~,,1. Premier NSW-- GOVERNMENT & Cabinet Ref: A3703926 Mr David Blunt Clerk of the Parliaments Legislative Council Parliament House Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 Dear Mr Blunt Order for Papers - Funding for Independent Disability Advocacy Services I refer to the above resolution of the Legislative Council under Standing Order 52 made on 17 June 2020 and your correspondence of that date. I am now delivering to you documents referred to in that resolution. The documents have been obtained from: • Office of the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services • Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ), and • NSW Treasury. Enclosed at Annexure 1 are certification letters from the following officers certifying that, to the best of their knowledge, either all documents held and covered by the terms of the resolution and lawfully required to be provided have been provided or that no documents are held: • Chief of Staff, Office of the Treasurer • Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services • Secretary, NSW Treasury • Secretary, DCJ. The letter from the Secretary of DCJ advises that DCJ are providing the first tranche of documents that are caught by the resolution. The letter also advises that it will provide the second and final tranche to the Department of Premier and Cabinet by Friday, 10 July 2020. DCJ will also provide the required certification at that time. Enclosed at Annexure 2 is an index of all the non-privileged documents that have been provided in response to the resolution. In accordance with Item 5(a) of Standing Order 52, those documents for which a claim for privilege has been made have been separately indexed and the case for privilege has been noted. Enclosed at Annexure 3 is an index of all privileged documents and a submission in support of the case for privilege. I note that submissions in support of a claim of privilege may sometimes reveal information that is privileged. To the extent that they do, such submissions should be considered to be subject to the same confidentiality as the documents over which the privilege claim is made. 52 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000 • GPO Box 5341, SYDNEY NSW 2001 Tel: (02) 9228 5555 • www.dpc.nsw.gov.au Should you require any clarification or further assistance, please contact Ms Kate Boyd, General Counsel, on telephone (02) 9228 4393. Yours sincerely fw; JQ!di ;,>iwµ !If~ si­ 8 July 2020 oft('{t, Y?ir4 //Jrt -;tAW~ ~ ~14- ;/ if . JP;-, ()~& f :fvv/:J 'X) 11) NSW-- The Hon. Dominic Perrottet MP 4''"ooveRNMENr Trea surer 23 June 2020 Mr Matt Richards Acting Executive Director, Legal Department of Premier and Cabinet By email: [email protected] Dear Mr Richards I refer to your reference no. A3683543, and to a resolution under Standing Order 52 passed in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2020 regarding funding for independent disability advocacy services. I certify to the best of my knowledge this office holds no documents covered by the terms of the resolution and lawfully required to be provided. Should you require more information, please contact the Treasurer's Parliamentary Director, Chris Ashton on 0439 67 4 715. Yours sincerely Nigel Freitas Chief of Staff Mr Matt Richards A/Executive Director, Legal Department of Premier and Cabinet Level 14, 52 Martin Place Sydney NSW 2000 Standing Order 52 - Order for Papers - Funding for Independent Disability Advocacy Services I refer to the resolution of the Legislative Council of 17 June 2020 under Standing Order 52 in relation to funding for independent disability advocacy services. I certify to the best of my knowledge that all documents held by the Office of the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services that are covered by the terms of the resolution and are lawfully required to be provided have been provided. If your staff have any questions, please contact me on 02 8574 6050. Yours sincerely Chief of Staff Treasury Contact: Tim Jap Telephone: 9228 4077 Our reference: T A20/4013 Your reference: A366 1646 Mr Matt Richards A/Executive Director, Office of General Counsel Department of Premier and Cabinet Level 14, 52 Martin Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 Dear Mr Richards, Standing Order 52 - Order for Papers - Funding for the Independent Disability Advocacy Services I refer to the above Le gislative Council's Standing Ord er 52 passed on 17 Jun e 2020. The Ord er ca lls for the tabling of all documents concerning motions of the House passed on 8 August 2019 and 27 February 2020, all documents concerning recommendations provided in the Ageing & Disability Commissioner' s report entitled "Review into Disability Advocacy in NSW'', and all documents concerning the funding of th e injependent disability advocacy services. The resolution requires th e tabling of papers