Good afternoon

 

On 18 January 2026, 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 seek access to documents held by the Australian National University
relating to the Vice-Chancellor’s Strategic Fund (VCSF) and any
consideration of a successor or replacement strategic fund, for the period
1 January 2019 to 18 January 2026, and as specified below.

 

1. Annual VCSF financial summary

 

For each year in the period 2019–2024, documents showing:

 

•       total VCSF funds available,

 

•       total funds committed, and

 

•       total funds expended.

 

2. Register or list of VCSF commitments

 

Documents (including spreadsheets, funding registers, or summaries) that
list all VCSF commitments or allocations made during the period, including
for each commitment:

 

•       project or initiative name or description,

 

•       total amount approved,

 

•       year(s) to which the commitment relates (including whether the
commitment was multi-year),

 

•       amount expended (where recorded),

 

•       approving delegate(s),

 

•       area, college, portfolio, or unit responsible for the initiative,
and

 

•       role or position accountable for delivery or oversight (where
recorded).

 

3. Reporting to Council in 2024

 

Documents provided to, or prepared for, University Council in calendar
year 2024 that:

 

•       report on, summarise, or outline VCSF expenditure, commitments, or
financial position; or

 

•       provide retrospective visibility of VCSF funding decisions or
allocations.

 

This includes, but is not limited to, Council papers, attachments,
briefings, financial summaries, or presentation slides.

 

4. Consideration of any successor strategic fund (from 11 September 2025)

 

Documents created on or after 11 September 2025 relating to:

 

•       any discussion, proposal, plan, or consideration of establishing
or implementing a strategic fund by the Interim Vice-Chancellor or on
their behalf; and

 

•       any related meeting notes, agendas, minutes, briefings, emails, or
options papers’

 

Your request has been assigned the case number 202600018, please quote
this number for any future correspondence regarding your request

 

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 17 February 2026.

 

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]

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