Our reference: FOI 24/25-1773 OAIC reference: MR25/01145
1 August 2025
Paul Carter
By email: foi+request-13048-19edddf3@righttoknow.org.au
Dear Paul Carter
Freedom of Information request – Revised Decision under section 55G of the Freedom of Information Act
On 15 April 2025 you requested access to documents held by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). Specifically, you requested access to:
“A list of all possible “Article labels” for NDIA documents, including:
- “PACE user role names” (eg. “dc_users_reviewofficer”)
- “Topics” (eg. “t_planchanges”)
- “Case names” (eg. “dc_case_planchange”)
- “Ownership” (eg. “own_sgplanchangesandconnections”)
Article labels can be found found at the end of most Knowledge Articles, between the “Next steps” and “Version control” sections.”
On 29 May 2025 you were notified of our decision (original decision) in relation to your request. That decision refused access to your request under section 24A of the FOI Act.
On 14 July 2025 the NDIA received notice from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) that you had sought review by the Information Commissioner (IC) of our original decision. We understand you sought this review on the basis you believe additional documents exist within the scope of your request.
The purpose of this letter is to provide you with a revised decision on your request.
Revised Decision under section 55G
Section 55G(1) of the FOI Act provides that at any time during an IC review, an Agency may vary an access refusal decision in favour of the applicant by giving access to documents in accordance with their request (revised decision).
Section 55G(2) of the FOI Act provides that an Agency must notify the IC of the revised decision, and that decision becomes the decision under review.
Decision on access to documents
I am authorised to make decision sunder section 23(1) of the FOI Act, including revised decisions under section 55G of that Act.
In accordance with section 55G(1)(a) of the FOI Act, I have decided to vary the original decision as I have identified one document relevant to the scope of your request. This document was located by conducting further searches of NDIA systems using all reasonable search terms that could return documents relevant to your request, and consulting with staff in our Service Guidance Branch.
I have decided to grant access to this document in full.
In reaching my decision, I took the following into account:
- The original request
- The nature and content of documents falling within the scope of your request
- The original decision
- The notice of IC review
- The FOI Act
- The FOI Guidelines published under section 93A of the FOI Act
- Consultation with relevant NDIA staff.
Release of Document
The document for release, as referred to in the Schedule of Documents at Attachment A, is enclosed.
In accordance with section 55G(2) of the FOI Act, I will be providing the IC with a copy of this revised decision.
If you determine that you are satisfied with this revised decision and do not require this decision to be reviewed further by the IC, please let the Agency and the OAIC know.
Should you have any enquiries concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me by email at foi@ndis.gov.au
Yours sincerely
Elizabeth (EFH599) Senior Freedom of Information Officer Information Release, Privacy and Legal Operations Branch Reviews and Information Release Division
Attachment A
Schedule of Documents for FOI 24/25 – 1773 | MR25/01145
| Document number | Page number | Description | Access Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-18 | PACE Article Labels Date: 11 June 2025 |
FULL ACCESS |