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Freedom of Information request and opportunity to make submission

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DOCUMENT 17

The contents of this document are OFFICIAL: SENSITIVE

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13 May 2024

First and Last name Position (if applicable) Organisation (if applicable) Street Address SUBURB STATE POSTCODE By email: (e.g. John.smith@email.com.au)

Dear First and Last name

Freedom of Information request and opportunity to make submission

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) which seeks access to documents about you / which contain your personal information. A copy of the document/s is/are enclosed.

The person making the request has/has not given consent for us to identify them as [Name].

Under the FOI Act, where an Australian Government agency receives a request for access to documents containing another person’s personal information, and the agency believes that the other person may object to the release of the documents, the agency is required to consult that person before making a decision to grant access.

Personal Information

Personal information includes information or an opinion, whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about a person whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion.

Section 27A of the FOI Act provides that the NDIA must not release a document containing personal information without first giving that person an opportunity to object to the release.

If you wish to object to the release of the document/s, please let us know including the reasons why you object.

In deciding whether to release the documents, we will consider:

  • whether the information well known;
  • whether the information about you is, or was known to be, associated with the matters dealt with in the document; and
  • whether the information is available from publicly accessible sources.

Next Steps

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Please let us know whether you object to the release of the documents, including the reasons why, by [Date Month Year].

If you do not respond by this date, we will assume that you do not object to the release of the documents.

Please note that it is not sufficient to simply assert that the release of the documents would involve a disclosure of personal information about you. You need to provide reasons about why disclosure of the information would be unreasonable. While your comments will be given careful consideration, the final decision about whether to release the documents rests with the decision maker in the NDIA. If the decision maker decides to grant access to any documents whose release you opposed, you will be given written notice of the decision and the opportunity to seek review of the decision before those documents are released

Please also note that we may provide your response to the person who made the request.

Your response should be in writing and can be emailed to foi@ndis.gov.au. If you have any questions about this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me at this same email address.

Yours sincerely

Name Delegation Complaints Management & FOI Branch General Counsel Division