Good afternoon

On 26 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:

‘About five days before the ANU Council meeting regarding the resignation
of Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell, the NTEU made a public post welcoming
the opportunity to work with the “Interim” leadership at ANU. I’m seeking
information about how the NTEU became aware of the interim arrangements
before Prof Bell’s resignation and before the Council meeting, and what
discussions or agreements (if any) took place between the Provost/IVC and
the NTEU.

I’m requesting copies of any of the following from 1 August 2025 to now:

1. Meeting records (including calendar invites, calendar holds,
attachments, or notes)

2. Correspondence (emails, Teams messages, letters, Signal, or other text
messages)

3. Briefing documents, memos, or meeting notes, minutes or agendas held by
the ANU in relation to meetings between ANU leadership and Prof Brown.

Between or involving:

a) Lachlan Clohesy and Rebekah Brown

b) Millan Lopes Pintos and Rebekah Brown

c) The Provost or Interim Office of the Vice-Chancellor with either
Lachlan Clohesy or Millan Lopes Pintos (as NTEU representatives)’

Your request has been assigned the case number 202500280.

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 25 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 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...

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