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Subject: FOI 22/23-XXXX – Your request for information – Extension of time

Body:

Dear [Applicant]

Thank you for your request for information.

We’re sorry it is taking us longer than expected to process your request.

OPTION 1 (Please delete this line in final email):

We are therefore writing to seek your agreement to a XX-day extension of time under section 15AA of the FOI Act. If you agree to this extension, the new due date for us to make a decision on your request will be [day month year].

Please let us know whether you agree by [day month year] (2 days).

If you don’t agree, we may need to seek an extension of time from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

OR:

OPTION 2 (Please delete this line in final email):

We are therefore writing to advise you that we have sought an extension of time from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) under section 15AB of the FOI Act. If this extension of time is granted, the new due date for us to make a decision on your request will be [day month year].

The OAIC will contact you directly with the outcome of their decision.

We sincerely apologise that it is taking us longer than we expected to process your request and we appreciate your patience.

Please contact us at foi@ndis.gov.au if you have any questions or require help.

Kind regards

First Name Senior FOI Officer Complaints Management & FOI Branch General Counsel Division National Disability Insurance Agency E foi@ndis.gov.au

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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