Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement

Our reference: FOI 20/21-0878

GPO Box 700 Canberra ACT 2601 1800 800 110 dis.gov.au

28 June 2021

Shirley

By email: foi+request-7474-fd73d9aa@righttoknow.org.au cc: foi+request-7475-f9849254@righttoknow.org.au

Dear Shirley

Thank you for your 2 requests of 13 June 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

As per section 24(2)(b) of the FOI Act, an agency may treat 2 or more requests as a single request if the subject matter is substantially the same; therefore, we have combined your 2 requests into one request.

The scope of this combined request is:

“…Please provide copies of all Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) Minutes of Meeting for the financial year 2013-14, cited in the NDIA 2013-14 Annual Report. …Please provide copies of all Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) Minutes of Meeting for the financial year 2014-15, cited in the NDIA 2014-15 Annual Report…”

Unless you advise otherwise by 5:00pm 30 June 2021, 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 13 June 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 13 July 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.

We will contact you using the email address you provided. Please advise if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.

Yours sincerely

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