Departmental FOI Disclosure Log

Under Part II of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), the department is required to publish a disclosure log on the department’s website. The disclosure log contains information which has been released in response to an FOI request.

FOI documentation can be provided by emailing foi@dss.gov.au and quoting the relevant reference.

Information in our disclosure log will generally be removed after 12 months.

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FOI Reference No. Date of access FOI Request Documents
FOI LEX 49997

Documents relating to the Department's role, responsibility and accountability in the NDIS and the NDIS Act 2013.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 49997 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 49033

Briefing documents prepared for Minister Rishworth in relation to income apportionment.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 49033 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 49293 & 49357

Emails, briefs, training module documents and other communications in relation to the Robodebt Royal Commission or the government response for the period 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 49293 & 49357 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 48895

Media strategy issued re Robodebt Royal Commission Recommendations.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 48895 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 46230

Documents that have informed ministerial decisions regarding setting deeming rates for the period July 2007 to March 2015.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 46230 to request a copy of these documents.

FOI LEX 48899

De-identified data relating to staff relocation assistance for the period November 2022 – November 2023.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 48899 to request a copy of these documents.

FOI LEX 48608

Documents relating to the policy to cease issuing Letter in Lieu of Letter of No Objection.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 48608 to request a copy of these documents.

FOI LEX 48466

Communications relating to the processing of FOI request FOI LEX 47371 (NDIS modelling costs), being the four (4) courtesy consultation emails and attachments and responses.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 48466 to request a copy of these documents.

FOI LEX 48766 and 48803

Letters of appointment for current and former NDIS CEO and current board members.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 48766 or 48803 to request a copy of these documents.

FOI LEX 48654

Documents related to housing conditions in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory from 2005 to 2007

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 48654 to request a copy of these documents.

FOI LEX 48477

All decisions made by the Disability Reform Ministerial Council from 2013 to 2023.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 48477 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 47995

Documents related to NDIS participants accessing draft plans.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 47995 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 48030

DSS response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs report on Online Gambling.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 48030 to request a copy of these documents.

FOI LEX 46667

Response to Information Commissioner review.

This review focused on the exemptions applied.

Relates to:

2021-111 issued on 16 December 2021

2021-111 IRD (Phase 1) issued on 6 April 2022

2021-111 IRD (Phase 2) issued on 9 May 2022.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 46667 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 47883

Staff correspondence and documents relating to the DSS 2023 International Women’s Day panel event for staff.

Please send an email to foi@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 47883 to request a copy of these documents.

FOI LEX 46231

Response to Information Commissioner review of LEX 19/20-053.

COAG bilateral agreement between the Commonwealth and Victoria related to NDIS funding policy.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 46231 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 47520

Records relating to Canberra Times article. 

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 47520 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 47342

Documents created by the Department of Social Services since May 2022 relating to any proposal to change the JobSeeker Payment income test/income free threshold.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 47342 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 47474

Staff communications referring to merchandise relating to the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 47474 to request a copy of the documents.

FOI LEX 47142

Correspondence or documents responding, actioning or regarding a media enquiry

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 47142 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 47095

Minutes of the meetings of the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee between 16 December 2022 to 13 April 2023 and the report to the Australian Government.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 47095 to request a copy of the documents.

FOI LEX 46852

The Department's Senate Estimates briefing pack for February 2023

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 46852 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 46418

Documents that relate to Volunteer Grants 2021 Program to Youth Co-Lab

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 46418 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 46442

Document containing details of contracts and grants awarded to Neami Ltd for more than $10,000

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 46442 to request a copy of this document

FOI LEX 46385

A breakdown of each expense item for the event held from 21 July 2022 - 23 July 2022 that was mentioned in QoN 337 and correspondence regarding the same.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 46385 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 46123

Various final briefs related to the Cashless Debit Card.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 46123 to request a copy of these documents.

FOI LEX 45919

Various final briefs (including back pocket briefs) of the Department for the Senate Estimates, which commenced on 8 November 2022.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 45919 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 46091

Documents relating to the NDIS age requirements using the search terms "NDIS" and: 

  • Section 51(xxix) of the Constitution; 
  • the Convention of the Rights of People with Disabilities (CPRD) or Intentional Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; or 
  • Article 5 of the CPRD.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 46091 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 45964

The last two acquittals for the Department of Health for the following two companies: Innovate Consultancy Services Pty Ltd; and Living My Way Ltd.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 45964 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 45976

Documents related to the complaint and review process for Employment Service Providers.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 45976 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 45598

Report: Program design for the National EarlyChildhood Program for Children with Disability or Developmental Concern

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 45598 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 45960

The index of the Department's Senate Estimates issues brief that was prepared for the Secretary for the Senate Estimates conducted between 28 October and 11 November 2022.

FOI LEX 45941

Documents related to ethics training delivered to DSS SES in 2022.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 45941 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 45466

Copy of the funding submission made by Huntington’s Victoria Ltd to the NDIS Information Linkages and Capacity Building grant round in 2019.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 45466 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 45565

Input into briefing for senior executives of DSS for meetings with other Commonwealth departments, non-government organisations (NGOs), counterpart government departments from other countries etc’ in file EF22/12556

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 45565 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 44554

Documents relating to grants issued by the Department to Side by Side Advocacy Inc

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 44554 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 45562

Cashless Welfare Engagement and Support Services Branch - Evidence, Evaluation and Data Monitoring

FOI LEX 45493

List of domestic business class flights taken by employees of the Department

FOI LEX 45489

Titles and details of final reports and documents produced by the Department since 1 January 2017 related to land release, supply and affordable housing.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 45489 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 45273

Question Time Briefs as at 4 August 2022

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 45273 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 44909

Documents relating to the monitoring, evaluation and governance arrangements of the Cashless Debit Card

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 44909 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 45066

PowerPoint slides, notes and materials relating to the Department’s graduate program’s orientation sessions given to new staff from the beginning of this year’s graduate program.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 45066 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 45012

Star ratings for DES Providers

FOI LEX 45011

DSS policy re: long service leave and recognising prior service

FOI 2122-124

Student Financial Suppliment Scheme 2001

FOI LEX 44773

The department's incoming government brief, known as the Red Book, for the incoming minister or minister(s). Only include briefs prepared for the minister(s) following the 2022 federal election.

FOI LEX 44841

NDIS Advocacy Program

FOI 2122-121

Documents relating to the Bushlight program between 2011 and 2014.

Please send an email to foi@dss.gov.au and quote reference 2122-121 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 44862

Access to paperwork and documents related to the Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) Loan and Debt.

Please send an email to FOI@dss.gov.au and quote reference FOI LEX 44862 to request a copy of this document.

FOI LEX 44723

Documents relating to any meetings between the secretary of DSS and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal that took place after 1 January 2020

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