Appendix D: Information Publication Scheme Statement

Agencies subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) are required to publish information for the public as part of the Information Publication Scheme (IPS). This requirement is in Part II of the FOI Act and has replaced the former requirement to publish a section 8 statement in an annual report. Each agency must display on its website a plan showing what information it publishes in accordance with the IPS requirements.

An agency plan showing what information is published in accordance with IPS requirements is accessible from
https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/corporate/freedom-of-information/Pages/freedom-of-information.

Presentations and Submissions

ASNO produced a range of publications and conducted various presentations to increase community awareness and understanding of ASNO responsibilities and issues for which it has expertise. ASNO also made a number of submissions to Parliamentary and other inquiries. Presentations include:

Stephan Bayer, Attributes of Resilient Organisations and Systems in Practice – ASNO Experience, Regional Seminar for State Authorities, Building Resilience in Safeguards Implementation: Experiences, Lessons and Good Practices in Preparing for Unforeseen Events, 2–4 March 2021, Virtual.

John Kalish, Stephan Bayer, Kalman Robertson, Lyndell Evans, Safeguards Implementation During COVID–19 Outbreak – Australia, 11th Annual Meeting of Asia-Pacific Safeguards Network, 2 December 2020, Virtual.

Kalman Robertson, Lyndell Evans, Safeguards Implementation During COVID–19 Outbreak, Regional Seminar for State Authorities, Building Resilience in Safeguards Implementation: Experiences, Lessons and Good Practices in Preparing for Unforeseen Events, 2–4 March 2021, Virtual.

Vanessa Robertson, Chemical Weapons Convention, Regulatory Science Network Presentation, 25 February 2021, Virtual.

Vanessa Robertson, Domestic and International Obligations for Old Chemical Weapons, 22 March 2021, Virtual.