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Re: FOI 202500041 - Third Party Consultation - HBA Consulting
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Thanks for your time this morning and your prompt response to the consultation request.
In reviewing what you have put forward, these are very reasonable concerns and we will be able to
readily accommodate them under the legislation.
I will send you a copy of the final report that will be released to the applicant so you are aware of what
is going to be released.
Kind regards,
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ANU FOI Team
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Sent: Thursday, May 1, 2025 11:34 AM
To: Freedom of Information <xxx@xxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: RE: FOI 202500041 - Third Party Consultation - HBA Consulting
Hi
s22 - Access
Thank you for your call earlier this morning.
Please find below the request from HBA Consulting in relation to the report sought under FOI.
Subject to the following redaction of the ANU Cultural Review report, I do not have any objections to releasing
the report under the Freedom of Information request (FOI 202500041).
1. Redaction of my personal details – for reasons of personal privacy. While the information pertaining to
HBA Consulting is readily available, my role in the review is not public information.
2. Redaction of all identifying information of the participants in the review, including names and job titles
– per s45 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982, a document is exempt if its disclosure would find an
action, by a person, for breach of confidence. As noted on page 4 of the report, the review is
confidential, and all parties are expected to maintain confidentiality throughout the process. A
confidentiality commitment underpinned interactions with all participants throughout the review.
If you have any questions in relation to my response, please feel free to contact me directly via email or
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Sent: Wednesday, 30 April 2025 4:14 PM
To: s22 - Access to edited copies with exempt or irrelevant matter deleted
Subject: RE: FOI 202500041 - Third Party Consultation - HBA Consulting
Hi
s22 - Access to
Certainly – I will give you a call in the morning.
Thanks,
s22 - Access
FOI Team
Scholarly Information Services
The Australian National University
Email: xxx@xxx.xxx.xx
Web: https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-information
TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider Code: 00120C | ABN: 52 234
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Sent: Wednesday, 30 April 2025 3:59 PM
To: Freedom of Information <xxx@xxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: Re: FOI 202500041 - Third Party Consultation - HBA Consulting
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Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 3:22:43 PM
To: s22 - Access to edited copies with exempt or irrelevant matter deleted
Subject: RE: FOI 202500041 - Third Party Consultation - HBA Consulting
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Thanks for your response.
I can speak to you this afternoon if there is a suitable time to give you a call – noting that the call will
come from a private #.
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FOI Team
Scholarly Information Services
The Australian National University
Email: xxx@xxx.xxx.xx
Web: https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-information
TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider Code: 00120C | ABN: 52 234
063 906
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Sent: Wednesday, 30 April 2025 3:21 PM
To: Freedom of Information <xxx@xxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: RE: FOI 202500041 - Third Party Consultation - HBA Consulting
Importance: High
Hi
Thank you for sending this information through.
Is there someone that I could speak to about the request?
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Sent: Tuesday, 29 April 2025 12:30 PM
To: s22 - Access to edited copies with exempt or irrelevant matter deleted
Subject: FOI 202500041 - Third Party Consultation - HBA Consulting
Dear
s22 - Access to edited copies with exempt
We are writing to you regarding a Freedom of Information request (FOI 202500041) received by our
agency, which is as follows:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request access to copies of the following
documents: copies of the cultural review that was conducted by
of
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HBA
Consulting, as mentioned in the NTEU letter to Keith Nugent that was released as part of ANU
FOI Request 202400155.
Under the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), where an organisation
receives a request covering documents of this kind and the organisation believes that the person
concerned may wish to contend that the documents are exempt from release (whether the
information relates to their personal or business affairs), the agency is required to consult that
person before releasing the documents if it is reasonably practicable to do so.
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As a result of searches conducted regarding this request, various documents have been identified
which appear to contain your personal and/or business information.
Copies of the documents are attached for you to review and provide comment to us on.
The decision-maker has formed the view that you may wish to contest the possible release of
material contained within the documents. Accordingly, we are writing to you to give you an
opportunity to review the documents and raise any concerns you may have before the decision-
maker decides whether to release the document(s) to the FOI applicant. We have already applied
placeholding redactions for the exemptions we believe to be appropriate, however this is an
opportunity for you to raise any additional exemptions you believe may be applicable.
Opportunity to make a submission
The decision maker has determined that, per ss27 and 27A of the FOI Act, these documents contain
material relevant to your business operations and/or personal privacy, hence us undertaking this
consultation with you.
Whilst this consultation has commenced due to the documents containing your business and
personal information, it is also open to you to raise other concerns that can be considered by the
decision maker.
For a full list of exemptions available under the FOI Act, please see the following link:
Exemptions and conditional exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 | OAIC
Also, while your comments will be taken into account, the final decision about whether to release the
document rests with our agency’s decision maker. If the decision maker decides to grant access to
any part of the document that you object to, you will be given written notice of the decision and the
opportunity to seek review of the decision before the documents are released.
How to make your submission
If you believe disclosure of the attached document would involve the unreasonable disclosure of
your personal information, please write to us as soon as possible but no later than 7 May
2025 outlining your reasons at xxx@xxx.xxx.xx.
If a response is not received by the specified deadline (being 7 May 2025), the decision maker will
assume you do not object to the release of the documents and proceed with assessing documents
for applicable exemptions without your input.
More information about your rights under the FOI Act is available on the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner’s website: Your freedom of information rights | OAIC
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FOI Team
Scholarly Information Services
The Australian National University
Email: xxx@xxx.xxx.xx
Web: https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-information
TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider Code: 00120C | ABN: 52 234
063 906
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