Dear Department of Social Services,
Of the $398.3 million dollars budgeted for ILC grant expenditure under the current investment strategy, how much has not yet been awarded?

Yours faithfully,
Karen

FOI, Department of Social Services

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FOI, Department of Social Services

Dear Karen,

 

I refer to your correspondence received by the Department of Social
Services (the Department) on 14 February 2022, in which you requested
access under the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to
the following information:

 

                Of the $398.3 million dollars budgeted for ILC grant
expenditure under the current investment strategy, how much has not yet
been awarded?

 

Clarification sought

For the avoidance of doubt, and to ensure the Department can undertake
correct document searches could you please confirm what the letters ‘ILC’
stand for? Please respond to this email by Friday 18 February 2022 to
confirm the scope of your request.

 

Removal of non-SES staff names and contact details

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contact details of non-Senior Executive Service (non-SES) staff, which may
be contained within the documents identified in relation to your request.

 

Based on the scope of your request, this information does not appear
relevant to you, therefore should any of this information be contained
within the documents identified, we would like to remove it under section
22 of the FOI Act.

 

Please respond to this email by Friday 18 February 2022 to advise whether
you agree that this information is not relevant to you.

 

Decision due

The statutory period for processing your request is 30 days commencing
from the day after your request was received. If the due date falls on a
Saturday, Sunday, or public holiday, in accordance with the FOI guidelines
issued by the Australian Information Commissioner, the timeframe will
expire on the first day following which is none of those days.

 

In accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection 15(5) of the FOI Act, a
decision on your request is currently due on Wednesday 16 March 2022.

 

When the processing period may be extended or suspended

 The current due date may be extended by up to 30 days if agreed by you
(section 15AA of the FOI Act). The due date may also be extended by an
additional 30 days in each instance, if your request is considered
voluminous or complex (section 15AB of the FOI Act) or if the Department
is required to undertake a third party consultation (sections 26A, 27 or
27A of the FOI Act). If any of these extensions apply, the Department will
notify you.  

Additionally, there are occasions where the time to process your request
may be suspended. This will usually take place if a practical refusal
consultation process takes place (section 24AB of the FOI Act) or if a
charges notice is issued to process your request (section 29 of the FOI
Act). If the Department decides that either of these apply to your
request, the Department will notify you.

The Department will correspond with you by email in relation to your FOI
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Should you have any queries about this matter, please do not hesitate to
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Yours sincerely,

 

DSS FOI Team

 

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We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
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Dear FOI,

In this instance ILC stands for Information, Linkages and Capacity Building.

Yours sincerely,

Karen

FOI, Department of Social Services

Thank you for your email.

 

You have contacted the Freedom of Information (FOI) team of the Department
of Social Services (the department).

 

If your email relates to a Freedom of Information application made under
the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), the department
will respond to you as soon as practicable.

 

Further information about FOI is available on our website at:
[1]https://www.dss.gov.au/about-the-departm...

 

This email address is for applications under the FOI Act only. The
department is unable to respond to non-FOI related enquiries sent to this
email address. Any correspondence received that is not an information
access request will not be responded to or forwarded. Should you have a
query unrelated to FOI, please complete our [2]online feedback, enquiry or
compliment form on our website or direct your email to
[3][email address].  Alternatively you can contact the department by
calling 1800 634 035.

 

With regards

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E: [4][Department of Social Services request email]

 

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water and community.

We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
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FOI, Department of Social Services

Dear Karen,

 

Thank you for clarifying that you are seeking information on the
Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program.

 

We have commenced discussions with the relevant line area, and they have
identified that you appear to be seeking figures across a three year
period, noting that the ILC receives approximately $136m per annum.

 

Please could you clarify which three year period you are interested in?

 

We may need to engage with you further depending on the time period you
are looking at, as the ILC program was administered by the National
Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) prior to 1 January 2021.

 

Many thanks,

DSS FOI Team

 

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The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional owners of
country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
water and community.

We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
and present. 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Karen <[2][FOI #8431 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 17 February 2022 10:16 AM
To: FOI <[3][Department of Social Services request email]>
Subject: Re: FOI 2122-109 - Acknowledgement [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

Dear FOI,

 

 

 

In this instance ILC stands for Information, Linkages and Capacity
Building.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Karen

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

 

 

 

Dear Karen,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I refer to your correspondence received by the Department of Social

 

Services (the Department) on 14 February 2022, in which you requested

 

access under the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to

 

the following information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                Of the $398.3 million dollars budgeted for ILC grant

 

expenditure under the current investment strategy, how much has not yet

 

been awarded?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clarification sought

 

 

 

For the avoidance of doubt, and to ensure the Department can undertake

 

correct document searches could you please confirm what the letters ‘ILC’

 

stand for? Please respond to this email by Friday 18 February 2022 to

 

confirm the scope of your request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Removal of non-SES staff names and contact details

 

 

 

The Department is seeking your agreement to the removal of the names and

 

contact details of non-Senior Executive Service (non-SES) staff, which may

 

be contained within the documents identified in relation to your request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on the scope of your request, this information does not appear

