Dear Indiana Clibborn,

 

On 4 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 any
correspondence between Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell and Senator
Tony Sheldon containing and of the words or phrases "mislead the Senate",
"contempt", or "NOUS".

 

Dates for documents being requested are between 1st April, 2025 and 4th
April, 2025.

 

Your request has been assigned the case number 202500049.

 

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 4 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 [1][ANU request email].

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

FOI Team

Scholarly Information Services

The Australian National University

 

Email: [2][ANU request email]

Web: [3]https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...

TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider
Code: 00120C | ABN: 52 234 063 906

 

References

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Good Morning Indiana Clibbord, 
I am writing to advise you that we have discussed your request with the
relevant area of the University and they have advised the following:

* the email was added to the parliamentary engagement site in error as
it was addressed to a senator and associated with their parliamentary
duties, this meant that the letter was in breach of parliamentary
privilege when it was added, hence its swift removal.
* the letter, in the exact same format/state etc will be re-added once
it no longer attracts parliamentary privilege.
* In its current form, and noting the privilege attached to it, it would
attract a full exemption under s46(c) of the FOI Act.

Please let us know if you wish to proceed with your request at this time,
and we will endeavour to provide you with a decision notice as soon as
possible.
Kind regards,
ANU FOI Team

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From: Freedom of Information
Sent: Monday, April 7, 2025 1:39 PM
To: [FOI #13003 email]
<[FOI #13003 email]>
Subject: FOI 202500049 - Acknowledgement
 

Dear Indiana Clibborn,

 

On 4 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 any
correspondence between Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell and Senator
Tony Sheldon containing and of the words or phrases "mislead the Senate",
"contempt", or "NOUS".

 

Dates for documents being requested are between 1st April, 2025 and 4th
April, 2025.

 

Your request has been assigned the case number 202500049.

 

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 4 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 [1][ANU request email].

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

FOI Team

Scholarly Information Services

The Australian National University

 

Email: [2][ANU request email]

Web: [3]https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...

TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider
Code: 00120C | ABN: 52 234 063 906

 

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[ANU request email]
2. mailto:[ANU request email]
mailto:[ANU request email]
3. https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...
https://www.anu.edu.au/freedom-of-inform...