NDIS: Risk Committee, Risk Week, Risk Governance, Risk Management Framework & Digital Risk Mitigation

The request was refused by National Disability Insurance Agency.

Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,

Please provide copies of the following 9-15 documents:

1. copies of all the NDIA’s Risk Committee’s Minutes of Meeting for the financial year
2019-20, cited in the NDIA 2019-20 Annual Report [1]. This includes all attendees,
agenda, topics and resolutions/outcomes.
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/n...

2. provide copies of all the NDIA’s ICT and Digital Committee’s Minutes of Meeting for
the financial year 2019-20, cited in the NDIA 2019-20 Annual Report [1]. This includes all
attendees, agenda, topics and resolutions/outcomes.
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/n...

3. provide copies of all the NDIA’s “risk week” activities for the financial year 2019-20,
cited in the NDIA 2019-20 Annual Report [1]. This includes training materials, resources,
references, feedback, attendees and outcomes. Also, specific details about “Insight”.
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/n...

4. provide copies of the NDIA’s “best practice risk and governance principles” for the
financial year 2019-20, cited in the NDIA 2019-20 Annual Report.
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/n...

5. copies of the NDIA’s “risk management framework” for the financial year 2019-20,
cited in the NDIA 2019-20 Annual Report [1]. Also, was the NDIA’s ‘risk management
strategy’ approved by National Cabinet’s Disability Reform Council? If so, please provide
a copy of the approval and the approved risk management strategy.
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/n...

6. a copy of the NDIA’s ‘alternate cloud environment strategy’ cited in the NDIA’s Annual
Report 2019-20.
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/n...

7. a copy of the NDIA’s research that identified ‘mobile capacity’ as the priority for
participants, cited in the NDIA’s Annual Report 2019-20.
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/n...

8. a copy of the NDIA’s 'Agency-wide review of the prevailing operating risks’ conducted
during the financial year 2019-20, cited in the NDIA’s Annual Report 2019-20.
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/n...

9. a copy of the NDIA’s ‘alternate cloud environment strategy’ cited in the NDIA’s Annual
Report 2019-20
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/n...

As these documents are specific documents cited in the NDIA's own public communications and disclosures, they should be rather simple to find, not be too demanding nor voluminous. Poor search systems and practices might result in seemingly thousands of related documents, but this would be false and misleading. At best there are 9 documents in total. At the extreme, perhaps 20, all of which are publicly discussed documents and public records.

Yours faithfully,

Shirley

foi, National Disability Insurance Agency

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foi, National Disability Insurance Agency

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Dear Shirley

Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement

Thank you for your request of 8 May 2022, made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), for copies of documents held by the
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).

Scope of your request

You have requested access to the following documents:

 

“Please provide copies of the following 9-15 documents:

 

1. copies of all the NDIA’s Risk Committee’s Minutes of Meeting for the
financial year

 

2019-20, cited in the NDIA 2019-20 Annual Report [1]. This includes all
attendees,

 

agenda, topics and resolutions/outcomes.

 

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2. provide copies of all the NDIA’s ICT and Digital Committee’s Minutes of
Meeting for

 

the financial year 2019-20, cited in the NDIA 2019-20 Annual Report [1].
This includes all

 

attendees, agenda, topics and resolutions/outcomes.

 

[2]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

3. provide copies of all the NDIA’s “risk week” activities for the
financial year 2019-20,

 

cited in the NDIA 2019-20 Annual Report [1]. This includes training
materials, resources,

 

references, feedback, attendees and outcomes. Also, specific details about
“Insight”.

 

[3]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

4. provide copies of the NDIA’s “best practice risk and governance
principles” for the

 

financial year 2019-20, cited in the NDIA 2019-20 Annual Report.

 

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5. copies of the NDIA’s “risk management framework” for the financial year
2019-20,

 

cited in the NDIA 2019-20 Annual Report [1]. Also, was the NDIA’s ‘risk
management

 

strategy’ approved by National Cabinet’s Disability Reform Council? If so,
please provide

 

a copy of the approval and the approved risk management strategy.

 

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6. a copy of the NDIA’s ‘alternate cloud environment strategy’ cited in
the NDIA’s Annual

 

Report 2019-20.

 

[6]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

7. a copy of the NDIA’s research that identified ‘mobile capacity’ as the
priority for

 

participants, cited in the NDIA’s Annual Report 2019-20.

 

[7]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

8. a copy of the NDIA’s 'Agency-wide review of the prevailing operating
risks’ conducted

 

during the financial year 2019-20, cited in the NDIA’s Annual Report
2019-20.

 

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9. a copy of the NDIA’s ‘alternate cloud environment strategy’ cited in
the NDIA’s Annual

 

Report 2019-20

 

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As these documents are specific documents cited in the NDIA's own public
communications and disclosures, they should be rather simple to find, not
be too demanding nor voluminous. Poor search systems and practices might
result in seemingly thousands of related documents, but this would be
false and misleading. At best there are 9 documents in total. At the
extreme, perhaps 20, all of which are publicly discussed documents and
public records.”

 

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and contact details of NDIA staff being excluded from the scope of your
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Dear Shirley

 

Thank you for your request for information.

 

Please find attached correspondence relating to your request.

 

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

 

Kind regards

 

Freedom of Information Officer

Parliamentary, Ministerial & FOI Branch

Government Division

National Disability Insurance Agency

E: [2][NDIA request email]

 

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The NDIA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout
Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We
pay our respects to them and their cultures and to Elders past, present
and emerging.

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Dear foi,

Your response and search represents a substantial overstatement of the request and specific documentation. As a result, this considerable overstatement seeks to trigger an artificial and unjustified use of the 'practical refusal reason'.

The following reiteration of the original request highlights the massive flaws and unsubstantiated claims that associated documentation is voluminous, or in excess of 6,000 document.

1. A risk committee may meet 4-6 times per year. As a result, this request relates to no more than 6 documents. Which, as per the National Archives Act, must be preserved and stored by the NDIA.

2. Again, a committee might meet 4-6 times per year. As a result, no more than 6 documents fall within this request.

3. Risk week would have been a series of training and education sessions held over a 7 day period. No more than 10 documents likely relate to this activity.

4. 1 document... the best practice risk and governance principles', for the FY 19-20

5. 1 document... the risk management framework.

6. 1 document... NDIA's alternate cloud environment

7. 1 document... "mobile capacity' research document

8. 1 document... Operating risks review

9. 1 document... alternate cloud environment strategy

Total = 32 documents.

Therefore, your system and response has overstated the request and related documentation by nearly 6,600.

My initial, constrained request stands. Please provide the 32 documents requested.

Yours sincerely,

Shirley