 

relevant to you, therefore should any of this information be contained

 

within the documents identified, we would like to remove it under section

 

22 of the FOI Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please respond to this email by Friday 18 February 2022 to advise whether

 

you agree that this information is not relevant to you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decision due

 

 

 

The statutory period for processing your request is 30 days commencing

 

from the day after your request was received. If the due date falls on a

 

Saturday, Sunday, or public holiday, in accordance with the FOI guidelines

 

issued by the Australian Information Commissioner, the timeframe will

 

expire on the first day following which is none of those days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection 15(5) of the FOI Act, a

 

decision on your request is currently due on Wednesday 16 March 2022.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the processing period may be extended or suspended

 

 

 

 The current due date may be extended by up to 30 days if agreed by you

 

(section 15AA of the FOI Act). The due date may also be extended by an

 

additional 30 days in each instance, if your request is considered

 

voluminous or complex (section 15AB of the FOI Act) or if the Department

 

is required to undertake a third party consultation (sections 26A, 27 or

 

27A of the FOI Act). If any of these extensions apply, the Department will

 

notify you.  

 

 

 

Additionally, there are occasions where the time to process your request

 

may be suspended. This will usually take place if a practical refusal

 

consultation process takes place (section 24AB of the FOI Act) or if a

 

charges notice is issued to process your request (section 29 of the FOI

 

Act). If the Department decides that either of these apply to your

 

request, the Department will notify you.

 

 

 

The Department will correspond with you by email in relation to your FOI

 

request. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Should you have any queries about this matter, please do not hesitate to

 

contact the FOI team via email at [1][Department of Social Services
request email].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSS FOI Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional owners of

 

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water and community.

 

 

 

We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past

 

and present. 

 

 

 

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Dear FOI,

The period and figures I am asking about is taken from the ILC Program Guidelines 2019-20 to 2021-22 document. This takes in the financial years 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22.

Yours sincerely,

Karen

FOI, Department of Social Services

Thank you for your email.

 

You have contacted the Freedom of Information (FOI) team of the Department
of Social Services (the department).

 

If your email relates to a Freedom of Information application made under
the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), the department
will respond to you as soon as practicable.

 

Further information about FOI is available on our website at:
[1]https://www.dss.gov.au/about-the-departm...

 

This email address is for applications under the FOI Act only. The
department is unable to respond to non-FOI related enquiries sent to this
email address. Any correspondence received that is not an information
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query unrelated to FOI, please complete our [2]online feedback, enquiry or
compliment form on our website or direct your email to
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calling 1800 634 035.

 

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Dear Department of Social Services,

I agree to the removal of the names and contact details of non-Senior Executive Service (non-SES) staff, which may be contained within the documents identified in relation to my request.
Yours faithfully,

Karen

FOI, Department of Social Services

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of Social Services (the department).

 

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FOI, Department of Social Services

Dear Karen,

 

Thank you for your prompt response and agreement to extension.

 

The new decision date for FOI 2122-109 is Friday 25 March 2022.

 

Many thanks,

 

DSS FOI Team

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We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
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-----Original Message-----
From: Karen <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 16 March 2022 10:16 AM
To: FOI <[Department of Social Services request email]>
Subject: Re: FOI 2122-108 and 109 - Requesting urgent extension of
timeframe to deal with your request [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

Dear Liz,

 

 

 

I agree to the extension of time.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Karen

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

 

 

 

Dear Karen,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am writing in relation to your Freedom of Information (FOI) requests

 

seeking access to documents about the Information Linkages and Capacity

 

Building program - our FOI references 2122 -108 and 2122-109.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First, please be assured that your requests are being actively processed

 

by the Department of Social Services (the Department). The Department has

 

identified documents relevant to your requests and is currently

 

considering those for release in accordance with our obligations under the

 

Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, your requests have arrived at a time of transition in the

 

Department. More specifically, to better promote the objects of the FOI

 

Act and support FOI decision-makers, responsibility for administering the

 

FOI function has recently been shifted to the Legal Services Group.

 

Internal processes are being reviewed as a consequence and existing

 

requests such as yours are being considered afresh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request for extension of time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Against this background, we are seeking your agreement to a 9-day

 

extension of time under section 15AA of the FOI Act. This extension in

 

processing time will enable us to assure the new decision-maker that your

 

requests have been properly processed and that appropriate consideration

 

has been given to release under the FOI Act. If agreed to this would make

 

the new decision date for your request 25 March 2022.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I do apologise for the lack of notice you have been provided to consider

 

this request as I am conscious that responses to both of your requests are

 

currently due today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We would appreciate your response to this request as soon as possible, but

 

no later than 3pm today, 16 March 2022, indicating whether you agree to

 

this extension of time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Liz

 

 

 

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Liz Scott

 

 

 

Principal Lawyer / Director

 

 

 

Freedom of Information Section

 

 

 

Legal Services Branch

 

 

 

Department of Social Services

 

P: (02) 6146 3398 E: [1][email address]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional owners of

 

country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,

 

water and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and

 

to Elders both past and present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FOI, Department of Social Services

Dear Karen,

 

As you know, a decision is due to you today in relation to this FOI.

