Comprensive review of May-July 2025 IT outages

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Dear Australian National University,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request a copy of the "comprehensive review" into IT outages mentioned in the Wednesday 16 July edition of "On Campus" (https://www.anu.edu.au/files/2025-07/O-W...)

If not included in said review, I would also like any related materials or communications that mention the lessons learnt, also mentioned in the same "On Campus"

I agree to the removal of the names, addresses and phone numbers of any non management staff members.

Yours faithfully,

Jennifer Gong

Freedom of Information, Australian National University

Good morning,

 

On 20 August 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:

 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request a copy of the
"comprehensive review" into IT outages mentioned in the Wednesday 16 July
edition of "On Campus"
([1]https://www.anu.edu.au/files/2025-07/O-W...)

If not included in said review, I would also like any related materials or
communications that mention the lessons learnt, also mentioned in the same
"On Campus"

I agree to the removal of the names, addresses and phone numbers of any
non management staff members.

 Your request has been assigned the case number 202500209.

 

Processing Timeframe

 

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from the day after the date your request was received by the University.
You should therefore expect a decision from us by 19 September 2025.

 

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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 [2][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 endeavors 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

 

Email: [3][ANU request email]

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