Conflict of Interest - Rebekah Brown
Dear Australian National University,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth), I seek access to any and all documents held by the Australian National University that relate to:
-Conflict of Interest declarations, disclosures, or forms submitted by Provost and Senior Vice-President, Professor Rebekah Brown to the University, formally or informally.
-This request includes any documents that relate to actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest.
Thank you for your attention to this request.
Yours faithfully,
Adam H
Good afternoon,
On 2 October 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:
“… I seek access to any and all documents held by the Australian National
University that relate to:
· Conflict of Interest declarations, disclosures, or forms
submitted by Provost and Senior Vice-President, Professor Rebekah Brown to
the University, formally or informally.
· This request includes any documents that relate to actual,
potential, or perceived conflicts of interest.”
Your request has been assigned the case number 202500243.
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 3 November 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 [1][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: [2][ANU request email]
Web: [3]https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...
TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider
Code: 00120C | ABN: 52 234 063 906
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Good morning Adam,
I refer to your request for access to documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 as follows:
“… any and all documents held by the Australian National University that
relate to:
§ Conflict of Interest declarations, disclosures, or forms submitted by
Provost and Senior Vice-President, Professor Rebekah Brown to the
University, formally or informally.
§ This request includes any documents that relate to actual, potential,
or perceived conflicts of interest.”
Update on Case
o Several documents have been found in relation to your request.
o These documents are being reviewed and processed.
Consultation Required
Upon review of the documents found, it has been determined that they refer
to the personal information of at least one third party. Accordingly, the
University is required to consult with that third party (under section 27A
of the FOI Act) before making a decision on the release of the documents.
The consultation mechanism under section 27A applies when we believe a
third party concerned might reasonably wish to contend that the requested
documents are exempt because their release would disclose the personal
information of that third party.
Accordingly, the period for processing your request has been extended by a
further 30 days in order to allow our agency time to consult with that
third party concerned.
The processing period for your request will now end on Monday 1 December
2025.
Thank you for your patience as we process your request.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
University Governance Office
The Australian National University
Email: [1][ANU request email]
Web: [2]https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...
TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider
Code: 00120C | ABN: 52 234 063 906
From: Freedom of Information <[ANU request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 8 October 2025 5:22 PM
To: '[FOI #13766 email]'
<[FOI #13766 email]>
Cc: Freedom of Information <[ANU request email]>
Subject: FOI 202500243 - Acknowledgement
Good afternoon,
On 2 October 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:
“… I seek access to any and all documents held by the Australian National
University that relate to:
· Conflict of Interest declarations, disclosures, or forms
submitted by Provost and Senior Vice-President, Professor Rebekah Brown to
the University, formally or informally.
· This request includes any documents that relate to actual,
potential, or perceived conflicts of interest.”
Your request has been assigned the case number 202500243.
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 3 November 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 [3][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: [4][ANU request email]
Web: [5]https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...
TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider
Code: 00120C | ABN: 52 234 063 906
References
Visible links
1. mailto:[ANU request email]
mailto:[ANU request email]
2. https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...
https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...
3. mailto:[ANU request email]
4. mailto:[ANU request email]
mailto:[ANU request email]
5. https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...
https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...