LEX3134
Vanessa Teague
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Vanessa
FOI Request: Freedom of Information Request No. LEX3134
Your FOI Request
On 13 July 2022 you wrote to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) seeking access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to:
The report from Axiom Associates on the audit they conducted to assess the accuracy of the
2022 Senate scanning and digitisation process.
Identification of Documents
I identified two documents that fel within the scope of your FOI Request (the ‘Relevant Documents’):
Draft – Senate assurance detailed report and assurance outcomes
Draft – Senate col ation of Stage 2 assurance exceptions
I did this by contacting the relevant business area and requesting a copy of al relevant documents.
As advised to you previously, the draft report is both the current version and the version that was in
existence at the time you made your application.
Decision
Regarding the Relevant Documents, I have decided to grant access in ful . The Relevant Documents
are provided as separate attachments to this decision.
More information, including my reasons for my decision, is set out in Attachment A.
Review Rights
You are entitled to seek review of this decision. Attachment B sets out your rights to apply for review
if you are dissatisfied with my decision.
Yours sincerely
Melahni Dean
Senior Government Lawyer
Legal and Procurement Branch
15 August 2022
10 Mort Street, Canberra ACT 2601 P 02 6271 4411 F 02 6215 9999
www.aec.gov.au