Documents containing "NDIS" and "AUKUS" (2022–24)
Dear Department of Social Services,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request access to:
1. Any briefs, submissions, talking points, issues notes or options papers prepared by the Department of Social Services between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2024 where the text of the document contains both of the words “NDIS” and “AUKUS”.
2. Any emails (including attachments) sent to or from SES Band 1 and Band 2 officers in the Department’s Disability and Carers Policy group, Communities Policy and Support Group or Corporate and Finance divisions between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2024 where the body of the email or any attachment contains both of the words “NDIS” and “AUKUS”.
I am not seeking duplicate copies of the same document, routine administrative emails (for example, diary requests or purely logistical correspondence), or drafts that differ only in trivial formatting.
If you consider that processing this request in full would involve a substantial and unreasonable diversion of resources, I ask that you first provide me with a practical refusal consultation and a schedule of documents (for example, a keyword hit list) so that I can refine the scope.
Yours faithfully,
Mark Pietsch
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