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 This can occur because the FOI requests received by NHMRC have been withdrawn at the request of the applicant, or information is deemed by the relevant Decision Maker to be of a commercial-in-confidential or personal nature, in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
2020/21 015	29/06/2021	Description of request Access to all documents: relating to the rescinding of the NHMRC Guidelines contained within the publication titled “Head and Neck Injuries in Football: Guidelines for Prevention and Management”, including but not limited to written submissions by government agencies and non-governmental bodies, internal memoranda, research reports and data, any new evidence to support the rescission and the basis for rescission of said guidelines detailing the process of rescinding the above NHMRC Guidelines from its inception to actual rescission, including dates of the various stages of the rescission process outlining the formal process to be undertaken so as to effect the rescission of NHMRC Guidelines. Summary of document released Council and committee reports, as well as policies, processes and submissions. Number of documents and type of release Twenty four documents released in full.
2020/21 013	7/04/2021	Description of request For each calendar year from 2016 to 2019 inclusively, access to the completion date of the first finalised: fraud-risk assessment for purposes of s10(a) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (the Rule) fraud/compliance audit implemented for purposes of s10(b/d) of the Rule. Summary of document released Tabular report. Number of documents and type of release One tabular report of information requested released in full.
2020/21 012	22/02/2021	Description of request Access to grant application assessment details for specific grants within the Ideas Grant, Investigator Grant, Project Grant and Research Fellowships schemes. Summary of document released RGMS data extractions (redacted). Number of documents and type of release One document released with redactions (under sections 22, 47E and 47F of the FOI Act) and access refused to six documents (under sections 47C, 47E and 47F of the FOI Act).
2020/21 010	9/02/2021	Description of request Access to written communications, documentation and advice exchanged between the National Health and Medical Research Council and: National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (NAAA) and/or Cancer Council Australia concerning the finalised Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol. Summary of document released Email correspondence. Number of documents and type of release Three documents released in full.
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.
2019/20 017	21/07/2020	Description of request Access to documentation and correspondence relating to the appointment of the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group as the mathematical modellers for the revision of the Australian Guidelines for Reducing the Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol (2009). Summary of document released Documents and correspondence relating to the mathematical modelling for the revision of the Australian Guidelines for Reducing the Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol 2009. Number of documents and type of release Forty eight documents released under a previous FOI (2019/20 011). Twenty six documents released in full and twelve documents released with redactions under section 22, 42 and 47F. Access refused for one document under section 42.
2019/20 020	24/06/2020	Description of request Access to communications between NHMRC and the Australian Dental Association (ADA) NSW Branch about ADA NSW Guidance on COVID-19. Summary of document released Copies of email correspondence. Number of documents and type of release Two documents 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.

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