FOI disclosure log

The information described in the disclosure log table below has been released by NHMRC under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and is available for public access.

Publicly available information released following an FOI access request

NHMRC is required by section 11C of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 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
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Information attached to, or referred to, in NHMRC’s disclosure log may be removed after 12 months, unless the information has enduring public value.

Accessing information in the Disclosure Log

The information described in the disclosure log table below has been released by NHMRC under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and is available for public access.

Due to technical limitations we may not be able to provide in electronic format some information identified in the disclosure log. Hardcopy documents can be obtained by emailing us at foi@nhmrc.gov.au

A link is provided in the disclosure log below if the information can be downloaded from this website or another website.

All other information that is not available online may be obtained by emailing us at foi@nhmrc.gov.au or writing to us at GPO Box 1421 Canberra ACT 2601.

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FOI Disclosure Log 2020-2021

Note: The FOI reference number in this table may not be sequential. This can occur because the FOI requests received by NHMRC have been withdrawn at the request of the applicant, or information is deemed by the relevant Decision Maker to be of a commercial-in-confidential or personal nature, in accordance with section 11C of the FOI Act.

Previous years disclosure log

Reference number	Access Date	FOI content
2020/21 001	2/11/2020	Description of request Access to documents about NHMRC’s activity with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Summary of document released Newsletters published by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Number of documents and type of release Two documents released in full and access refused to 16 documents.
2020/21 003	12/10/2020	Description of request Access to the latest Australian Dietary Guidelines and related food standards. Summary of document released A copy of the Australian Dietary Guidelines (2013), also available on NHMRC’s website. Number of documents and type of release One document released in full.
2019/20 016	21/05/2020	Description of request Access to a grant application from the University of Adelaide and the funding agreement. Summary of document released Copy of the grant application summary (redacted), grant schedule and funding agreement. Number of documents and type of release One document released with redactions and two documents released in full.
2019/20 011	31/03/2020	Description of request Access to documents, advice and correspondence related to the appointment of Sheffield Alcohol Research Group as mathematical modellers for the review of Australian Guidelines for Reducing the Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol 2009. Summary of document released Documents, advice and correspondence regarding the appointment of Sheffield Alcohol Research Group (SARG) were released. Number of documents and type of release Twenty-nine documents released in full, nineteen documents released in part with redactions under sections 42 and 47F and access refused to six documents.
2019/20 008	02/01/2020	Description of request The total amount paid to the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group for their modelling services in relation to the report ‘Mortality and morbidity risks from alcohol consumption in Australia: Analyses using an Australian adaptation of the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model (v2.7) to inform the development of new alcohol guidelines’ dated 07/08/2019. Summary of document released No document released as document is publicly available. Number of documents and type of release No document released as document is publicly available.
2019/20 005	11/10/2019	Description of request Access to documents that relate to a NHMRC Program Grant Peer Review Panel in 2017, including the Community Observers. Summary of document released Program Grants Community Observer Report template. Number of documents and type of release One document released in full.
2019/20 004	17/09/2019	Description of request Access to documents from RMIT University to NHMRC regarding the applicant Summary of document released Email correspondence from RMIT to NHMRC Number of documents and type of release Three documents released in full
2018-19/017	9/06/2019	Description of request Access to documents relating to NHMRC’s disclosure of interest policy and disclosure of interest declarations. Summary of document released NHMRC Policy on the Disclosure of Interests Requirements for Prospective and Appointed NHMRC Committee Members Number of documents and type of release One document released in full.
2018-19/014	21/03/2019	Description of request Access to a 2017 grant application, assessment details and accounting information relating to the payments of grant money to the relevant institution. Summary of documents released A copy of the grant proposal and documents relating to the assessment of the grant application. Number of documents and type of release One document released in full and four documents released with redactions under 47F personal information and 47G business information (38 pages in total).
2018-19/010	23/01/2019	Description of request Access to documents relating to the formal evidence evaluation to inform the update of the Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol 2009. Summary of documents released Document 10: Reference list of studies included in the Evidence Evaluation Report released, following search of electronic and hard copy files held at NHMRC. Documents 5-9 released with redactions (research protocols for systematic reviews) Access to Documents 1-4: the Evidence Evaluation Report and systematic review reports deferred until commencement of public consultation on the draft revised alcohol guidelines which is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2019 (four documents deferred). Number of documents and type of release One document released in full and five documents released with redactions under 47F personal information (142 pages in total). Access currently deferred for four documents which will be released in full later in 2019.
2018-19/001	30/07/2018	Description of request Documents in relation to the Crystalloid versus Hydroxyethyl Starch Trial (CHEST) Investigation. Summary of documents released Electronic and hard copy files held at NHMRC relevant to the CHEST study. Number of documents and type of release 12 documents released in full, 13 documents released with redactions under 47F personal information and 47G business information and 9 documents refused under sections 22 and 47G (207 pages in total).
2017-18/011	18/09/2018	Description of request Correspondence relating to the Review of the Evidence on Homeopathy Summary of documents released Email correspondence in July-August 2012 between NHMRC office staff, the contractor for the homeopathy review and the chair of the Homeopathy Working Committee. Number of documents and type of release 6 documents released in full, 11 documents released with redactions under 47G business information and 47F personal information and 5 documents refused under sections 22 and 47G (57 pages in total).
2017-18/001	21/07/2017	Description of request Documents relating NHMRC grant funding provided to a research group under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). Summary of documents released Details on grants awarded to a research group. Number of documents and type of release 1 document released in full

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