Dear Department of Finance,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request access to:

1. Any briefing notes, costings or scenario analysis prepared by the Department of Finance between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2023 that refer to an "NDIS Financial Sustainability Framework" and quantify projected savings or expenditure moderation from that Framework (for example, moderation of $622.8 million in 2026–27 and $59.0 billion over 7 years from 2027‑28 to 2033‑34, as described in Budget Paper No. 2: 2023‑24).

2. Any final briefs or memoranda provided by Finance to the Minister for Finance or to the Expenditure Review Committee between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2023 that refer to an NDIS growth target or the NDIS Financial Sustainability Framework.

I am not seeking purely administrative emails or duplicate copies of the same document. If any document is wholly exempt, please provide a schedule of documents identifying the date, title and author area for each document withheld, so far as that can be disclosed.

If you consider that processing this request would involve a substantial and unreasonable diversion of resources, I ask that you first provide a practical refusal consultation so I can refine the scope.

Yours faithfully,

Mark Pietsch