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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
📢 Asked for NDIA policies, management, and data of people on the scheme with chronic pain and fibromyalgia. 🔓Full access to 11 docs, partial access to 3 docs, and 1 document with data generated 📅22/1/2026 🪪FOI 25/26-0524
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
📢 Asked for the total number of plan changes that are awaiting a decision, and how long they’ve been waiting for a decision 🔓1 document generated to provide data 📅7/12/2026 🪪FOI 25/26-0738
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
📢 Asked information about the number of access applications and how quickly the NDIA was responding to those requests (including cases where the NDIA asks for more information) 🔓1 document generated to provide data 📅7/1/2026 🪪FOI 25/26-0955
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
📢 Asked for the number of internal reviews, plan reassessment, and plan variation requests since the 2019/20 Financial Year 🔓1 document generated to provide data 📅6/1/2025 🪪FOI 25/26-0602
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
📢 Asked for emails and communications between a wide array of NDIA executive staff between 20/4/25 and 1/5/25 about the NDIA’s ‘FAQ about Legislation Changes’ page and how stated supports are listed in a plan 🔓4 documents released in full; 29 in part 📅19/12/2025 🪪FOI 24/25-1870
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
📢 Asked for documents about how the NDIA assesses psychology supports, including how they relate to behavioural supports and when the Agency will deem that using both is duplication. 🔓4 documents released in full 📅16/12/2025 🪪FOI 25/26-0529
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
📢 Copies of material referenced in earlier FOI about NDIA staff's common questions about Eligibility Reassessment processes. 🔓6 documents released in part, including internal OneNote, Internal Staff FAQs and practice guides. 📅10/12/2025 🪪FOI 24/25-2261
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
📢 Asked for documents that talk about the NDIA’s ‘Plan Continuation’ Strategy. This is when the NDIA decides not to do a full plan review for someone and just ‘roll-over’ their plan. 🔓 1 document released in part 📅 10/12/2025 🪪 FOI 23/24-0807
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
📢Asked for copy of report from meeting of Disability Representative and Carers Organisations on the 1st September 2025. 🔓1 document released in full 📅4/12/2025 🪪FOI 25/26-1192
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
📢Asked for any policy materials about back-claiming between funding periods; the scope of responsibility for plan managers where funds exhausted; how NDIA/LACs should handle claims made over multiple funding periods. 🔓10 Documents released in part 📅2/12/2025 🪪FOI 25.26-0657
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
📢 Asked for copies of correspondence between Mark Butler about geographical differences in NDIS Participation in September 2025; particularly research from the Menzies Research Center cited by the AFR. 🔓3 docs partially released 📅1/12/2025 🪪25.26-0905
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
📢Asked for data about the number of NDIS users in registered Aged Care; whether they’re under or over 65; amounts paid by NDIS for those users 🔓2 docs released 📅1/12/2025 🪪25/26-0589
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
📢Asked for reports, minutes and directions by the NDIA's audit and risk committee, and any documents provided to NDIA board about financial/performance reporting and systems of risk management and admin performance. 🔓21 documents either partially or fully released 📅30/05/2025 🪪FOI 24/25-0433
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
📢Asked for an index of all research documents made by the NDIA's Technical Advisory Branch (TAB) between 5/5/24 and 26/3/25 🔓Document released 📅28/05/2025 🪪24/25-1610
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
📢Asked for the top 1000 NDIS Providers by payments made in 2024 🔓1 document released 📅28/05/2025 🪪FOI 24/25-0433
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
📢Asked for documents about ABI (Acquired Brain Injury) on the NDIA's internal knowledge base 🔓1 document released 📅27/5/2025 🪪24/25-0988
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
📢Asked for style, brand, and writing guides used by the NDIA. 🔓2 documents released: NDIA plain english standards and NDIS brand guidelines (both partially redacted) 📅21/05/2025 🪪24/25-0970
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
📢 Asked for Technical advisory branch documents about: Vehicles CPAP Research about intensive supports for Cerebal Palsy Scope of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) Functional development from school-age to late teenage children Sensory and play therapy 🔓7 Documents released 📅19/5/25 🪪24/25-1215
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
📢Asked for technical advisory branch documents about: - Research nursing scope of practice and competencies - Obesity - Weight management interventions 🔓4 documents released 📅16/5/25 🪪FOI 24/25-1213
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
📢Asked for records about what law firms the NDIA has used at the Tribunal, how many cases they’ve each been given, and the cost to use them in the 24/25 Financial Year. 🔓Data released 📅15/5/25 🪪24/25-1557
The table says the number of law firms the NDIA uses and how many matters at the Tribunal they represented the agency.

AGS (Australian Government Solicitors) took 6 cases
MAddocks took 1,305
Makinson d'Apice took 155
Mills Oakley took 1,540
Minter Ellison took 27
Moray & Agnew took 1,412
Sparke Helmore took 1,103

The total number of cases is 5,545.
The table says the number of law firms the NDIA uses and how much money they have spent to hire them from 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2024.

They paid AGS (Australian Government Solicitor) $161,073
HWL Ebsworth $127,187
Maddocks $7,056,722
Makinson d'Apice $1,107,168
Mills Oakley $4,479,563
Minter Ellison $882,455
Moray and Agnew $4,441,606
Sparke Helmore $4,790,812
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
📅14/5/25 🪪24/25-1879 📢Asked for a changelog of ‘Legislation FAQ’ page on the NDIS website between 1/5/25 and 15/4/25 🔓2 versions of page released
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
📅14/5/25 🪪24/25-1758 📢Asked for a changelog of the ‘Legislation FAQ’ page on the NDIS website between 14/4/25 and 15/2/25 🔓7 versions of page released
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
📅14/5/2025 📢Request asked for internal documents about how the NDIA interprets the word 'permanent' in the NDIS Act. 🔓11 documents released in total, 5 redacted in part. Includes operational guidelines (public) as well as internal practice guides, case studies and presentations.
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
📅14/5/2025 📢Request asked for internal documents about how to make requests, updates and changes to plans on the NDIS's internal system (including applying for home and living). 🔓14 documents fully/partially released: including ones on changing plan length, s 47A requests and SDA calculators
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
📅14/5/2025 📢 Documents that provide guidance on the assessment, eligibility and provision of Registered Nursing Care for participants 🔓2 documents released: operational guidelines on disability-related health supports, wound and pressure care supports
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
📅7/5/2025 📢 Operational guidelines and knowledge articles used for SIL (Supported Independent Living) decisions 🔓9 documents released: 2 operational guidelines (likely copies of public info on website) and 7 knowledge articles (internal docs/guides)
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NDIA FOI Disclosure log @ndiafoi.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
📅1/5/2025 📢 Number of applications for replacement supports exception to section 10; proportion of those accepted/rejected/still pending. 🔓Document created by NDIA providing statistics as per request www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/pol...
ndis.gov.au
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