NDIA’s business continuity management and plan test conducted in financial year 2018-19

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Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,

Please provide a copy of the business continuity management and plan test conducted during the financial year 2018-19 [1].

Context:

In the NDIA’s Annual Report 2018-19, the Agency stated that “The NDIA is committed to ensuring that, if a significant outage, incident or crisis occurs, participant supports and other critical business functions are continued or quickly restored. As a part of the NDIA’s risk management strategy, a robust Business Continuity Management Framework has been established and tested, to guide the rapid resumption of participant and provider services and critical business activities” [1].

Thank you for your assistance with this request.

Yours faithfully,

Shirley

References:

1. NDIA (2019) Annual Report 2018-19, National Insurance Disability Agency, Australian Government. Available at: < https://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/publica...>. Accessed [13 Jun 21]
2. Ibid. Page 63

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Dear Shirley

 

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Dear Shirley

 

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Kind regards

 

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National Disability Insurance Agency

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Please contact us at [1][NDIA request email] if you have any questions or
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Kind regards

 

Freedom of Information Officer

Parliamentary, Ministerial and FOI Branch

Government Division

National Disability Insurance Agency

E: [2][NDIA request email]

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I agree to the 30 day extension request.

Yours sincerely,

Shirley

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Our reference: RQ21/02219

Agency reference: FOI 20/21-0884

 

 

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Extension of time application by the National Disability Insurance Agency

Dear Shirley

I write to advise that on 12 August 2021, the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner (the OAIC) received an application from the
National Disability Insurance Agency (the NDIA) for an extension of time
to process your FOI request made on 13 June 2021.

 

The NDIA has advised the OAIC that you agreed to an extension of time to
process the request under s 15AA of the FOI Act to 12 August 2021 (OAIC
reference RQ21/01849)

 

The NDIA has applied for an extension of time under s 15AB of the Freedom
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·     The NDIA has advised the OAIC that:

−     the request is broadly scoped and covers both current and historical
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−     the NDIA is engaged in a significant amount of consultation with
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within scope, and determine whether it needs to further engage with you

−     searches for historic material have been complex as ICT
infrastructure has changed over time and other Commonwealth agencies hold
the archived material, and

−     the NDIA is committed to issuing a decision as soon as possible.

The NDIA has requested an extension to 12 September 2021. I will take any
comments you may have to make into account when deciding the application.

 

Please respond to this email by close of business 17 August 2021. If I do
not hear from you by this date, I will proceed to make a decision on the
basis of the information provided to me by the NDIA.

 

You will be notified of the decision once the matter has been finalised.

 

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Dear FOI,

Thank you for the update.

Noted and understood.

Yours sincerely,

Shirley

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Our reference: RQ21/02219

Agency reference: FOI 20/21-0884

Shirley

Sent by email: [1][FOI #7494 email]

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Dear Shirley

Please find attached a decision of today’s date for an extension of time
from the National Disability Insurance Agency.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

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Dear Shirley

 

Thank you for your request for information.

 

Please find attached correspondence and documents in relation to your
request. If you require these in a different format, please let us know.

 

Please contact us at [1][NDIA request email] if you have any questions or
require help.

 

Thank you.

 

Kind regards

 

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Government Division

National Disability Insurance Agency

 

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The NDIA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout
Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We
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and emerging.

 

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Shirley left an annotation ()

No business continuity management and plan test was provided nor cited in refused list.

Risk Management Strategy document in name only as it is largely cut and pasted from the "Risk Management Guide" which is neither a Risk Policy nor Risk Procedure document, as requested.

All minutes of meeting refused