Mrs Megan Easton
Senior Data Governance
Officer,
Records and Archives
Scholarly Information
Services Division
xxx@xxx.xxx.xx
9 January 2025
Sam Smith
Via Email
: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Freedom of Information Request 202400154 – Notification of decision
Dear Sam Smith
On 25 November 2024, the Australian National University received your request
seeking access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act)
.
On 20 December 2024, you were notified via email from the University that external
consultation was required in relation to your FOI Request. The issuance of the consult
notice and the operation of s27 of the FOI Act extended the decision date for your
request to 24 January 2025.
1.
Scope of Request
I have taken your request to be as follows:
Any correspondence between Professor Keith Nugent, and:
- Lachlan Clohesy
- Millan Pintos-Lopez
- Sean Smith
Which contain the words or phrases "work health and safety", "WH&S", and
"probity"
The Australian National University
Canberra 2600, ACT Australia
TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University)
CRICOS Provider Code: 00120C
Correspondence in this context includes but is not limited to any emails, letters,
Microsoft Teams, etc.
Date range for the documents being requested: September 2023 to December
2023.
The purpose of this letter is to provide you with a decision on your request for access
under the Act.
2.
Authority to Make Decision
I am an officer authorised under section 23 of the Act to make decisions in respect of
requests to access documents or to amend or annotate records.
3.
Relevant Material
In reaching my decision I referred to the following:
• The terms of your request
• Documentation relevant to your request
• Advice from University staff with responsibility for matters relating to the
document to which you sought access
• The Freedom of Information Act 1982
(Cth)
• Guidelines published by the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner (OAIC) under section 93A of the Act (the FOI Guidelines)
4.
Decision
I am the authorised decision maker for your request.
I have identified two documents considered to be within scope of your request. I have
decided to grant access to the two documents in full.
A copy of the Documents and a Document Schedule are enclosed with this letter.
Your review rights are outlined on the following page.
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Yours sincerely
Megan Easton
Senior Data Governance Officer
Records and Archives
Your review rights
If you are dissatisfied with my decision, you may apply for internal review or
Information Commissioner review of the decision. We encourage you to seek internal
review as a first step as it may provide a more rapid resolution of your concerns
Application for Internal Review of Decision
Section 54A of the Act, gives you the right to apply for an internal review of my
decision.
It must be made in writing within 30 days of receipt of this letter, no particular form is
required but it is desirable to set out in the application the grounds on which you
consider the decision should be reviewed.
The application should be addressed to Freedom of Information at
xxx@xxx.xxx.xx.
Application for Information Commissioner Review of decision
Under section 54L of the FOI Act, you may apply to the Australian Information
Commissioner to review my decision. An application must be made in writing within 60
days of the date of this letter, and be lodged in one of the following ways:
Form: either online form or downloadable form available at
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/your-freedom-of-information-
rights/freedom-of-information-reviews/information-commissioner-review
email:
xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
Post: Director of FOI Dispute Resolution, GPO Box 5288, Sydney NSW 2001
More information is available on the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
website.
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/your-freedom-of-
information-rights/freedom-of-information-reviews
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