APS 6 Senior Administrative Review Officer - Darwin

Job summary

The Administrative Review & Governance team is responsible for the following functions: Coordinating the process for compliance by the NDIS Commission with its legislative obligations. Processing requests for NDIS Commission documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). Co-ordinating internal reviews of decisions made by the NDIS Commission under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth) (NDIS Act). Managing the NDIS Commission's privacy function, including handling privacy inquiries, privacy complaints and requests for access to and correction of personal information under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth); and Building capability across the organisation, including providing education to Commission staff.

Responsibilities

• Drafting complex administrative decisions, briefing delegates and co-ordinating responses relating to complex or sensitive matters;
• Analysing applicant submissions, obtaining relevant information and applying legislation while monitoring compliance with statutory and internal timeframes;
• Liaising with applicants in relation to matters related to the review (including putting any new information forward for response);
• Preparing statements of reasons for decisions and briefing delegates to make decisions in accordance with NDIS Act;
• Communicating review decisions to internal review applicants and the original decision makers; and
• Co-ordinating with Legal team in relation to external reviews (i.e. appeals of internal review decisions to the Administrative Review Tribunal).

Qualifications

• APS level 6

Skills

• Coordinating
• Managing
• Analysing
• Liaising
• Preparing

Benefits

• We have an excellent workplace culture that is inclusive, friendly, collaborative and diverse.
• The successful candidate will join a supportive, hardworking and collaborative team working on a diverse range of very interesting and challenging matters.
• We invest in the professional development and career progression of our staff.

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