University council minutes and agenda papers for 14 February 2025 and 28 March 2025
Dear Australian National University,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request access to the following documents:
- University Council minutes for the meeting held on or around 28th March, 2025
- University Council agenda and briefing papers for University Council meetings held on or around 14th February, 2025 and 28th March, 2025
To assist in the processing of this request, I agree to the redaction where necessary of any person's contact details, as well as redaction of names of any person other than those people considered part of the University Executive as defined by the University website at https://www.anu.edu.au/about/university-...
Yours faithfully,
Indiana Clibborn
Dear Indiana Clibborn
On 11 April 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 the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request access to the
following documents:
- University Council minutes for the meeting held on or around 28th March,
2025
- University Council agenda and briefing papers for University Council
meetings held on or around 14th February, 2025 and 28th March, 2025
To assist in the processing of this request, I agree to the redaction
where necessary of any person's contact details, as well as redaction of
names of any person other than those people considered part of the
University Executive as defined by the University website at
https://www.anu.edu.au/about/university-...
Your request has been assigned the case number 202500056.
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The statutory time frame for processing your request is 30 calendar days
from the date your request was received by the University. You should
therefore expect a decision from us by 11 May 2025.
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or for other reasons. We will advise you in writing if this happens.
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Dear Indiana,
The combined page count for the two briefing packs you are seeking is 943
pages.
Could you please revise your request to focus more precisely on what you
are seeking?
The Council minutes for February are available on the ANU website, and the
March Council minutes will be made public via the ANU website in the
coming days.
If it is helpful, we can provide a table of contents for the March 2025
Council meeting in order for you to narrow your scope.
Kind regards,
ANU FOI Team
From: Freedom of Information
Sent: Wednesday, 16 April 2025 1:09 PM
To: [FOI #13031 email]
Subject: FOI 202500056 – Acknowledgement
Dear Indiana Clibborn
On 11 April 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 the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request access to the
following documents:
- University Council minutes for the meeting held on or around 28th March,
2025
- University Council agenda and briefing papers for University Council
meetings held on or around 14th February, 2025 and 28th March, 2025
To assist in the processing of this request, I agree to the redaction
where necessary of any person's contact details, as well as redaction of
names of any person other than those people considered part of the
University Executive as defined by the University website at
[1]https://www.anu.edu.au/about/university-...
Your request has been assigned the case number 202500056.
Processing Timeframe
The statutory time frame for processing your request is 30 calendar days
from the date your request was received by the University. You should
therefore expect a decision from us by 11 May 2025.
The period of 30 days may be extended if we need to consult third parties
or for other reasons. We will advise you in writing if this happens.
Charges
Please be advised that your application may be subject to processing
charges as outlined in the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) and the
Freedom of Information (Charges) Regulations 2019. These charges are
calculated based on the time and resources required to locate, retrieve,
and prepare the documents you have requested. We are currently working
with the relevant business area in assessing the scope of your request and
will provide you with a detailed estimate of any applicable charges as
soon as possible. Once this estimate is finalised, we will forward it to
you for review. At that time, you may choose to proceed with payment,
revise your request to reduce costs, or withdraw the application entirely.
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 [2][ANU request email].
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Scholarly Information Services
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
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https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...
Dear FOI Team,
Please provide the table of contents for the briefing packs.
Yours sincerely,
Indiana Clibborn
PART 1 - PROCEDURAL ITEMS
1 - Procedural Items
2 - Matters Arising
PART 2 - KEY BUSINESS ITEMS
3 - Chancellor's Report
4 - Vice-Chancellor's Report
5 - Provost's Report
6 - ANU Financial Update
7 - Student Safety & Wellbeing Report
8 - Staff Work, Health and Safety Report
9 - Annual Report Financial Statements
10 - Annual Freedom of Speech Attestation Statements
PART 3 - STRATEGIC ISSUES AND DISCUSSIONS
11 - Renew ANU
12 - ANU College of Systems and Society Presentation
13 - Council Committee Structure
14 - Nixon Review
PART 4 - OTHER MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND/OR DECISION
15 - Socially Responsible Investment Report
16 - Kambri Scholars Program Annual Report
17 - Honorific Recognition
18 - Emeritus Professor Appointments
19 - Council Committee Membership Updates
PART 5 - OTHER MATTERS FOR NOTING
20 - Information Security Update
21 - Student Enrolments Progress
22 - Council Committees - Executive Summaries and Charter Updates
23 - Council Committees - Annual Reports
24 - Legislation Update
25 - Grants and Consultancies
PART 6 - OTHER BUSINESS
26 - Council Declarations of Interest
27 - Other Business
28 - Next Meeting
Glossary
Dear Indiana,
The contents of the February briefing pack is the same as the titles for the Minutes, which are available publicly at the following link:
https://www.anu.edu.au/about/governance/...
The March minutes are due to be released in the coming weeks (generally a 6 week delay between the Council meeting and them being published online)
Thanks,
ANU FOI Team
Dear FOI Team,
For the 14th February agenda papers, please adjust the scope to the documents relating to:
9. Student Safety and Wellbeing Report
10. Staff WHS Annual Report
For the 28th March agenda papers, please adjust the scope to the documents relating to:
7 - Student Safety & Wellbeing Report
8 - Staff Work, Health and Safety Report
14 - Nixon Review
Yours sincerely,
Indiana Clibborn