Your Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement

Our reference: FOI 20/21-0635

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                                                                                             ndis.gov.au

21 April 2021

Emily Healy

By email: foi+request-7226-50c2fbeb@righttoknow.org.au

Dear Emily Healy

Thank you for your request of 14 April 2021, under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for copies of documents held by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).

Scope of your request

You have requested access to the following documents about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS):

“I’m enquiring regarding the proposed changes to Early Intervention. If a participant is using a program not on your list that is not widely used, but is gaining significant improvements to in their development and behaviour will this continue to be funded? If they aren’t currently using the program/therapy but have heard of this therapy when they receive their funding and wish to use it as they have been referred to it from either a clinician or a client of the service can they use it? Can you show an exact list of therapies that will be allowed? Is that how the changes will be structured- only ‘allowed therapies’. If so how does that allow for choice and control?”

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).

Processing timeframes

We received your request on 14 April 2021 and the 30-day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the day after that date. You should therefore expect a decision from us by 14 May 2021.

The period may be extended if we need to consult with third parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

Charges

We may apply a processing charge to your request and will advise you as soon as practicable if a charge is payable.

Disclosure Log

Information released under the FOI Act may be published on the NDIA’s disclosure log located on our website, subject to certain exceptions.

If you have any concerns about the publication of information you have requested, please contact us.

Further help

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

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Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer Parliamentary, Ministerial & FOI Branch Government Division