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2025/014 (BN117648168)
Mr Glenn Hamiltonshire
(Via:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx)
ANNPSR FOI 001/25/26 - ACCESS TO THE STYLE GUIDES/BRAND GUIDES/WRITING
GUIDES CURRENTLY USED FOR THE AUSTRALIAN NAVAL NUCLEAR POWER
SAFETY REGULATOR - STATEMENT OF REASONS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT 1982
Dear Mr Hamiltonshire
1.
I refer to the request by Glenn Halmiltonshire (the applicant), dated and received on
19 November 2025 by the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator
(ANNPSR), for access to the following documents under the
Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act): …
I request access to the Style Guides/Brand
Guides/Writing Guides currently used for the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety
Regulator.
FOI decision maker
2.
I am the authorised officer pursuant to section 23 of the FOI Act to make a decision
on this FOI request.
Documents identified
3.
I have identified one document as falling within the scope of the request for ‘Style
Guides/Brand Guides’.
4.
No documents were identified as falling within the scope of the request for ‘Writing
Guides’.
Decision
5.
I have interpreted the scope of your request as being a request for ANNPSR Style,
Brand and Writing Guides.
6.
Accordingly, I have decided to:
a. release one document in full in relation to the request for ‘Style Guides’ and
‘Brand Guides’; and
b. refuse access to the request for a Writing Guide under section 24A (requests
may be refused if the documents do not exist) of the FOI Act.
Material taken into account
7.
In making my decision, I have had regard to:
a. the terms of the request;
b. the content of the identified documents in issue;
c. relevant provisions of the FOI Act; and
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d. the Guidelines published by the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner under section 93A of the FOI Act (the Guidelines).
REASONS FOR DECISION
ANNPSR Brand Guidelines
8.
In relation to the request for ‘Style Guides’ and ‘Brand Guides’, the document
identified is the ANNPSR Brand Guidelines. After careful consideration, I have
determined that releasing this document is consistent with the objectives of the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 and the principles of transparency and
accountability.
9.
I am satisfied that providing access to the document requested falls within the
rationale of the FOI Act.
ANNPSR Writing Guide
10.
Section 24A(1) of the FOI Act states:
(1) An agency or Minister may refuse a request for access to a document if:
(a) all reasonable steps have been taken to find the document; and
(b) the agency or Minister is satisfied that the document:
(i) is in the agency’s or Minister’s possession but cannot be found; or
(ii) does not exist.
11.
There are currently no documents that meet the description of a ‘Writing Guide’ that
are currently in use by ANNPSR. The Brand Guidelines remain the primary reference
for tone, style and branding requirements.
12.
Accordingly, I refuse the request for access to a ‘Writing Guide’ under s. 24(A)(1) of
the FOI Act.
Yours sincerely
Nicole (Position Number: 00723034)
Accredited Decision Maker
Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator
16 December 2025
PO Box 7926
CANBERRA BC ACT 2610
Enclosure:
1.
Your Review Rights
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Your review rights
If you disagree with the decision made by the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety
Regulator (ANNPSR) or the Minister under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI
Act), you can ask for the decision to be reviewed. You may want to seek review
if you sought
certain documents and were not given full access, if you have been informed that there will
be a
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accepted.
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obligation, you may then approach the Information
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through ANNPSR internal review process gives ANNPSR the opportunity to reconsider its
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undergoing an external review process.
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