Freedom of Information request – Your review rights | FOI release material

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Freedom of Information request – Your review rights

As your request is deemed to have been refused under section 15AC of the FOI Act

because of processing delays, you are unable to apply for an internal review of the decision.

However, if you have concern with any aspect of this decision, please contact the NDIA FOI

team by email at foi@ndis.gov.au, or by post to:

The FOI Act also gives you the right to apply for the Office of the Australian Information

Commissioner (OAIC) to seek a review of this decision.

If you wish to have the decision reviewed by the OAIC, you may apply for the review in

writing, or by using the online merits review application form which is available on the OAIC’s

An application to the OAIC must be made within 60 calendar days from the date of the

deemed refusal decision, as set out in our letter to you (Notice of Decision). You may also

apply to the OAIC for an extension of this timeframe, from the date of the deemed refusal

decision until the date of your application for review.

Applications for review can be lodged with the OAIC in the following ways:

Online: OAIC Review Application Form
Post: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner GPO Box 5218 SYDNEY NSW 2001
Email: enquiries@oaic.gov.au
Phone: 1300 363 992 (local call charge)
Website: www.oaic.gov.au

Commonwealth Ombudsman

You may complain to either the Commonwealth Ombudsman or the OAIC about the actions

taken by the NDIA in relation to your request. The Ombudsman will consult with the OAIC

before investigating a complaint about the handling of an FOI request.

Your complaint to the OAIC can be directed to the contact details provided above.

Your complaint to the Ombudsman can be directed to: