused  to  be  undertaken,  all  reasonable  searches  (including  the
searches listed in Part 1 above) for documents falling within the scope of this FOI request as set out on
page 1 of the covering Minute. I also certify that the information provided in Part 2 above is an appropriate
and accurate estimate to the best of my knowledge. I understand that I may be required to appear and
give evidence before the Australian Information Commissioner or the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in
relation to the searches for documents undertaken.

____________________________

____________________________
Signature of nominated contact officer

Print name

Date: __________________

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____________________________

____________________________
Signature of SES Officer

Print name

Date: __________________

UPON COMPLETION, PLEASE RETURN TO:

[Name]
[Position]
Commercial, Housing, Disability and Information Law Branch
Legal Services Group

Phone:

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Annexure 2
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI) checklist for final decision

FOI request number:  FOI request 18/19- XXX
FOI contact officer and phone number:
Details of the FOI request:
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Please note: The decision on release will be made by an independent decision maker who is authorised
under s.23(1) of the FOI Act. Business areas are requested to use this form to identify relevant
considerations for the decision maker to take into account. The draft decision is attached for your
consideration.
To be completed, scanned and provided by the business area to the FOI team at
xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx prior to an FOI decision being finalised.
  NDIS Commission Branch Manager consulted?
Name of Branch Manager:
Date:
Branch Manager signature:

  NDIS Commission Division Manager informed of decision?
Name of Division Manager:
Date:
Division Manager signature:

Has the Branch Manager/Division Manager discussed this FOI with the
NDIS Commissioner?

Are there any sensitivities/comments regarding the FOI decision or with the document/s proposed for
release?

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