Disclosure log

From 1 May 2011 DSS is required by s11C of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to publish a disclosure log on the website. The disclosure log lists information which has been released in response to an FOI access request. The publication of such documents must be done within 10 working days of the applicant being given access to the document(s).

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FOI reference no.	Date of access	FOI request	Information published in the disclosure log	Description of document
16/17-112	09/05/2017	Correspondence in relation to the development, implementation and subsequent cancellation of the proposed trial of pre-commitment technology for poker machines.	FOI decision: 47 documents released, with 21 documents released in full and 26 documents released in part with information redacted under s47F (Personal information), s47B (Commonwealth-state relations) and s47E (certain operations of agencies). See attached pdfs files.
			FOI Request No. 16/17-112 Document 1	Part 1: Consolidated Documents
			FOI Request No. 16/17-112 Document 2	Part 2: Consolidated Documents
			FOI Request No. 16/17-112 Document 3	Draft Implementation Plan
16/17-119	24/04/2017 (original) 08/05/2017 (revised)	Number and type of individual complaints reported by Medibank Health Solutions about 1800RESPECT between 1 December 2014 and 31 January 2017	FOI decision: One document created under s17 of FOI Act and released in full See attached pdf file.	Number of complaints and types of complaints.
16/17-119	24/04/2017 (original) 08/05/2017 (revised)		FOI Request No. 16/17-119	Number of complaints and types of complaints.
16/17-123	19/04/2017	Costs of the cashless debit card trials in Ceduna and Kununurra	FOI decision: One document released in full. See attached pdf file.	Costs of the cashless debit card trials in Ceduna and Kununurra.
16/17-123	19/04/2017		FOI Request No. 16/17-123
16/17-122	18/04/2017	Information upon which Schedule 5 of the Social Services Legislation Amendment Bill (Omnibus) 2017 was based	FOI decision: One document released in full (irrelevant material removed under section 22 of the FOI Act) See attached pdf file:	Data on estimated percentage of behaviour change by pensioners who travel.
16/17-122	18/04/2017		FOI Request No. 16/17-122
16/17-102	10/03/2017	Release certificates/correspondence certifying that release of information is necessary in the public interest under Section 208 of Social Security (Administration) Act 1991 between 01/01/2017 and 09/02/2017	FOI decision: Three documents released in full (irrelevant material removed under section 22 of FOI Act) and one document released in part under section 47F (personal information). See attached pdf file:	Clearance request, Public Interest Certificate, Request for Public Interest Certificate and attachments
16/17-102	10/03/2017		Document 1-4
16/17-097	21 February 2017	The most recent media Talking Points prepared by the Department	FOI decision: One document released in part, subject to the removal of irrelevant material under section 22 of the FOI Act, personal information under section 47F of the FOI Act and material which could reasonably be expected to have a substantial adverse effect on the proper and efficient operations of the Department under section 47E of the FOI Act. See attached pdfs files.	Media Talking Points
16/17-097	21 February 2017		FOI Request No. 16/17-097	Media Talking Points
16/17-095	16 February 2017		FOI decision: 6 documents released in full (irrelevant material removed under section 22 of the FOI Act) and one document exempt in full (under section 47C of the FOI Act). See attached pdfs files:	Policy development documents for the evaluation and monitoring of the Try Test and Learn Fund.
16/17-095	16 February 2017		FOI Request No. 16/17-095
16/17-089	2 February 2017	… copies of material created that supports the Minister's claim that: We have found these pockets, and maybe that's being a bit generous, because they are very large pockets, of payment categories and rules that intersect in a way that mean you can earn as much through the welfare system, and I use the word 'earn' advisedly, you can earn as much as you do from working very hard. … created between July 1, 2016 and November 3, 2016. … [and] any documents related to the article Parental welfare pays more than work published in the Australian on October 28, 2016 and the article Myth busted: Stay-at-home parents don't get more than those who work published in the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald on October 29 and October 30, 2016	FOI decision: Seven documents consisting of 19 pages released in part with the removal of personal information and irrelevant material. See attached PDF file	Documents created between 1 July 2016 and 3 November 2016 that support the Minister's claim that you can earn as much through the welfare system as from working and documents related to the articles Parental welfare pays more than work published in the Australian and Myth busted: Stay-at-home parents don't get more than those who work published in the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.
16/17-089	2 February 2017		FOI Document 16/17-089 Document 1
16/17-082	2 March 2017	1800RESPECT Reports	FOI decision: Five documents released in part See attached pdfs files
			Document 1	1800RESPECT Quarterly Report July to September 2015
			Document 2	1800RESPECT - Quarterly Report October to December 2015
			Document 3	1800RESPECT - Quarterly Report January to March 2016
			Document 4	1800RESPECT - Quarterly Report April to June 2016
			Document 5	1800RESPECT - Quarterly Report July to September 2016
