Hair and make up costs for IVC Rebekah Brown
Dear Australian National University,
Background: Rebekah Brown has regularly had a hair an makeup artist at ANU for appearances as the IVC. I would like to confirm if ANU or commonwealth funds were used to pay for hair and make up.
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:
- hair and make up costs and bookings for interim Vice chancellor Rebekah Brown.
- This includes invoices or ANU payments; emails, texts or other communications to hair or make-up artists from Rebekah Brown or her office; diary appointments held in ANU calendars for the Provost or IVC, and emails or approvals for use of ANU funding for this purpose.
The date range is from 20 August 2025 to present.
Yours faithfully,
Joyce
Good morning Joyce,
On 11 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:
“… any and all documents held by the Australian National University that relate to:
- hair and make up costs and bookings for interim Vice chancellor Rebekah Brown.
- This includes invoices or ANU payments; emails, texts or other communications to hair or make-up artists from Rebekah Brown or her office; diary appointments held in ANU calendars for the Provost or IVC, and emails or approvals for use of ANU funding for this purpose.”
You specified that the date range for the documents being requested was from 20 August 2025 to 11 October 2025.
Thank you for providing the background to your request: you stated “… Rebekah Brown has regularly had a hair an makeup artist at ANU for appearances as the IVC. I would like to confirm if ANU or commonwealth funds were used to pay for hair and make up.”
Your request has been assigned the case number 202500260.
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 10 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 [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
Email: [ANU request email]
Web: https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...
TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider Code: 00120C | ABN: 52 234 063 906
-----Original Message-----
From: Joyce Mayer <[FOI #13850 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 11 October 2025 8:27 PM
To: Freedom of Information <[ANU request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Hair and make up costs for IVC Rebekah Brown
[You don't often get email from [FOI #13850 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]
Dear Australian National University,
Background: Rebekah Brown has regularly had a hair an makeup artist at ANU for appearances as the IVC. I would like to confirm if ANU or commonwealth funds were used to pay for hair and make up.
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:
- hair and make up costs and bookings for interim Vice chancellor Rebekah Brown.
- This includes invoices or ANU payments; emails, texts or other communications to hair or make-up artists from Rebekah Brown or her office; diary appointments held in ANU calendars for the Provost or IVC, and emails or approvals for use of ANU funding for this purpose.
The date range is from 20 August 2025 to present.
Yours faithfully,
Joyce
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Dear Joyce,
Please find attached correspondence relating to your FOI request 202500260.
Regards,
FOI Team
University Governance Office
The Australian National University
Email: [ANU request email]
Web: https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...
TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider Code: 00120C | ABN: 52 234 063 906
-----Original Message-----
From: Freedom of Information <[ANU request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 15 October 2025 10:03 AM
To: 'Joyce Mayer' <[FOI #13850 email]>
Cc: Freedom of Information <[ANU request email]>
Subject: RE: FOI 202500260 - Acknowledgement - Hair and make up costs for IVC Rebekah Brown
Good morning Joyce,
On 11 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:
“… any and all documents held by the Australian National University that relate to:
- hair and make up costs and bookings for interim Vice chancellor Rebekah Brown.
- This includes invoices or ANU payments; emails, texts or other communications to hair or make-up artists from Rebekah Brown or her office; diary appointments held in ANU calendars for the Provost or IVC, and emails or approvals for use of ANU funding for this purpose.”
You specified that the date range for the documents being requested was from 20 August 2025 to 11 October 2025.
Thank you for providing the background to your request: you stated “… Rebekah Brown has regularly had a hair an makeup artist at ANU for appearances as the IVC. I would like to confirm if ANU or commonwealth funds were used to pay for hair and make up.”
Your request has been assigned the case number 202500260.
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 10 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 [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
Email: [ANU request email]
Web: https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...
TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider Code: 00120C | ABN: 52 234 063 906
-----Original Message-----
From: Joyce Mayer <[FOI #13850 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 11 October 2025 8:27 PM
To: Freedom of Information <[ANU request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Hair and make up costs for IVC Rebekah Brown
[You don't often get email from [FOI #13850 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]
Dear Australian National University,
Background: Rebekah Brown has regularly had a hair an makeup artist at ANU for appearances as the IVC. I would like to confirm if ANU or commonwealth funds were used to pay for hair and make up.
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:
- hair and make up costs and bookings for interim Vice chancellor Rebekah Brown.
- This includes invoices or ANU payments; emails, texts or other communications to hair or make-up artists from Rebekah Brown or her office; diary appointments held in ANU calendars for the Provost or IVC, and emails or approvals for use of ANU funding for this purpose.
The date range is from 20 August 2025 to present.
Yours faithfully,
Joyce
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #13850 email]
Is [ANU request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Australian National University? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...
This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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