Style and Branding Guide for the Australian Electoral Commission
Dear Australian Electoral Commission,
This is a Freedom of Information Request for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
I seek access to the style guide / brand guide for the Australian Electoral Commission.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Pentland
Dear Alex,
Acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information Request
I refer to your request for access to documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) made in the following terms:
I seek access to the style guide / brand guide for the Australian
Electoral Commission.
We understand your request for documents to exclude duplicate and earlier
draft versions of current documents.
Timeframe to process your request
Your request was received by the Australian Electoral Commission (the AEC)
on 19 August 2023, and the 30 day statutory timeframe for processing your
request commenced from the day after that date. You should expect to
receive a decision from us by 18 September 2023. The period of 30 days
may be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other reasons.
We will advise you if this timeframe is extended.
Charges
We will advise you if any charge is payable to process your request and
the amount of any charge as soon as practicable. No charge is payable for
providing a person with their own personal information.
Your address
The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address to which we can
send notices. You have advised that you electronic address is
[1][FOI #10593 email]. We will send all
notices and correspondence to this address. Please advise us as soon as
possible if you wish for notices and correspondence to be sent to a
different address. If you do not advise us of changes to your address,
notices and correspondence will continue to be sent to the address
specified above.
Administrative release of documents
The AEC has administrative access arrangements for the release of certain
documents without the need for a formal freedom of information request.
Where appropriate we may offer you documents via the administrative access
scheme in lieu of processing under the FOI Act. Information relating to
third parties cannot be released via administrative access. You will be
notified when documents are released to you on an administrative access
basis.
Disclosure log
Documents released under the FOI Act may be published in a disclosure log
on the AEC's website. Section 11C of the FOI Act requires this
publication, however it is subject to certain exceptions, including where
publication of personal, business, professional or commercial information
would be unreasonable.
Further assistance
If you have any questions please email [2][email address], or contact our
enquiries line on 13 23 26.
Yours sincerely
Natalie
FOI Team
Australian Electoral Commission
T: 13 23 26
Dear Alex,
Please find attached letter of even date and relevant documents for this
FOI request.
Any queries or issues and please don’t hesitate to get in contact.
Kind regards,
Natalie
FOI Team
Australian Electoral Commission
T: 13 23 26
_____________________________________________
From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2023 11:39 AM
To: Alex Pentland <[FOI #10593 email]>
Cc: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Style and Branding Guide for
the Australian Electoral Commission - LEX4616 [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Dear Alex,
Acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information Request
I refer to your request for access to documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) made in the following terms:
I seek access to the style guide / brand guide for the Australian
Electoral Commission.
We understand your request for documents to exclude duplicate and earlier
draft versions of current documents.
Timeframe to process your request
Your request was received by the Australian Electoral Commission (the AEC)
on 19 August 2023, and the 30 day statutory timeframe for processing your
request commenced from the day after that date. You should expect to
receive a decision from us by 18 September 2023. The period of 30 days
may be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other reasons.
We will advise you if this timeframe is extended.
Charges
We will advise you if any charge is payable to process your request and
the amount of any charge as soon as practicable. No charge is payable for
providing a person with their own personal information.
Your address
The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address to which we can
send notices. You have advised that you electronic address is
[1][FOI #10593 email]. We will send all
notices and correspondence to this address. Please advise us as soon as
possible if you wish for notices and correspondence to be sent to a
different address. If you do not advise us of changes to your address,
notices and correspondence will continue to be sent to the address
specified above.
Administrative release of documents
The AEC has administrative access arrangements for the release of certain
documents without the need for a formal freedom of information request.
Where appropriate we may offer you documents via the administrative access
scheme in lieu of processing under the FOI Act. Information relating to
third parties cannot be released via administrative access. You will be
notified when documents are released to you on an administrative access
basis.
Disclosure log
Documents released under the FOI Act may be published in a disclosure log
on the AEC's website. Section 11C of the FOI Act requires this
publication, however it is subject to certain exceptions, including where
publication of personal, business, professional or commercial information
would be unreasonable.
Further assistance
If you have any questions please email [2][email address], or contact our
enquiries line on 13 23 26.
Yours sincerely
Natalie
FOI Team
Australian Electoral Commission
T: 13 23 26