Disclosure log
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, ANU is required to publish a disclosure log on its website. The disclosure log lists documents which have been released in response to FOI access requests in accordance with the requirements of the FOI Act. For documents released from 1 January 2021, the disclosure log will contain the documents released under FOI. For access to documents released prior to 1 January 2021, please send an email to foi@anu.edu.au.
Agencies are required to publish details of documents released under the FOI Act within ten working days of an applicant being given access to the documents.
The disclosure log requirement does not apply to documents released under the FOI Act containing personal or business information that ANU considers would be unreasonable to publish.
| Date posted | ANU reference | Request details | Documents released | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | 202500024 | Copies of all emails, letters, text messages, and other written correspondence (including Microsoft Teams, ANU and non-ANU email addresses, WhatsApp messages or any other messaging service) sent to or from Julie Bishop, Lisa Macredes and Kristen Baker to any party regarding: • The contract awarded to Vinder Consulting by ANU • Any discussions of procurement processes, direct engagement justifications, or contract approvals related to this entity. • Any references to conflict-of-interest disclosures or concerns regarding the contract. • Communications to and between ANU executives, the Vice-Chancellor’s Office, the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the University Secretary, or the Corporate Governance & Risk Office (CGRO) related to this contract.’ | ||
| 30 April 2025 | 202500025 | Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth), I request access to documents held by the Australian National University (ANU) related to governance, procurement, and conflict of interest disclosures regarding Chancellor Julie Bishop and the awarding of a contract to Vinder consulting. Specifically:
2. Meeting Notes, Briefings, and Internal Memos •Copies of all meeting minutes, internal memos, or briefing notes discussing: • The decision-making process that led to the contract’s approval. • Any concerns or discussions regarding potential conflicts of interest involving Julie Bishop. • Any risk assessments conducted regarding the contract. | ||
| 01 April 2025 | 202500015 | Emails or reports regarding a bus service for ANU, a feasibility study, provision of two electric buses, and a cost profile between the dates of 01/01/2024 - 05/12/2024 | ||
| 14 March 2025 | 202000047, AICmr31 | Documents relating to the Student Accommodation 8 (SA8) Project | ||
| 14 March 2025 | 202100007, AICmr33 of 2025 | Correspondence between the ANU and the ANU Union regarding repairs and maintenance of buildings and an asset management plan | ||
| 12 March 2025 | 202400165 |
Date Range: 29 April 2024- 20 December 2024 (the date you submitted the FOI request) | ||
| 07 February 2025 | 202400162 | Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request access to copies of the following documents: | ||
| 06 February 2025 | 202400179 | Minutes for all meetings of ANU Council from 1 August to 31 December 2023, including but not limited to meetings on: | ||
| 06 February 2025 | 202400158 | Copies of engagement letters and terms of reference for the investigation into WHS concerns of the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) conducted by Ashurst.
Date range for the documents being requested is February 2024 to June 2024. | ||
| 29 January 2025 | 202400176 | I refer to the following ANU spokesperson statements made to news outlets: ANU originally told the Financial Review that “Professor Bell’s work with Intel Labs was disclosed in accordance with the ANU disclosure of interest framework, and was known by the council”. When asked to clarify what was meant by “was known by the council”, a spokeswoman said: “The ANU council unanimously supported and actively encouraged the continuation of the arrangement which recognised Professor Bell’s world-leading technical expertise and experience and enhanced the reputation of ANU.”
“Professor Bell maintained a part-time paid position with Intel after leaving the company to join ANU in 2017,” a spokesman told The Australian Financial Review on Tuesday. “The role was specifically with Intel Labs, a research division of Intel. This arrangement formally ceased on 15 November 2024.” The spokesman did not disclose the size of Professor Bell’s remuneration but said outside paid work was commonplace for academics. He said her role with Intel had been disclosed to the university council.
A university spokeswoman said it was common for academics to work with external parties in their field of expertise. "Professor Bell's work with Intel is no secret, the source of media reporting on this is the university's own website," she said. "The arrangement was disclosed through our conflict processes in the normal way and was known by the Council."
For each statement referred to above, excluding Statement 4 - the document(s) which form the basis the statement was made on. For Statement 4 - the specific pages on the "university's own website" which formed the basis the statement was made on (Reason: the "university's own website" is huge and includes pages irrelevant to the statement). Please clearly indicate which statement each document corresponds to, or organize pages to group documents corresponding to the same statement together with appropriate headers. |