Razanne Yasir

I refer to your request for information from University of Technology
Sydney (UTS) under the Freedom of Information Act 1992:

Information requested

1)      Relating to current and past dealings of UTS with organisations
and agencies listed below, between the years 2020 and 2024 inclusive…

A list of organisations, with capacities described, that UTS has dealings
with, in teaching and research, in relation to:

a)       Weapons manufacturing corporations;

b)      Defence-related organisations;

c)       Agencies and authorities relating to Israel, and the Occupied
Palestinian territories (including Gaza, the West Bank and East
Jerusalem).

2)      Any legal advice, formal or otherwise, that the University has
authored or received concerning the implications for universities in
Australia of the interim orders issued by the International Court of
Justice on 26 January 2024 or 28 March 2024 (or any future subsequent
orders thereafter) in relation to the Application of the Convention on the
Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip
(South Africa v. Israel) case.

Invalid access application

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Information Act 1992 (Cwth) [FOI Act]. Although you request is under the
FOI Act, the subject of the email received refers to the Government
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your request to be an application under the GIPA Act.

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Regards, Deborah

_ _ _ _

Deborah Naray
Head of Corporate Information

Governance Support Unit
University of Technology Sydney
T. +61 (02) 9514 1245
PO Box 123 Broadway NSW 2007 Australia

From: Razanne Yasir <[FOI #11481 email]>
Sent: Monday, June 3, 2024 6:33 PM
To: Right to Information <[UTS request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Government Information (Public Access) request -
Current and past dealings from 2020 to 2024 in relation to weapon, defence
and authorities in Israel and OPT

28/05/2024

Dear University of Technology Sydney,

I would like to request access to information under the Freedom of
Information Act 1992, regarding current and past dealings of the
University of Technology Sydney with organisations and agencies listed
below, between the years 2020 and 2024 inclusive.

The request is for a list of organisations, with capacities described,
that the University of Technology Sydney has dealings with in teaching and
research, in relation to:

-Weapons manufacturing corporations;
-Defence-related organisations;
-Agencies and authorities relating to Israel, and the Occupied Palestinian
territories (including Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem).

I would also like to request access to information for:

Any legal advice, formal or otherwise, that the University has authored or
received concerning the implications for universities in Australia of the
interim orders issued by the International Court of Justice on 26 January
2024 or 28 March 2024 (or any future subsequent orders thereafter) in
relation to the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and
Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v.
Israel) case.

Kind regards,
Razanne Yasir

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