Dear Zara,

On 24 November 2025, the Australian National University (the University) received your request for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

The University has taken your request to be as follows:

“… documentation between ANU and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. The date range is July 2023 to 23 November 2025.

… please include:
1. All documents, agreements or contracts between ANU and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
2. Summary of meeting notes between ANU and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
3. Any and all invoices between ANU and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
4. Any and all emails, formal correspondence between ANU and the Minister for Education in regards to the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and ANU partnership.
5. List of meetings between ANU Vice chancellor/Provost, chancellor or the Arts and Social Sciences Dean with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra”

Your request has been assigned the case number 202500298.

Processing Timeframe

The statutory time frame for processing your request is 30 calendar days from day after the date your request was received by the University. You should therefore expect a decision from us by Wednesday 24 December 2025.

This period of 30 days may be extended if we need to consult third parties, impose a charge or for other reasons. We will advise you in writing if this happens.

We will contact you using the email address you provided. Please advise if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact. If you have any questions regarding your request, please feel free to contact the FOI Team via the functional email [ANU request email].

The FOI Team’s workload is currently at very high levels due to the unprecedented volume of FOI requests.

We are using our best endeavours to process all requests expeditiously however there may be some slippage due to the current workload. We will keep in touch with you and advise if there are any significant delays, and will, if necessary, seek extensions as permitted by the Act.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team
University Governance Office
The Australian National University

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From: Zara Evans <[FOI #14030 email]>
Sent: Monday, 24 November 2025 1:46 PM
To: Freedom of Information <[ANU request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - ANU and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra

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Dear Australian National University,

Under the FOI Act, I am requesting documentation between ANU and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. The date range is July 2023 to 23 November 2025.
For these request, please include:
1. All documents, agreements or contracts between ANU and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
2. Summary of meeting notes between ANU and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
3. Any and all invoices between ANU and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
4. Any and all emails, formal correspondence between ANU and the Minister for Education in regards to the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and ANU partnership.
5. List of meetings between ANU Vice chancellor/Provost, chancellor or the Arts and Social Sciences Dean with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra

Yours faithfully,

Zara Evans

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