OFFICIAL

Good afternoon Mr Buckley,

Acknowledgement of receipt of Freedom of Information request

I refer to your request of 30 September 2025, to the Minister for
Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme the Hon Mark
Butler MP (Minister), seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) to the following documents:

I hereby seek copies of information given or briefings to (or received by)
Minister Butler that mention "mild to moderate developmental delay and
autism" or similar in the period from his appointment as Minister
following the 2025 federal election up to his Press Club speech on
20/8/2025 when he used the phrase (see
https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-...).

The reference number for your request is FOI 26-2250 MO. Please ensure
that you quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning
this request.

The department provides administrative assistance to the Minister’s Office
in relation to FOI matters, and we are acknowledging receipt of your
request on behalf of the Minister.

Timeframes

Your request was received on 30 September 2025. The statutory timeframe
for processing your request is 30 calendar days and you should expect to
be notified of a decision from the Minister on or before 30 October 2025.
The period of 30 days may be extended if the Minister needs to consult
third parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

Request to exclude irrelevant information from your request

To assist with processing your request, can you also please advise by COB
7 October 2025, if you agree that information regarding any public service
employee names below Senior Executive Service level and direct telephone
numbers of all staff will be excluded from the scope of your request under
s22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act

Other Information

The Minister may impose a charge for the work involved in providing access
to the documents. If this request attracts a charge you will be notified
in writing.

Unless you advise otherwise any draft and duplicate documents will be
excluded from the scope of your request.

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on the department’s FOI disclosure log
[1]www.health.gov.au/resources/foi-disclosure-log, subject to certain
exceptions. (For example, personal information will not be published where
this would be unreasonable.)

You can contact the FOI Section via email at [2][email address] or by
phone on 02 6289 1666, should you have any questions.

Kind regards,

Jordan

Administration Officer – Freedom of Information Section 

Commercial and Information Law Branch

Legal Division | Corporate Operations Group 

Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing 

T: 02 6289 1666| E: [3][email address] 

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OFFICIAL

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