Phillip Tweedie
University Secretary
Director, University
Governance Office
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30 January 2026
Remy E
Via Email:
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FOI 202500268– Decision Notice
Dear Remy E,
On 16 October 2025, the Australian National University received your request seeking access to
documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act)
.
On 14 November 2025 we advised of the need for a consultation delay, extending the processing
period for the request to 15 December 2025.
We apologise for the subsequent delay.
1. Scope of Request
I have taken your request to be as follows:
“Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I seek access to any and all documents held by the
Australian National University that relate to:
- All meeting requests between the Interim Vice chancellor Rebekah Brown and Senator Pocock,
including, but not limited to: calendar appointments, meeting requests, meeting briefing
documents, call logs, text messages on mobile, teams or Signal.
-Summary documents of meeting notes from meetings between Rebekah Brown and David Pocock.
- Letters, emails, formal or informal correspondence such text messages.
The Australian National University
Canberra 2600, ACT Australia
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- All communications between Vice chancellor Rebekah Brown or the IVC Office, and Fiona Scott,
Chief of Staff to David Pocock, including, but not limited to: calendar appointments, meeting
requests, meeting briefing documents, call logs, text messages on mobile, teams or Signal.
The date range is 10 August 2025 to present”
The purpose of this letter is to provide you with a final decision on your request for access under
the Act.
2. Authority to Make Decision
I am an officer authorised under section 23 of the Act to make decisions in respect of requests to
access documents or to amend or annotate records.
3. Searches
The relevant areas of the University, including the Vice Chancellor’s Office, were contacted and a
search conducted for documents relating to the scope of your request, but no relevant documents
could be located.
4. Decision
I am required to give you a decision on your request. Given that no documents relating to your
request were found to exist, I have decided to refuse your Freedom of Information request under
section 24A(1) of the Act.
Your review rights are outlined on the following page.
Yours sincerely
Mr Phillip Tweedie
University Secretary
Director, University Governance Office
Australian National University
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Your review rights
If you are dissatisfied with my decision, you may apply for internal review or Information
Commissioner review of the decision. We encourage you to seek internal review as a first step as it
may provide a more rapid resolution of your concerns
Application for Internal Review of Decision
Section 54A of the Act, gives you the right to apply for an internal review of my decision.
It must be made in writing within 30 days of receipt of this letter, no particular form is required but
it is desirable to set out in the application the grounds on which you consider the decision should
be reviewed.
The application should be addressed to Freedom of Information at
xxx@xxx.xxx.xx.
Application for Information Commissioner Review of decision
Under section 54L of the FOI Act, you may apply to the Australian Information Commissioner to
review my decision. An application must be made in writing within 60 days of the date of this
letter, and be lodged in one of the following ways:
Form: either online form or downloadable form available at
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/your-freedom-of-information-
rights/freedom-of-information-reviews/information-commissioner-review
email:
xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
Post: Director of FOI Dispute Resolution, GPO Box 5288, Sydney NSW 2001
More information is available on the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner website.
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/your-freedom-of-information-rights/freedom-
of-information-reviews
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