Documents between AHPRA and NDIA regarding Supports Needs Assessments
Dear Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency,
Please provide documents regarding the proposed support needs assessment (SNA) between NDIA and AHPRA generally, and the boards of Psychology; Occupational Therapy; Physiotherapy; Nursing
Yours faithfully,
Shirley Humphris
Dear Ms Humphris
Thank you for your email dated 27 November 2025..
An FOI Officer will be in touch with you within the next fortnight to provide information about the FOI process and request further information from you, if it is needed.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us at [AHPRA request email] and quote reference number FOI56519.
Kind regards
Legal Support
National Legal Practice
Email | [AHPRA request email]
Web | http://www.ahpra.gov.au/
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
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Dear Shirley Humphris
Thank you for your freedom of information (FOI) request on 27 November
2025. I am writing to you with some information about your request and the
FOI process.
Unfortunately, we are unable to process your request as it is currently
written as it does not identify the documents you are seeking with the
specificity required by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the FOI
Act).
I would like to work with you to revise your FOI request so that we can
process it.
I have attached a letter to this email which explains the reasons that I
am of the view that the request does not meet the specificity requirements
of the FOI Act and provides some information for you to consider about
revising your request. Please let us know by return email within the next
14 days whether you would like to proceed with your current request,
revise it, or withdraw it. If we don’t hear from you, your FOI request
will be taken to be withdrawn.
If you have any questions, please contact me at [1][AHPRA request email].
Kind regards,
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Talukdar
Lawyer | Freedom of Information
National Information Release Unit | National Legal Practice
Phone | 07 3149 4614
Email | [2][AHPRA request email]
Web | [3]www.ahpra.gov.au
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
G.P.O. Box 9958 | Your capital city | [4]www.ahpra.gov.au
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and the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our
respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and Elders past
and present.
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Dear Aaliyah,
I am very sorry, I missed the deadline. Please extend this original request or treat this as a new request for the purpose of the FOI Act.
I have narrowed the search to dates between August 2024 and ending at the date of the search result. I dont expect there can be many documents of any types within this date range.
Please provide documents regarding the proposed NDIS Support Needs Assessment (SNA), I-CAN tool between NDIA and AHPRA generally, and the boards of Psychology; Occupational Therapy; Physiotherapy; Nursing
Yours sincerely,
Shirley Humphris
Dear Shirley Humphris
Thank you for your email dated 29 December 2025.
An FOI Officer will be in touch with you within the next fortnight to provide information about the FOI process and request further information from you, if it is needed.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us at [AHPRA request email] and quote reference number FOI57057.
Kind regards
Legal Support
National Legal Practice
Email | [AHPRA request email]
Web | http://www.ahpra.gov.au/
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be subject to legal professional privilege. It is intended solely for the use of the named addressee. If you have received this email in error or you are not the named addressee notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. Do not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. If you are not the named addressee disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.
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Dear Shirley
Thank you for your Freedom of Information (FOI) request on 29 December
2025.
Unfortunately, as we did not hear from you within the consultation period
in relation to FOI56519, we understood that your request was withdrawn and
it was closed in our system. However, following receipt of your email on
29 December 2025, we have opened this as a new request with reference
FOI57057.
Please see the attached formal acknowledgment letter confirming your FOI
request and setting out important preliminary information such as
timeframes.
If you have any questions or concerns in relation to this correspondence,
please feel free to contact me.
Kind regards,
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Talukdar
Lawyer | Freedom of Information
National Information Release Unit | National Legal Practice
Phone | 07 3149 4614
Email | [1][AHPRA request email]
Web | [2]www.ahpra.gov.au
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
G.P.O. Box 9958 | Your capital city | [3]www.ahpra.gov.au
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended
solely for the use of the named addressee. If you have received this email
in error or you are not the named addressee notify the sender immediately
and delete this e-mail. Do not disseminate, distribute or copy this
e-mail. If you are not the named addressee disclosing, copying,
distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this
information is strictly prohibited.
Please consider the environment before printing this message.
Ahpra acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia
and the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our
respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and Elders past
and present.
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References
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4. https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Notifications/S...