by Wednesday 8 July 2020. The documents have been in dexed into two groups. Firstly, a document wi th no privilege attached, and secondly, pri vileged documents. The claimed privileges are set out in th e attached index. Certification I certify that all documents held by Treasury, oth er than Cabinet documents, are prod uced in response to th e Order. If you require further information, please con tact Tim Jap, Associate Director, Information Access and Governance on (02) 9228 4077 or at [email protected] Yours sincerely Michael Pr..... ~ui Secretary ,W ·July 2020 GPO Box 5469, Sydney NSW 2001 • Telephone: (02) 9228 4567 • www.treasury.nsw.gov.au ,,,, NSW Communities GOVERNMENT & Justice Mr Matt Richards A/Executive Director, Legal Office of General Counsel Department of Premier and Cabinet Level 14, 52 Martin Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 Ref: LGF20/8032 Attention: Amanda Villani (9228 5990) Dear Mr Richards Standing Order 52 - Order for Papers - Funding for Independent Disability Advocacy Services: Your reference A3683543 I refer to correspondence dated 19 June 2020 from Ms Kate Boyd , General Counsel, advising of the terms of above Standing Order. In compliance with the resolution and as it relates to the Department of Communities and Justice, please find attached a schedule of non-privilege material together with a copy of the documentation detailed. I also confirm discussion with your staff that the material provided under cover of this letter is only Tranche 1 of the documents ca ught. The final materia l, as per Tranche 2, will be provided to your Office by Friday 10 July 2020 together with details of the time and costs involved in responding to the Standing Order. I will at that time also forward a further letter with the required certification as to compliance with the Standing Order. Yours sincerely tU C?ffev- Michael Coutts-Trotter Secretary Enclosed: Tranche 1 documentation non privileged Department of Communities and Justice Postal address: Locked Bag 10, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 W www.dcj.nsw.qov.au T (02) 9377 6000 I TTY (02) 8270 2167 ABN 36 433 875 185 N NSW Treasury ORDER FOR PAPERS - Funding for Independent Disability Advocacy Services NON-PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS Document No. Relevant Document Date of creation Author Privilege claim para of the Order Y/N Doc 1 2(a), 2(c) Letter from Treasurer to Minister Ward regarding funding of the 30 January 2020 Treasurer's N Transitional Advocacy Funding Supplement. Office Doc 2 2(a), 2(c) Email between Treasury Staff regarding disability advocacy 23 November 2019 Treasury N funding. Doc 3 2(a), 2(c) Email between Treasurer's Office and Treasury regarding 15 December 2019 Treasurer's N advocacy funding. Office Doc4 2(a), 2(c) Emails between Treasury Staff regarding disability advocacy 3 December 2019 Treasury N funding. Doc 5 2(a), 2(c) TAFS funding to service providers. Attachment to email. 11 November 2019 DCJ N Attachment 1 Office of the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services ORDER FOR PAPERS - Funding for Independent Disability Advocacy Services NON-PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS Document No. Document Date of Creation Author Privilege Claim Y/N? (2)(b) 1 Media Release - NSW Ageing 13/08/2019 Office of the NSW Ageing and N and Disability Commissioner Disability Commissioner (2)(b) 2 Meeting request - the Hon 11/09/2020 Office of the Hon Gareth N Gareth Ward MP and NSW Ward MP Ageing and Disability Commissioner (2)(b) 3 NSW Ageing and Disability 18/12/2019 Office of the NSW Ageing and N Commissioner Report 'Review Disability Commissioner into Disability Advocacy Funding' (2)(b) 4 Media Release - The Hon 19/12/2019 Office of the Hon Gareth N Gareth Ward MP Ward MP (2)(c) 1 Letter from the Hon Gareth 29/04/2019 Department of Communities N Ward MP to the Hon Matt Kean and Justice MP (2)( c) 2 Meeting Brief - the Hon Gareth 1/05/2019 Department of Communities N Ward MP - NSW Disability and Justice Advocacy Alliance (2)(c) 3 Meeting Brief - the Hon Gareth 6/05/2019 Department of Communities N Ward MP - Physical Disability and Justice Council of NSW (2)(c) 4 Letter from Ms Serena Ovens to 10/05/2019 Physical Disability Council N the Hon Gareth Ward MP NSW (2)(c) 5 Meeting Brief - the Hon Gareth 15/05/2019 Department of Communities N Ward MP - Council for and Justice Intellectual Disabilitv (2)(c) 6 Meeting Brief - the Hon Gareth 1/06/2019 Department of Communities N Ward MP - Physical Disability and Justice Council of NSW (2)( c) 7 Letter from the Hon Gareth 6/06/2019 Department of Communities N Ward MP to Mr Greq Piper MP and Justice (2)(c) 8 Meeting Brief - the Hon Gareth 12/06/2019 Department of Communities N Ward MP-Achieve Australia and Justice (2)(c) 9 Approval brief Transitional 27/06/2019 Department of Communities