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repository and does not hold documents of other Commonwealth agencies or
State or Territory Departments. 

FOI requests to the OAIC

Important: This email address is only for making requests to obtain access
to a document held by the OAIC, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (Cth) (FOI Act). We will only action and respond to emails making FOI
requests to the OAIC.

For information on how to make an FOI request to the OAIC, and to ensure
that your request complies with the requirements of the FOI Act, please
refer to the FOI page on the OAIC website at:
[1]https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-us/access-...

Once your request has been assessed by the OAIC, and registered on our
system, a separate acknowledgement email will be sent to you with an FOI
reference number.

The OAIC does not hold documents of other Commonwealth government
agencies, other state government agencies, or private organisations. The
OAIC does not hold Police Records or State Government Records.  Further
information on how to access these types of records is here [2]Freedom of
information requests to the OAIC

Accordingly:

1)       if you are seeking to access documents of a particular
Commonwealth agency, you will need to make your request directly to the
relevant agency. For example, if you are requesting a copy of your visa
records, please make an FOI request and send it to the Department of Home
Affairs.  Further details and information is below.

2)       if you are seeking to access documents of a state or local
government agency, as each Australian state and territory also have
separate FOI legislation that governs information held by state government
agencies, please contact the relevant agency as to how to make an
application to access the documents. For example, if you are seeking
access to police report from NSW Police Force, it is governed by the
Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act), and you
will need to contact NSW police to find out how to make a GIPA application
for the police report.

3)       if you are seeking to access documents of a private organization,
which the FOI Act does not apply to, please contact the organization
directly to find out how to access the documents you are seeking. For
example, if you are seeking to access to hospital records or your medical
centre records, please contact these organisations directly. 

4)       You can request copies of documents directly from other
Commonwealth agencies, such as:
Australian Federal Police
[3]Freedom of Information access requests - AFP
Department of Home Affairs
[4]Freedom of information (homeaffairs.gov.au)- external site
Services Australia
[5]Freedom of information - Services Australia- external site
Department of Veterans Affairs
[6]Freedom of information | Department of Veterans' Affairs (dva.gov.au)-
external site
Australian Taxation Office
[7]Freedom of information (FOI) request – individuals and businesses |
Australian Taxation Office (ato.gov.au)- external site
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (passports)
[8]Freedom of information | Australian Government Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade (dfat.gov.au)- external site

5)       For other Commonwealth or State agencies, please visit that
agency's website and search "freedom of information" or "FOI request".

Enquiries and other matters

If your email relates to any of the following, please use the OAIC's
online forms instead - at [9]https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-us/contact...

-               Enquiry

-               Privacy Complaint

-               Notifiable Data Breach

-               Consumer Data Right Complaint

-               FOI Complaint

-               Freedom of Information (IC) Review

-               Agency FOI Extension of Time Requests

-               Speech requests.

Notice:

The information contained in this email message and any attached files may
be confidential information, and may also be the subject of legal
professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use,
disclosure or copying of this email is unauthorised. If you received this
email in error, please notify the sender by contacting the department's
switchboard on 1300 488 064 during business hours (8:30am - 5pm Canberra
time) and delete all copies of this transmission together with any
attachments.

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9. https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-us/contact...

Our reference: MR25/00850
Agency reference: FOI 24/25-1610

By email: [FOI #13129 email]

Receipt of your IC review application

Thank you for your application for Information Commissioner Review (IC review).

The OAIC’s service charter sets out the standard of service you can expect from the OAIC and explains how you can assist us to help you.

Information about the Information Commissioner review process is set out in:
• the Direction as to certain procedures to be followed by applicants in Information Commissioner reviews issued under s 55(2)(e)(i) of the FOI Act: https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor...

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is considering a large number of applications. Information about the OAIC’s IC review caseload and focus areas can be found at: https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor....

The OAIC will be in contact with you regarding whether the OAIC is able to review your application and if so, whether the OAIC has commenced review of your application. The respondent agency or minister may also engage with you directly in relation to your IC review application if we decide to review its decision.

You may experience long delays as we review your application particularly if it does not involve an issue within the OAIC’s focus areas. The OAIC is not able to provide substantive updates on the progress of your application and is unable to accommodate requests to expedite matters.
You may wish to contact the agency that dealt with your FOI request to attempt to resolve the matter. Agencies are required to deal with FOI requests in accordance with the FOI Guidelines. These Guidelines may also assist you to make your submissions in your IC review: https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor....

Further information about the IC review process is outlined in Part 10 of the FOI Guidelines: https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor....

Yours sincerely,
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

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Our reference:  MR25/00850

Agency reference:  FOI 24/25-1610

Applicant: Emily Lacey

Respondent: National Disability Insurance Agency

Applicant Email: [FOI #13129 email]

Agency email: [1][email address]

Withdrawal of Information Commissioner review application under s 54R of
the FOI Act 

Dear Parties, 

I refer to the above matter.  

The applicant has advised they wish to withdraw their application for
Information Commissioner review. 

As such, this Information Commissioner review is now closed under s 54R of
the FOI Act. 

Thank you for your assistance in this matter. 

Kind regards, 

[2][IMG]   Melih Sayan

Assistant Review Advisor

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Sydney NSW | GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001

P 1300 363 992 E [3][email address]

Notice:

The information contained in this email message and any attached files may
be confidential information, and may also be the subject of legal
professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use,
disclosure or copying of this email is unauthorised. If you received this
email in error, please notify the sender by contacting the department's
switchboard on 1300 488 064 during business hours (8:30am - 5pm Canberra
time) and delete all copies of this transmission together with any
attachments.

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