DOCUMENT 22

Subject: FOI 22/23-XXXX – Your request for information – Revision/Clarification of scope

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Dear [Applicant]

Thank you for your request for information.

We are writing to ask that you narrow the scope of your request because it appears to be large OR seek clarification of your request.

Scope of your request

You have requested access to:

"[Verbatim request]"

Too large: We have located a large number of documents that may be relevant to your request. [insert estimate if known]. Therefore, we are seeking your help to narrow the scope of your request so that we can provide the documents you are seeking more quickly.

You might consider revising the scope of your request to:

• Exclude all correspondence you have sent to us
• Exclude all correspondence we have sent to you (including all tax invoices and remittance advices)
• Specify a particular date range for documents sought, and/or
• Limit your request to a particular topic (for example, a particular review or decision).

Unclear (section 15(2)(b)): In order for your request to meet the requirements of the FOI Act, it must provide enough information about the document(s) you are seeking to enable us to locate them.

Based on the description you have provided, we are unable to locate the documents you are seeking. If you are seeking access to documents from your/participant’s NDIS file or about [insert topic], you may wish to revise the scope of your request to be for the following:

[insert suggested scope]

You can include the following examples:

• Information about your access to the NDIS, including the reasons for the access decision
• Information about your most recent NDIS plan, including the reasons for decisions

Unless you advise otherwise, we will take it that you agree to the names and contact details of NDIA staff being excluded from the scope of your request (that is, the information will be treated as irrelevant).

Next steps

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FOI 24/25-0797

If you are happy for us to proceed with your request as outlined above, please let me know by [day month year] (3 business days). 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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