Dear Mr Ashmore

Freedom of Information Request: FOI 30922 Acknowledgement Letter

I refer to your request for access to documents held by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). Your request was received by the Department on 16 September 2019 and was made in the following terms:

The percentage of high impact errors for the period 1 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 for the following:

MRCA Initial Liability Claims,

DRCA Initial Liability Claims,

MRCA Permanent Impairment,

DRCA Permanent Impairment, and

The average number of work elements per case for each of the above.

In accordance with section 15(5)(b) of the FOI Act, the due date for a decision on your request is 16 October 2019.

When the processing period may be extended or suspended

The current due date may be extended by up to 30 days if agreed by you (section 15AA of the FOI Act). Also, the due date may be extended by an additional 30 days in each instance, if your request is considered voluminous or complex (section 15AB of the FOI Act) or if the Department is required to undertake a third party consultation (sections 26A, 27 or 27A of the FOI Act). If any of these extensions apply, the Department will notify you.

Additionally, there are occasions where the time to process your request may be suspended. This will usually take place if a practical refusal consultation process takes place (section 24AB of the FOI Act) or if a charges notice is issued to process your request (section 29 of the FOI Act). If the Department decides that either of these apply to your request, the Department will notify you.

We will write again when the Department has more information. Further information on FOI processing can be found at the website of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at https://www.oaic.gov.au/.

Publication of documents

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be published online on our disclosure log at https://www.dva.gov.au/about-dva/freedom... subject to certain exceptions, such as if the documents relate to your own personal information. The Department will advise you in its decision whether details of your request will be published on the disclosure log or not.

Contacting us about your request

We will contact you using the email address you have provided. Please advise if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.

If you have any questions, please contact me using the following details:

Post: Information Law Section, Legal Services & Audit Branch
GPO Box 9998 CANBERRA ACT 2601
Facsimile: (02) 6289 6337
Email: [email address]

Yours sincerely,

Lachlan (Position Number 62230915)
Information Law Section | Legal Services and Audit Branch
Integrity, Assurance and Communications Division
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
E: [email address] | W: www.dva.gov.au

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Good morning M r Ashmore,

I am writing in response to your FOI request below.

I have been advised by the relevant business area that the Department's
annual report, which will contain the information you have requested, will
be released in mid-October 2019. On this basis, I am writing to enquire as
to whether you would be agreeable to withdrawing your FOI request given
that the information will be published shortly. Once released, the
Department is happy to provide you with specific page references in the
Annual Report that will respond to the information you have requested.

I'd be grateful if you could provide a response by COB Thursday 10 October
2019.

Kind regards

Jo

Jo (Position Number: 6221 0326)

Information Law Section | Legal Services and Audit Branch

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

E: [email address] | W: www.dva.gov.au

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Good afternoon Mr Ashmore,

I refer to your FOI request (FOI 30922) for access to the following
documents:

The percentage of high impact errors for the period 1 April 2019 to 30
June 2019 for the following:

·         MRCA Initial Liability Claims,

·         DRCA Initial Liability Claims,

·         MRCA Permanent Impairment,

·         DRCA Permanent Impairment, and

·         The average number of work elements per case for each of the
above.

·         In accordance with section 15(5)(b) of the FOI Act, the due date
for a decision on your request is 16 October 2019.

·         When the processing period may be extended or suspended

Please find attached the statement of reasons and one document falling
within the scope of your request. As outlined in the statement of reasons,
a second document will be sent to you in mid-October following the
deferred access period.

Kind regards

Jo

Jo (Position Number: 6221 0326)

Information Law Section | Legal Services and Audit Branch

Department of Veterans’ Affairs
E: [1][email address] | W: [2]www.dva.gov.au

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Good afternoon Mr Ashmore,

Please find attached Document 2 released under deferred access. Please
also find attached Document 3, which contains the relevant statistics for
quarter 4 (2018-19 FY), and an updated statement of reasons to reflect the
inclusion of Document 3 in the scope of your request.

Kind regards

Jo

Jo (Position Number: 6221 0326)

Information Law Section | Legal Services and Audit Branch

Department of Veterans’ Affairs
E: [1][email address] | W: [2]www.dva.gov.au

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