19 July 2024
Reference FOI29052024
Mr Alex Pentland
Via email: Alex Pentland <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Dear Mr Pentland
Decision on your Freedom of Information request
I refer to your email request to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation for access
under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (
FOI Act) to the fol owing documents:
“I request access to the Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides currently used for the Fisheries
Research and Development Corporation”
My decision
The FRDC holds one document that relates to your request.
I have decided to grant you ful access to this document titled “FRDC Brand Guidelines 2024”
I have decided the requested document identified as part your request or parts of thereof are
exempt under the FOI Act as the information is:
• personal information about another person/other people (section 47F conditional
exemption); and
I have made a decision to grant access to the document meeting the terms of the request, with
FRDC redacting personal names from those documents before their release.
Charges
I have assessed the charge under Regulation 10 of the
Freedom of Information (Charges)
Regulations 1982 and the cost of processing your request; and in this instance, I have decided not
to impose this charge.
How we will send your documents to you
The documents are attached.
Further assistance
If you have any questions, please email xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
Patrick Hone
Managing Director
FRDC
FRDC plans, invests in and manages research, development and extension
for fishing and aquaculture and the wider community, and ensure the
resulting knowledge and innovation is adopted for impact.
Our ethos
FRDC’s corporate style is about FRDC’s role as a knowledge/science
generator. Its role is to connect Australia’s fishing and aquaculture sectors
with knowledge and understanding to inform best and sustainable use of
Australia’s marine and aquatic resources.
Acknowledgement of country
FRDC acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia
and recognises their continuing connection to lands, waters and culture. We
pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
WCAG 2.2
The FRDC is committed to ensuring that content is accessible to all users. For
all our web content the FRDC will comply wherever possible with the Web
Content Accessbility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2
www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag
FRDC Corporate Style Guide
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Colours
FRDC’s core colour palette consists of three primary colours — Navy blue, white and black. The Navy blue is the main
expression of the brand. The shallow blue and orange highlight colours should only be used as a highlight never as
the dominant colour. The strategy colours are to be used as a colour code system for visual definition.
PRIMARY COLOUR PALETTE
HIGHLIGHT COLOUR PALETTE
FRDC NAVY
WHITE
BLACK
SHALLOW
ORANGE
CMYK (100, 86, 29,15)
CMYK (0, 0, 0, 0)
CMYK (0, 0, 0, 100)
CMYK (100, 5, 0, 0)
CMYK (16, 80, 100, 0)
RGB (21, 58, 112)
RGB (0, 0, 0)
RGB (0, 0, 0)
RGB (0, 153, 255)
RGB (210, 88, 43)
WEB #153A70
WEB #FFFFFF
WEB #
WEB #00A6E8
WEB #D2582B
PMS 2945C
STRATEGY COLOUR PALETTE
STRATEGY I
STRATEGY 2
STRATEGY 3
STRATEGY 4
STRATEGY 5
CMYK (94, 80, 40, 0)
CMYK (80, 36, 30, 0)
CMYK (58, 26, 100, 0)
CMYK (8, 46, 100, 0)
CMYK (16, 80, 100, 0)
RGB (51, 79, 120)
RGB (50, 136, 161)
RGB (128, 156, 64)
RGB (231, 151, 36)
RGB (210, 88, 43)
WEB #334F78
WEB #3288A1
WEB #809C40
WEB #E79724
WEB #D2582B
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FRDC typography
Open Sans should be used as the base font for all design collateral. If Open Sans is not
available Calibri may be used as a substitute. In 2024, Microsoft made ‘Aptos’ their default
font. This may also be used.
Open Sans Light
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Open Sans regular
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Open Sans Semibold
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Open Sans Bold
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Calibri light
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Calibri regular
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Calibri bold
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Aptos light
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Aptos regular
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Aptos bold
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
FRDC Corporate Style Guide
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Business Cards
•FRDC
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+61-
+61
-@frdc.com.au
Locked Bag 222 Deakin West ACT 2600
25 Geils Court, Deakin ACT
e-Signature
FRDC e-signatures should be setup as below. The font 'Aptos' should be used. This is the default Microsoft font as of
2024.
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation - FRDC
Canberra I Ngunnawal Country
@frdc.com.au
www.frdc.com.au
FRDC acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing
connection to lands, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present .
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Our mission
To act as a national thought leader, facilitating knowledge creation, collaboration and innovation to shape the
future of fishing and aquaculture in Australia for the benefit of the Australian people.
About FRDC
The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) takes a leading role in planning and investing in research, development
and extension (RD&E) to support the ongoing sustainability of Australia’s aquatic sectors and ecosystems.
FRDC is a statutory corporation under the Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989, and is responsible to the Minister
for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. On behalf of the Australian Government, FRDC ensures RD&E funding assists in the sustainable
management and use of fisheries and aquaculture resources.
Working with its key stakeholders who include Indigenous, commercial, recreational and aquaculture fisheries, FRDC aims to balance
shared national priorities and specific jurisdictional opportunities. At the same time, FRDC also undertakes RD&E activities that deliver a
public good benefit to the Australian community.
Social Media
FRDC’s social media should use the following logo and banner
or
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FOI29052024 Decison letter 19 July 2024
Final Audit Report
2024-07-19
Created:
2024-07-19
By:
Cheryl Cole (xxxxxx.xxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx)
Status:
Signed
Transaction ID:
CBJCHBCAABAAtWAGokBqzKME_kpkakgq1RPeZt5MISBe
"FOI29052024 Decison letter 19 July 2024" History
Document created by Cheryl Cole (xxxxxx.xxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx)
2024-07-19 - 3:50:36 AM GMT- IP address: 115.64.164.233
Document emailed to Patrick Hone (xxxxxxx.xxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx) for signature
2024-07-19 - 3:51:34 AM GMT
Email viewed by Patrick Hone (xxxxxxx.xxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx)
2024-07-19 - 7:14:36 AM GMT- IP address: 52.102.13.69
Document e-signed by Patrick Hone (xxxxxxx.xxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx)
Signature Date: 2024-07-19 - 7:15:11 AM GMT - Time Source: server- IP address: 220.233.142.2
Agreement completed.
2024-07-19 - 7:15:11 AM GMT
