Nous Group engagement records from Australian HE sector contract
Dear Australian National University FOI team,
Under a contract signed between the ANU and Nous Group in March 2024, Nous Group agreed to provide the ANU with an understanding of "how the Australian HE sector behaves and how the ANU situates itself through expert insight into the choices being made by universities."
According to the contract, there were to be three "engagements" between Nous Group and key personnel from the ANU, initially set down for 25th March, 8th April and 22nd April.
Under the FOI Act, for each of these engagements, I would like to request a copy of:
1) the personnel attending (positions/job titles for those at Nous, and positions/job titles for those at ANU, and names for those at ANU if at the level of Senior Manager 4 (SM4) or higher).
2) any agendas for those meetings
3) any records of those meetings, including but not limited to video recordings, transcripts of video calls, minutes, meeting records, and/or meeting notes of ANU attendees.
Yours faithfully,
Steve Hanua
Good afternoon
On 16 May 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 a contract signed between the ANU and Nous Group in March 2024, Nous
Group agreed to provide the ANU with an understanding of "how the
Australian HE sector behaves and how the ANU situates itself through
expert insight into the choices being made by universities."
According to the contract, there were to be three "engagements" between
Nous Group and key personnel from the ANU, initially set down for 25th
March, 8th April and 22nd April.
Under the FOI Act, for each of these engagements, I would like to request
a copy of:
1) the personnel attending (positions/job titles for those at Nous, and
positions/job titles for those at ANU, and names for those at ANU if at
the level of Senior Manager 4 (SM4) or higher).
2) any agendas for those meetings
3) any records of those meetings, including but not limited to video
recordings, transcripts of video calls, minutes, meeting records, and/or
meeting notes of ANU attendees.
Your request has been assigned the case number 202500089.
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Good afternoon,
I refer to your request for access to documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 as follows:
Under a contract signed between the ANU and Nous Group in March 2024, Nous
Group agreed to provide the ANU with an understanding of "how the
Australian HE sector behaves and how the ANU situates itself through
expert insight into the choices being made by universities."
According to the contract, there were to be three "engagements" between
Nous Group and key personnel from the ANU, initially set down for 25th
March, 8th April and 22nd April.
Under the FOI Act, for each of these engagements, I would like to request
a copy of:
1) the personnel attending (positions/job titles for those at Nous, and
positions/job titles for those at ANU, and names for those at ANU if at
the level of Senior Manager 4 (SM4) or higher).
2) any agendas for those meetings
3) any records of those meetings, including but not limited to video
recordings, transcripts of video calls, minutes, meeting records, and/or
meeting notes of ANU attendees.
As a result of searches conducted, documentation has been identified as
relevant to your request. On review of the documentation, it has been
determined that some of the documents refer to the personal and/or
business information of a third party. Accordingly, the University is
required to consult with that third party (under sections 27 and/or 27A of
the FOI Act) before making a decision on the release of the documents.
The consultation mechanism under sections 27 and 27A applies when we
believe the third party concerned might reasonably wish to contend that
the requested documents are exempt because their release would disclose
the business or 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 us time to consult with those third
parties concerned.
The processing period for your request will now end on 16 July 2025.
Yours sincerely,
ANU Freedom Of Information Unit
E: [1][ANU request email]
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TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider
Code: 00120C | ABN: 52 234 063 906
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Dear applicant,
Please find attached correspondence related to your FOI request 202500089.
Kind regards,
ANU Freedom Of Information Unit
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TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider
Code: 00120C | ABN: 52 234 063 906
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