ACARA Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
Publicly available information released following an FOI access request
ACARA is required by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 s11C to publish a disclosure log on its website. The disclosure log lists information which has been released in response to an FOI access request. This requirement has applied since 1 May 2011.
The disclosure log requirement does not apply to:
- personal information about any person if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’;
- information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any person if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’;
- other information covered by a determination made by the Australian Information Commissioner if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’; and
- any information if it is not reasonably practicable to publish the information because of the extent of modifications that would need to be made to delete the information listed in the above dot points.
The information described in this disclosure log has been released by ACARA under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and is available for public access.
To obtain a copy of any of this information, please send your request:
By post FOI Coordinator
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
Level 10, 255 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000
By email info@acara.edu.au
Please include the FOI reference number, the date of access and the information you are requesting.
A charge may be imposed to reimburse ACARA for the cost incurred in copying or reproducing the information or sending it to you. There will be no charge for the time spent by ACARA in processing the FOI request that led to this information being made available. You will be notified if any charge is payable and will be required to pay the charge before the information is provided.
Information referred to in ACARA’s disclosure log will generally be removed after 12 months, unless the information has enduring public value.
ACARA will publish information in its disclosure log within 10 working days after the date that the Applicant is given access to the document(s).
FOI reference number | Date of access | FOI request (in summary form) | Information published in the disclosure log | Other information |
AIC02119d | 2 May 2011 | The minutes of all Board meetings of ACARA between June 2010 and February 2011. | ACARA provided 8 redacted Board minutes. There were 3 draft minutes which were not provided as, at that time, the draft minutes were not approved by the Board. | All the information provided to the FOI applicant has been made publicly available. To be removed on 2 May 2012. |
AIC02144a | 6 May 2011 | The minutes of all Board meetings of ACARA between 1 January 2010 and 24 February 2011 | ACARA provided 11 redacted Board minutes. There were 5 draft minutes which were not provided as, at that time, the draft minutes were not approved by the Board. | All the information provided to the FOI applicant has been made publicly available. To be removed on 6 May 2012. |
