FOI 24/01

Schedule of documents – Freedom of Information request no.2024/01

FOI number:
2024/01
FOI release date:
Description:

FOI request received on 31 January 2024 for documents relating to the government's and the National Mental Health Commission's response to the Royal Commission on the Robo-debt Scheme, including internal communications between 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023. 

  1. Weekly Staff Update (16.11.23) - internal email to all NMHC staff and Commissioners - Released with irrelevant information removed (s22(i)(b))
  2. Notes from this morning's catch-up (13.11.23) - internal email to NMHC Executive team - Released with irrelevant information removed (s22(i)(b))
  3. Release of the Government Response to the Robodebt Royal Commission Report arrangements for directly impacted individuals and broader support for staff [SECOFFICIALSensitive] (14.11.23) - internal email to NMHC Executive team - Released with redactions of SES contact information (s47E(d))
  4. SES talking points - Robodebt Royal Commission Government Response (14.11.23) - attachment to email from PMC & the APSC to agency heads - Released
  5. FW: A message to all staff - APS Integrity Taskforce Report (17.11.23)- internal email to NMHC Executive team - Released with redactions of SES contact information  (s47E(d))

If you would like a copy of any of the documents, please email the FOI Coordinator at
enquiries@mentalhealthcommission.gov.au.

Acknowledgement of Country

The Commission acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands throughout Australia.
We pay our respects to their clans, and to the elders, past and present, and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community.

Diversity

The Commission is committed to embracing diversity and eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of health services. The Commission welcomes all people irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.

Lived Experience

We acknowledge the individual and collective contributions of those with a lived and living experience of mental ill-health and suicide, and those who love, have loved and care for them. Each person’s journey is unique and a valued contribution to Australia’s commitment to mental health suicide prevention systems reform.