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that your request complies with the requirements of the FOI Act, please
refer to the FOI page on the OAIC website at:
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Once your request has been assessed by the OAIC, and registered, an
acknowledgement email will be sent to you with an FOI reference number.

Statistics

The OAIC publishes an Australian Government FOI statistics dashboard which
provides key freedom of information (FOI) data over the last 5 years, as
reported by Australian Government agencies and ministers to the OAIC under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982. This dashboard is updated quarterly
and available on our website at [2]Australian Government freedom of
information statistics | OAIC

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other state 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 [3]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, each Australian state and territory have separate FOI
legislation which 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
reports from the NSW Police Force, this agency is governed by the
Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act); you will
need to contact NSW Police to find out how to make a GIPA application for
a police report.

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

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

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-               Privacy Complaint

-               Notifiable Data Breach

-               Consumer Data Right Complaint

-               FOI Complaint

-               Freedom of Information (IC) Review

-               Agency FOI Extension of Time Requests

-               Speech requests.

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Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

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Our reference: FOIREQ25/00222

Dear Dan Collins

Thank you for your email below to the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner (OAIC) received on 15 May 2025.

I note you have sought access to documents under the [1]Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), relating to:

           A copy of the National Disability Insurance Agency’s “2024-2025
Q3” quarterly FOI statistical return form, submitted to the OAIC using the
Statistical Returns portal.

NDIA’s FOI statistics for Quarter 3 of 2024/2025 is expected to be
publicly available after 21 May 2025.

As this information will be obtainable through public resources on the
[2]Dashboard through our website, section 4 of the FOI Act describes a
document to be: (a document does not include material which is publicly
available).  

In addition, section 12(1)(b) of the FOI Act notes if a document is
already publicly available, as part of a public register, a right of
access does not apply to publicly available documents under FOI. 

As this information is generally made publicly available and should be
updated again next week by Wednesday 21 May 2025 to incorporate the latest
quarterly Data for the NDIA, would you please confirm by close of business
23 May 2025, if you are happy to withdraw your FOI requests to the OAIC? 

In addition, the [3]Dashboard is generally updated on or after the
following dates:

·       February 21^st

·       May 21^st

^·               August 21^st

·       November 21^st

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

[4][IMG]   Nicole Pantazopoulos

Governance, Risk and Compliance Officer (FOI Officer)

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001

E [5][OAIC request email]
 
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communities. We pay our respect to First Nations people,
cultures and Elders past and present.  

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OAIC Ref: FOIREQ25/00222

Good afternoon Dan Collins

Thank you for your email below.

I confirm that the OAIC received your email of 16 May. We are now consulting with the National Disability Insurance Agency regarding the documents you have sought to access (section 27 of the FOI Act).

A decision on your FOI request is due by Saturday 14 June 2025. Noting this is a non business day, we will attempt to have the decision ready and released to you by close of business on Friday 13 June 2025, however in any case, a decision will be provided to you no later than Monday 16 June 2025.

Kind regards

Karen Tulloch | Assistant Director
Governance, Risk and Compliance (FOI)
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001  |  oaic.gov.au
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Dear Mr Collins

Please find attached correspondence relating to your FOI request.

Yours sincerely

[1][IMG]   Nicole

Governance, Risk and Compliance Officer (FOI Officer)

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001

E [2][OAIC request email]
 
The OAIC acknowledges Traditional Custodians of Country across
Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and
communities. We pay our respect to First Nations people,
cultures and Elders past and present.  

[3]Subscribe to Information Matters

Notice:

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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
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