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Peter Christensen Senior Information Governance
and Access Officer
University Governance Office
xxx@xxx.xxx.xx
30 January 2026
Adam Smith
Via Email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
SUBJECT FOI 202600013– Decision Notice
Dear Adam Smith,
On 13 January 2026, the Australian National University received your request seeking access to
documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act)
.
1. Scope
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:
Steps taken by the University and/or its Special Governance Committee to ensure the
investigation of matters by Dr Vivienne Thom complies and is consistent with the provisions of
the Commonwealth Evidence Act 1995’
The relevant areas of the University were contacted, and a search was conducted for documents
relating to the scope of your request, but no relevant paper based or electronic documents could
be located.
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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, as an officer authorised under section 23(1) of the FOI
Act to make decisions in relation to FOI requests, to refuse your Freedom of Information request
under section 24A(1).
If you have any questions or wish to discuss this decision further, please contact me at
xxx@xxx.xxx.xx.
Your review rights are outlined on the following page.
Yours sincerely
Mr Peter Christensen
Senior Information Governance and Access Officer
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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