 

Regrettably, despite our efforts, we are not in a position to release the
associated document to you today.

 

The Department is currently experiencing staffing issues due to surge
requirements associated with the pandemic and the recent flooding in NSW.
In this case, we have created a document to satisfy your request, but have
been unable to obtain the required internal clearances associated with
that document that would have allowed us to finalise this week as
anticipated.

 

Our preference is that the request continue to be processed within the
statutory timeframe to ensure that your review rights are not impacted.

 

For this reason, we would be very grateful for your agreement to a small
extension of time to Wednesday 30 March 2022.

 

Again, please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused.

 

Many thanks,

Jess

 

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E: [1][Department of Social Services request email]

 

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country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
water and community.

We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
and present. 

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From: FOI <[2][Department of Social Services request email]>
Sent: Thursday, 17 March 2022 12:50 PM
To: 'Karen' <[3][FOI #8431 email]>
Cc: FOI <[4][Department of Social Services request email]>
Subject: FOI 2122-109 - Confirming new decision date following EOT
[SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

Dear Karen,

 

Thank you for your prompt response and agreement to extension.

 

The new decision date for FOI 2122-109 is Friday 25 March 2022.

 

Many thanks,

 

DSS FOI Team

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Department of Social Services
E: [5][Department of Social Services request email]

 

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water and community.

We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
and present. 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Karen <[6][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 16 March 2022 10:16 AM
To: FOI <[7][Department of Social Services request email]>
Subject: Re: FOI 2122-108 and 109 - Requesting urgent extension of
timeframe to deal with your request [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

Dear Liz,

 

 

 

I agree to the extension of time.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Karen

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

 

 

 

Dear Karen,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am writing in relation to your Freedom of Information (FOI) requests

 

seeking access to documents about the Information Linkages and Capacity

 

Building program - our FOI references 2122 -108 and 2122-109.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First, please be assured that your requests are being actively processed

 

by the Department of Social Services (the Department). The Department has

 

identified documents relevant to your requests and is currently

 

considering those for release in accordance with our obligations under the

 

Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, your requests have arrived at a time of transition in the

 

Department. More specifically, to better promote the objects of the FOI

 

Act and support FOI decision-makers, responsibility for administering the

 

FOI function has recently been shifted to the Legal Services Group.

 

Internal processes are being reviewed as a consequence and existing

 

requests such as yours are being considered afresh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request for extension of time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Against this background, we are seeking your agreement to a 9-day

 

extension of time under section 15AA of the FOI Act. This extension in

 

processing time will enable us to assure the new decision-maker that your

 

requests have been properly processed and that appropriate consideration

 

has been given to release under the FOI Act. If agreed to this would make

 

the new decision date for your request 25 March 2022.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I do apologise for the lack of notice you have been provided to consider

 

this request as I am conscious that responses to both of your requests are

 

currently due today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We would appreciate your response to this request as soon as possible, but

 

no later than 3pm today, 16 March 2022, indicating whether you agree to

 

this extension of time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Liz

 

 

 

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Liz Scott

 

 

 

Principal Lawyer / Director

 

 

 

Freedom of Information Section

 

 

 

Legal Services Branch

 

 

 

Department of Social Services

 

P: (02) 6146 3398 E: [1][email address]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional owners of

 

country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,

 

water and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and

 

to Elders both past and present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Karen

 

We are pleased to advise that, contrary to our advice earlier today, staff
within the Department have been able to finalise the processing of your
request in relation to unawarded ILC funding within the currently afforded
timeframes.

 

Please find attached:

-        the decision, including the statement of reasons

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Sincerely,

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-----Original Message-----
From: Karen <[FOI #8431 email]>
Sent: Monday, 14 February 2022 4:17 PM
To: FOI <[Department of Social Services request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Unawarded ILC funding

 

Dear Department of Social Services,

Of the $398.3 million dollars budgeted for ILC grant expenditure under the
current investment strategy, how much has not yet been awarded?

 

Yours faithfully,

Karen

 

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Dear FOI,

I agree to an extension of time until Wednesday March 30 2022.

Yours sincerely,

Karen

FOI, Department of Social Services

Thank you for your email.

 

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of Social Services (the Department).

 

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With regards

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Freedom of Information

Legal Services Branch

Department of Social Services
E: [4][Department of Social Services request email]

 

The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional owners of
country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
water and community.

We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
and present.

 

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Dear Department of Social Services,

Can you please tell me what date this will be uploaded to the DSS FOI webpage.
Your correspondence states 10 days.

Yours faithfully,

Karen

FOI, Department of Social Services

Thank you for your email.

 

You have contacted the Freedom of Information (FOI) team of the Department
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will respond to you as soon as practicable.

 

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This email address is for applications under the FOI Act only. The
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calling 1800 634 035.

 

With regards

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Freedom of Information

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Department of Social Services
E: [4][Department of Social Services request email]

 

The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional owners of
country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
water and community.

We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
and present.

 

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