Our reference: FOI 22/23-0455
GPO Box 700
Canberra ACT 2601
1800 800 110
9 February 2023
ndis.gov.au
Oliver Lee
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Oliver Lee
Freedom of Information request — Notification of Deemed Refusal
Thank you for your correspondence of 6 September 2022, 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 formal notification that your request is now
considered to be deemed under section 15AC of the FOI Act.
The date your request became deemed is
6 October 2022.
We will continue to process your request, however we have no estimated time for completion
and as such have included your review rights below.
We sincerely apologise for the delay and any inconvenience this has caused.
Rights of Review
I have set out your rights to seek a review at
Attachment A.
Yours sincerely
Misty
Assistant Director FOI
Parliamentary, Ministerial & FOI Branch
Government Division
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Attachment A
Your rights of review
External Review by the Australian Information Commissioner
Section 54L of the FOI Act gives you the right to apply directly to the Australian Information
Commissioner (AIC) to seek a review.
To assist the OAIC your application should include a copy of this correspondence and your
contact details. You should also clearly set out why you are seeking a review.
Applications for review can be lodged with the OAIC in the following ways:
Online:
www.oaic.gov.au Post:
GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
Fax:
+61 2 9284 9666
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
The OAIC can also be contacted on
1300 363 992.
The Commonwealth Ombudsman
You can complain to the Commonwealth Ombudsman concerning action taken by an agency
in the exercise of powers or the performance of functions under the FOI Act.
A complaint to the Commonwealth Ombudsman may be made orally or in writing. The
Ombudsman may be contacted for the cost of a local call from anywhere in Australia on
telephone
1300 362 072.
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