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Dear Adam,

TEQSA acknowledges receipt of your email below requesting access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

We received your request on 12 January 2026, and the 30-day statutory time
period for processing your request commenced from the day after that date.
You should therefore expect a decision by Wednesday 11 February. The
period of 30 days may be extended if we need to consult third parties or
for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

Invitation to narrow the scope of your request

We note that the scope of your request appears to be relatively broad, as
you have requested 'any and all documents held by [TEQSA] that relate
to...' the communications described in points 1 - 3. This is because
documents that relate to these communications may include things like
internal emails between TEQSA staff members; internal documents that
mention communications between Dr Russell and the relevant individuals in
your request; and potentially most documents relating to TEQSA’s
compliance assessment into ANU.

This broad scope may mean the work involved in processing your request
(including any consultation with third parties) may be such that it could
unreasonably divert the resources of the agency from its operations, for
the purposes of s24AA of the FOI Act. In these circumstances, and before
further work is done to process your request, would you be willing to
narrow the scope of your request, for example, by specifying that you are
only seeking copies of any communications described in points 1 - 3 and
not copies of related documents?

We would appreciate if you can get back to us as soon as possible, but no
later than close of business on Monday 19 January 2026, to allow us to
make any determination that needs to be made regarding the scope of your
request.

Other matters

You will be notified of any charges in relation to your request as soon as
possible, before we process any requested documents or impose a final
charge.

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our [1]disclosure log, subject to certain exceptions.
For example, personal information will not be published where this would
be unreasonable.

We will contact you using
[2][FOI #14176 email]. Please advise if you
would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact. If you have any
questions, please contact [3][TEQSA request email].

If you do not receive a decision within 30 days (or as otherwise agreed),
or advice that the statutory timeframe has been extended, you can apply to
the Information Commissioner for review of what is called a ‘deemed
decision’. For further information, see the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner’s website at [4]Apply for an Information
Commissioner review | OAIC.

We look forward to your response.

Yours sincerely,

TEQSA FOI

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency

E: [5][TEQSA request email]

[6]Twitter_Logo_Blue[7]@TEQSAGov | [8]www.teqsa.gov.au

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