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29 May 2025
Our reference: LEX 84474
Far Side
Only by email: brecelicthomas@gmail.com
Dear Far Side
Freedom of Information (FOI) request - Statement of Reasons
I refer to your request, dated and received by the Office of The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP on
20 March 2025 and transferred to Services Australia (the Agency) on 1 April 2025 for access
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to the following documents:
- My Disability Medical Assessment and Job Capacity Assessment reports completed
for my DSP claim.
- File notes, contact records, and decision records captured on my Centrelink record,
related to the assessment of my DSP claim, and the reasons for those decisions.
Please include any notes made about what guidelines or policies were referenced or
followed.
- Any communication between Services Australia and any medical professionals or
other parties regarding my DSP assessment, captured on my Centrelink record.
You have not provided the Agency satisfactory proof of your identity to access the requested
documents.
Deemed refusal
The Agency was required to provide you with a decision on your request by 22 April 2025. As
a decision was not provided by this date, the principal officer of the Agency is deemed to
have refused your request under section 15AC of the FOI Act.
We apologise for the delay in processing your request. Although your request is deemed to
be refused, I am providing you with a statement of reasons which explains the decision I
would have made if your request had been decided in time. The statement of reasons can be
found at Attachment A.
You can ask for a review of our deemed refusal decision
If you disagree with the deemed refusal of your request, you can ask for an external review
by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. See Attachment B for more
information about how to request an external review.
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Summary of the statement of reasons
If I had decided on your FOI request by 22 April 2025, I would have decided to refuse
access to the documents you have requested.
As I have not been able to verify your identity, I am satisfied that the documents you have
requested would have been exempt under the FOI Act as the documents include personal
information.
Further assistance
If you have any questions, please email freedomofinformation@servicesaustralia.gov.au.
Yours sincerely
Authorised FOI Decision Maker
Freedom of Information Team
FOI and Reviews Branch | Legal Services Division
Services Australia

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