Attachment A – Reasons: Freedom of Information
Request No. LEX2979
Authority
As a Senior Government Lawyer, Legal and Procurement Branch, I am an authorised decision-maker
under section 23 of the FOI Act.
Retrieval process
To identify documents for your request, I arranged for relevant staff likely to be able identify
documents to undertake a comprehensive search of the relevant electronic holdings used by the
AEC.
Relevant Document
With regard to the Relevant Document, I have decided to grant access in ful .
Material taken into account
I have taken the fol owing material into account in making my decision:
a) the terms of your request;
b) the content of the documents that fal within the scope of your FOI Request;
c) the FOI Act, specifical y section 47F;
d) the guidelines (‘FOI Guidelines’) issued by the Australian Information Commissioner under
section 93A of the FOI Act;
e) the FOI Guidance Notes, July 2011 issued by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet;
f) the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth); and
g) the Privacy Act 1988.
Reasons
I did not identify any exemptions under the FOI Act that would apply to the document.
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