Good afternoon

On 14 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:

‘I request access to all emails between current/former ANU Council
members, and the Chancellor or the University Governance Office regarding
minutes, from 1 January 2024 to the date of processing this request.’

Your request has been assigned the case number 202500193.

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 13 September 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 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

References

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Dear Tom Waters,

We refer to the below email and the attached Notice of Practical Refusal
issued to you in 2 October 2025.

In the attached correspondence, you were advised that you had 14 days to
revise the scope of your request to a more manageable form in order to
remove the reasons for the practical refusal.

As no further advice has been received from you, within the specified time
frame, your request is now deemed to have been withdrawn.

Kind Regards

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
Sent: Thursday, 2 October 2025 2:22 PM
To: [email address]
Subject: FOI Request- 202500193- Notice of Practical Refusal

Dear Tom Waters,

Please find attached, correspondence regarding your request.

Kind regards

FOI Team

University Governance Office

The Australian National University

Email: [3][ANU request email]

Web: [4]https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...

TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider
Code: 00120C | ABN: 52 234 063 906

References

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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]
mailto:[ANU request email]
4. https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...
https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...