Appendix F: 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, Lyndell Evans, Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Uses of Nuclear Material, US DOE/INSEP Workshop with Papua New Guinea on International Nuclear Safeguards, 10–11 August 2021, Virtual.

Stephan Bayer, Resilient Implementation of Safeguards – Australian Experience, Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, European Safeguards Research and Development Organisation Joint Annual Meeting, August 2021, Virtual.

Kalman Robertson, Stephan Bayer, The Australian Safeguards Support Program for IAEA Safeguards, Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, European Safeguards Research and Development Organisation Joint Annual Meeting, August 2021, Virtual.

Kalman Robertson and Stephan Bayer, Compass XML Code 10 Sharing Experience Activity, IAEA COMPASS Webinar, September 2021, Virtual.

Vanessa Robertson, Advocacy and Outreach to the Chemical Industry, Eighth Annual Meeting of Representatives of Chemical Industry and National Authority of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, October 2021, Virtual.

John Kalish, Legal and regulatory issues relevant to nuclear submarine operation, National Security College, The Australian National University, Canberra, November 2021.

Lyndell Evans, Kalman Robertson, Outreach to LOFs in Australia, IAEA COMPASS SSAC Webinar, 16–18 November 2021, Virtual.

Lyndell Evans, Kalman Robertson, Australia's Nuclear Material Licensing System, IAEA COMPASS SSAC Webinar, 16–18 November 2021, Virtual.

Lyndell Evans, Kalman Robertson, Outreach to LOFs in Australia, IAEA COMPASS SSAC Webinar, 21–23 February 2022, Virtual.

Lyndell Evans, Kalman Robertson, Australia's Nuclear Material Licensing System, IAEA COMPASS SSAC Webinar, 21–23 February 2022, Virtual.

Kalman Robertson, The Australian Safeguards Support Program: Update 2022, Member State Support Programme (MSSP) Coordinators' Meeting, 3 March 2022, Vienna, Austria.

Vanessa Robertson and Michelle Kopac, Australian Chemical Weapons Convention implementing legislation, OPCW-Australia-Malaysia Partnership Program, Canberra, March 2022.

Vanessa Robertson and Michelle Kopac, Permits and notifications, OPCW-Australia-Malaysia Partnership Program, Canberra, March 2022.

Vanessa Robertson and Michelle Kopac, Industry identification and outreach, OPCW-Australia-Malaysia Partnership Program, Canberra, March 2022.

Vanessa Robertson and Michelle Kopac, OPCW and ASNO inspections, OPCW-Australia-Malaysia Partnership Program, Canberra, March 2022.

Vanessa Robertson and Michelle Kopac, Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office Chemical (ASNOC) database, OPCW-Australia-Malaysia Partnership Program, Canberra, March 2022.

Vanessa Robertson and Michelle Kopac, Trade discrepancies, OPCW-Australia-Malaysia Partnership Program, Canberra, March 2022.

John Kalish, Legal and regulatory issues affecting the operation of nuclear submarines, National Security College, The Australian National University, Canberra, April 2022.

John Kalish, Legal and regulatory issues affecting the operation of nuclear submarines, National Security College, The Australian National University, Canberra, May 2022.

Vanessa Robertson, Australia-Malaysia Partnership Program, 20th Regional Meeting of the National Authorities of States Parties in Asia, May 2022, Virtual.

Rohan Tepper, The Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office – Regulation of Uranium Production and Exports, South Australia Environmental Consultative Committee Meetings with Uranium Mines, May 2022, Virtual.