16/17-049	15/12/2016	No. of paid parental leave (PPL) recipients by income range; Estimated no. of PPL recipients who will no longer be eligible for PPL as result of Government’s proposed changes to PPL and their median income; Estimated no. of PPL recipients who will lose part of their PPL entitlements as result of proposed changes and their median income; and Estimated no. of PPL recipients who will be unaffected by proposed changes to PPL.	FOI decision: One document created under s17 of FOI Act and released in full. See attached pdf file:	Table of no. of PPL recipients by income range and responses
16/17-049	15/12/2016		FOI Document 16/17-049 Document 1 [PDF 135 KB]
16/17-048	23/12/2016 (Primary decision) 02/02/2017 (Internal review decision)	a) An up-to-date copy of the ‘NRAS Investigations Referrals and Scam Register’ (referred to at footnote 14, p24 of the Australian National Audit Office’s Report No, 23 2016-17) and b) documents regarding the 32 referrals from DSS’s NRAS Branch to its Investigations Branch (referred to at paragraph 2.24, p24 of the Australian National Audit Office’s report No. 23 2016-17).	FOI decision 25 documents released in full subject to the removal of irrelevant material under section 22 of the FOI Act	NRAS Investigations Referrals and Scam Register and Incident Reports
			FOI Request No. 16/17-048 – NRAS – Original Decision [PDF 1.7 MB]
			Internal Review Decision 25 documents released in part with out of scope material redacted under section 22 of the FOI Act and personal information redacted under section 47F of the FOI Act. See attached documents
			FOI Request No. 16/17-048 – NRAS – Review Decision [PDF 945 KB]
16/17-047	12/12/2016	a) Reports after 1 Jan 2016 about groups of people, including international students, homeless people and low-income earners, who access NRAS; and b) Communications after 1 Jan 2016 to the federal government about groups of people who access NRAS	FOI decision: Four documents released in full (irrelevant material removed under s.22). See attached pdf files:	Media enquiry and response, talking points, event brief
16/17-047	12/12/2016		FOI Document 16/17-047 Documents 1-4 [PDF 2.378 KB]	Media enquiry and response, talking points, event brief
16/17-039	1 December 2016	The first Report on the 6-month Review of the Cashless Welfare Card Trial submitted by the Department to the Minister's office, excluding information relating to the WA component of the trial.	FOI decision: 1 Document released in part. See attached pdf file:	Cashless Debit Card Trial Progress Report
16/17-039	1 December 2016		FOI Document 16/17-039 Document 1 [PDF 656 KB]	Cashless Debit Card Trial Progress Report
16/17-030	14 November 2016	Most recent figures detailing no. of welfare recipients of income support and benefits by payment type and country of birth	FOI decision: One document created under s17 of FOI Act and released in full. See attached pdf file:	No. of payment type recipients by country of birth table
16/17-030	14 November 2016		FOI Document 16/17-030 Document 1 [PDF 847 KB]	No. of payment type recipients by country of birth table
16/17-021	17 October 2016	PwC and Kruk Reports - Consolidated documents - Redacted	FOI Decision: Three documents released consisting of 7 pages. See attached PDF file.	Invoices for the cost of the PwC review into the NDIS IT system and the Robyn Kruk review into the transition readiness of the NDIS.
16/17-021	17 October 2016	PwC and Kruk Reports - Consolidated documents - Redacted	FOI Document 16/17-021 Document [PDF 482 KB]
16/17-018	6 October 2016	The Australian Government’s annual and monthly expenditure on the unemployment benefit and the number of unemployment benefit recipients for the past four financial years.	FOI Decision: One document released consisting of one page. See attached pdf file.	Attachment C Newstart (NSA) & Youth Allowance other (YA(o)): Unemployment benefit recipients receive either NSA or YA(o)
16/17-018	6 October 2016		FOI Document 16/17-018 Attachment C [PDF 480 KB]
16/17-015	18 October 2016	Documents regarding recruitment and review process for APS 6 State Programme Management, Support and Advice: Service Delivery positions	FOI decision: Ten documents release in full, 37 documents released in part (s47C – deliberative processes, s47F – personal privacy) See attached pdfs file.	APS notices, Selection Report, Departmental email correspondence, candidate referee reports
16/17-015	18 October 2016		FOI Document 16/17-015 Documents 1-47 [PDF 5,662]
16/17-011	4 October 2016	The number of payment summaries for the 2015-16 financial year issued to staff after 14 July 2016 and why these payment summaries, issued after 14 July 2016, were not issued on or before 14 July 2016.	FOI Decision: Six documents released consisting of 21 pages. See attached pdf file.
16/17-011	4 October 2016		FOI Document 16/17-011 Document [PDF 765 KB]
16/17-010	2 September 2016	Please provide a copy of the contract [with Autism CRC] showing precisely what the contractor is to deliver. Please also provide documents (if any) showing all changes to tender or the subsequent contract relating to the research that was/is contracted.	FOI Decision: One document, consisting of 8 pages, released subject to the removal of irrelevant material under section 22 of the FOI Act and the exemption of personal information under section 47F of the FOI Act (see attached pdf file).
16/17-010	2 September 2016		FOI Decision 16/17-010 Document 1 [PDF 861.94 KB]	Standard Funding Agreement Schedule – Early Intervention Services for children with Disability Programme
16/17-007	13/09/2016	Current incoming government briefing documents	FOI decision: One document exempt in full under s47C (deliberative processes) and s47E (certain operations of agencies) One document released in part, material redacted is exempt under s47F (personal privacy). One document released in full. See attached pdf files:
			FOI Decision 16/17-007 Document 1 [PDF 7.7 MB]	Department of Social Services Incoming Government Brief - Departmental Overview. 18 July 2016
			FOI Decision 16/17-007 Document 2 [PDF 1.4 MB]	Department of Social Services Incoming Government Brief – Outcome Compendium 18 July 2016

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